A Bridgegate Media Sampler
For those whose interest in New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and "Bridgegate" is bottomless, there was plenty to read Thursday and plenty of places to read it. Here's a sampling:...
View ArticleStar-Ledger in Advance Reorganization
The Star-Ledger and its sister newspapers in New Jersey have announced plans to form a new media company as part of a major reorganization. Continue reading…
View Article5 Reasons Why Media Execs Top CEO Pay Lists
Once again, media company CEOs are among the highest paid executives in the nation, occupying six of the top 10 earning spots according to an Associated Press/Equilar study. Continue reading…
View ArticleEx-UK editor Coulson convicted of phone hacking
LONDON (AP) -- Two powerful British political insiders met starkly different fates Tuesday as former News of the World editor Andy Coulson was convicted of phone hacking but fellow editor Rebekah...
View ArticleLet’s stop glorifying killers [Poll]
Before Officer Melvin Santiago was ambushed and shot to death, his killer, who’s name I will not mention, who was later killed by police, told a witness to “watch the news because...
View ArticleGannett splits publishing, broadcasting in two
MCLEAN, Va. (AP) -- Gannett is splitting its broadcast and publishing business in two, joining other major media players in allowing fast growing TV and digital operations to operate more freely....
View Article21st Century Fox abandons pursuit of Time Warner
NEW YORK (AP) -- Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox is abandoning its attempt to take over Time Warner in a proposed deal that would have combined two of the world's biggest media companies. Continue...
View ArticleJournalists criticize Obama White House for ‘secrecy’
CHICAGO (AP) -- Editors and reporters meeting in Chicago raised concerns Wednesday about what they described as a lack of access and transparency undermining journalists' work, several blaming the...
View ArticleObama expands media strategy to long-form conversations
Slow-paced, personal, nearly divorced from the news of the day and sometimes distributed by the White House, a series of "conversations" between Obama and prominent figures in arts, letters and...
View ArticleNew Jersey town settles public records lawsuit for $650K
A New Jersey town has agreed to pay a media company $650,000 to settle a public records lawsuit. Continue reading…
View ArticleCNN Anchor Flub Goes Viral
A story of a flub by CNN anchor Ashleigh Banfield went viral on Twitter, as social media websites erupted with news of the Empire State Building shooting. Continue reading…
View ArticlePress of Atlantic City Goes Up for Sale
The family holding company that owns The Press of Atlantic City has put the daily newspaper and its affiliated operations up for sale. Continue reading…
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