Mediagazer: CBS' ‘S**t My Dad Says’ Angers Parents Group (The Huffington Post)

3:05 PM ET, May 23, 2010

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Laurie Sullivan / MediaPost:

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The Huffington Post:

CBS' ‘S**t My Dad Says’ Angers Parents Group — NEW YORK — A parents group is threatening CBS affiliates with challenges to their broadcast licenses if they air the network's new comedy with a title that alludes to an obscenity. — The Parents Television Council, which monitors decency issues …

Nate Anderson / Ars Technica:

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Jason DeFillippo / Metblogs:

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New York Times:

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Crain's New York Business:

Radio shocker: Ad revenue grew 6% in first quarter — Matthew Flamm - Maybe the radio industry has proved a new law of physics: What goes down and down must eventually come up. — For the first quarter, total radio advertising revenue grew 6%, to $3.7 billion, compared to the prior-year period …

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David Goetzl / MediaPost:

Rush To Buyout: ‘NY Daily News’ Gossip Columnist May Exit — “Page Six” may have less competition before Memorial Day. George Rush, the long-time gossip columnist at the New York Daily News and half of the “Rush & Molloy” team, has applied to take a buyout from the paper, a source said.

Brett Michael Dykes / Yahoo! News:

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Jeremy Mullman / AdAge:

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Brian Stelter / New York Times:

Weather Channel's Move Beyond Forecasts May Be Costly — The woes of the Weather Channel can be summed up in one movie title: “Misery.” — A decision to buy the Kathy Bates thriller — tangentially weather-related because it takes place during a snowstorm — has become a talking point …

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MobileActive.org:

Mobile Done Right? How National Public Radio Embraces the Mobile Web and Apps … Branching out into the mobile space can have big rewards for media organizations that take the time to do it right. However, recognizing the right moments, investing in the right technology, and marketing to the right audience are tough to do.

James Rainey / Los Angeles Times:

On the Media: L.A. City Hall reporters howl after access to City Council is limited — Restrictions had been imposed after complaints about noise and distractions. Media contend that access restricted often means access denied. — At L.A. City Hall, one of the challenges for journalists …