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NBC News Faces Shift in Television Dominance — NBC News has long been a dominant presence on network television, regularly winning the ratings competition against its evening news and Sunday morning political show competitors, and reveling in the “Today” show's 16-year winning streak in morning television …
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In Magazine Interview, Curry Talks of Future on ‘Today’
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Why Didn't Morning TV Love Ann Curry?
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Turning the morning news into soap opera
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The Atlantic aims to make waves for the digital business news world — The American publishing house behind the 155-year old magazine The Atlantic is set to launch a digital business news service which threatens the global position of the Financial Times and The Economist.
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The Atlantic Merges Digital, Print With QR Code-Like Extras
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POLITICO reporter suspended for remarks — POLITICO reporter Joe Williams has been suspended pending review of recent controversial comments he made on television and Twitter, POLITICO editors informed staff late Thursday night. — On MSNBC today, Williams made a remark suggesting Mitt Romney …
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The Times Co. Names 2 Directors, Including Joi Ito, Internet Entrepreneur — The New York Times Company, continuing its efforts to move forward in the world of news media, has added two new members to its board who have extensive technology backgrounds. — The company announced …
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Phone hacking: 20 more alleged victims expected to sue News International — High court told more alleged hacking victims will file civil claims, while News Corporation has accepted another 64 cases into its compensation scheme — A further 20 alleged victims of phone hacking are expected …
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Leveson inquiry ‘will cost almost £6m’
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‘The Cycle’: Inside MSNBC's New 3 PM Show — MSNBC has found its replacement for Dylan Ratigan's show: “The Cycle.” — The new program, which the network was set to announce on Thursday, will feature a permanent cast of four: conservative commentator S.E. Cupp, author and pundit Touré …
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Flipboard launches on Android phones, no plans for a tablet app — Flipboard, Apple's 2010 iPad app of the year, is finally launching on Android phones worldwide, and will also be available on the Kindle Fire and on Nook tablets. The personalized news magazine app will incorporate Google+ and YouTube for the first time.
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Politico Is Making Money With Subscriptions — In an era where it has been difficult to get anyone to pay for quality reporting, Politico is finding ways to make some cash. — Eighteen months ago, Politico went out on a limb with the launch of Politico Pro, a hyper-focused subscription service covering …
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Dow Jones Shuts Down SmartMoney Magazine — SmartMoney, a magazine about managing your finances, isn't such a good investment in the eyes of its owner, Dow Jones & Co. The 20-year-old title is shutting down its print edition, its staff learned this afternoon. It will survive in online form.


Wall Street Journal launches new video hub, plans Facebook integration — The Wall Street Journal's full-throttle video ambitions now extend to a new website that brings together a once disparate series of streams. — The site, WSJ Live, mirrors the always-on channel the Journal has been beaming to iPods, Xboxes and other devices.
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Nearly 40% of libraries will let you check out an e-reader, as ebook penetration soars — New data out from the American Library Association (ALA) paints a firm picture of ebooks and their companion devices: that they are utterly now completely mainstream. Libraries, generally considered …
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Wendi Murdoch's freelance career — A New York Times profile extols Rupert Murdoch's wife - and her independence. The question is what it means, and why now? — The Murdoch family is averse, if not downright hostile, to speaking to the press at this point in time, for obvious reasons.


The benefits, drawbacks of using camera phones as a photojournalist — The mind can sometimes play tricks on you. — After returning from a trip to Europe several months ago, I viewed some of the photos I had taken and was disappointed by how they turned out. I resolved (no pun intended) that it was time to get a new camera.