Archive for December, 2008

Consumers Union to Buy Gawker Blog Consumerist


December 31st, 2008

The blog, Consumerist, aims at a younger market than the venerable Consumer Reports.

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Fee Dispute Threatens Some Cable Shows


December 31st, 2008

Viacom, which owns Nickelodeon and Comedy Central, among others, says it might remove the channels from key markets on Jan. 1 if Time Warner Cable does not agree to an increase in rights fee.

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Werner Wiskari, Times Editor, Is Dead at 90


December 31st, 2008

Mr. Wiskari was a former foreign correspondent and editor of international news for The New York Times.

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Lobbyist Sues Times, Citing Report of McCain Ties


December 31st, 2008

Vicki L. Iseman charged that an article The Times published in February had falsely created an impression that she had engaged in an improper romantic relationship with the senator.

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Advertising: Ad Agencies Fashion Their Own Horn, and Toot It


December 31st, 2008

A blog about Michelle Obama?s clothes shows how agencies are moving from promoting to creating brands.

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Village Voice Lays Off Nat Hentoff and 2 Others


December 31st, 2008

Three writers were laid off, including Nat Hentoff, the prominent columnist who has worked for the paper since 1958, contributing opinionated columns about jazz, civil liberties and politics.

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Breakingviews.com: Liberty Media?s Boss, a Hero to His Shareholders


December 31st, 2008

Media moguls have had a rough year, but John Malone appears to have salvaged some value for his shareholders at the expense of another mogul?s shareholders.

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Photographers Recorded Mumbai Rampage in Stark Detail


December 30th, 2008

There were few pictures taken of the Mumbai attacks aside from those of a newspaper photographer and a photography editor.

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Advertising: TV Retains Marketing Dollars in Hard Times


December 30th, 2008

Even in a recession, TV networks still have the power to provide advertisers with mass audiences.

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Judge Delays Ruling on Blocking Release of ?Watchmen? Film


December 30th, 2008

A superhero movie may not reach theaters on its scheduled date after a federal judge said that he might block the film?s release because of an ownership dispute.

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