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Journalism
Cablevision Closes In On Deal for Newsday
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 12, 2008 - 7:37amTribune Company is at the brink of a deal to sell its Long Island newspaper Newsday to Cablevision Systems Corp. for $650 million in a deal to that will help relieve Tribune's debt.
News Corp unexpectedly drops bid for Newsday
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 12, 2008 - 7:36amRupert Murdoch's News Corp on Saturday dropped its $580 million bid for Tribune Co's Newsday newspaper, just days after Murdoch said a deal was imminent, leaving cable television operator Cablevision as the likely winner of the Long Island daily.
From Political Operative to TV Analyst
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 12, 2008 - 7:36amOne year ago, when he was still a deputy White House chief of staff in the Bush administration, Karl Rove was more likely than not ducking news organizations. Now, he has joined them, as an analyst for Fox News and a contributor to Newsweek and The Wall Street Journal.
SPJ: End Embedded Analyst Program
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 12, 2008 - 7:35amAn "outraged" Society of Professional Journalists called on the Pentagon to stop the practice of using military analysts on TV and other media as a "Trojan Horse" to carry the White House's message about the war in Iraq -- a story first reported by The New York Times.
Appeals Court Delays Hearing Tribune’s Waiver Challenge
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 9, 2008 - 7:07amThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit decided to put off hearing Tribune's challenge of the Federal Communications Commission's decision to grant it waivers to complete the deal to sell the company to investor Sam Zell and Tribune employees.
FCC Probing Complaint About Embedded Analysts
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 9, 2008 - 7:05amFederal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said Thursday that the commission was looking into complaints about the Department of Defense's program to provide administration talking points to former military officers used by TV networks as analysts on the Iraq war.
Is "The Daily Show" 'News'?
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 9, 2008 - 7:03amWhen Americans last year were asked to name the journalist they most admired, showing up at No. 4 on the list was a comedian. Jon Stewart, host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central and former master of ceremonies at Academy Award shows, tied in the rankings with anchormen Brian Williams, Tom Brokaw, Dan Rather and cable host Anderson Cooper.
Media Tackles Sensitive Race Issue in 2008 Election
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 9, 2008 - 7:01amA panel discussion on how well journalists handle discuss Race (and Gender) as an aspect of the 2008 election.
The Early Life of the Gas-Tax Story
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 9, 2008 - 7:00amThe possible suspension of the federal gas tax has become a big issue in the presidential race, and the latest media frenzy surrounding the candidates. As we noted last week, the press aggressively (if belatedly) attacked the idea, which John McCain and Hillary Clinton support and Barack Obama opposes.
TVB Study finds TV is America's Top Medium
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 8, 2008 - 8:46amTelevision continues to dominate the media usage habits of Americans, topping the Internet, magazines, newspapers, and radio on a number of important measures, according to new results of a Nielsen Media Research survey commissioned by TVB.
