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Chicago Tribune
TV quickly spreads financial crisis
Submitted by Benton Foundation on October 27, 2008 - 7:59pmLast updated: October 27, 2008 - 8:00pm
Has television coverage made the financial crisis worse? The question is based on this premise: Because so many people view market movements and worrisome economic events as they happen, they may panic, sell their investments and drive markets down further.
Co-op for converter coupons
Submitted by Benton Foundation on October 13, 2008 - 6:23pmLast updated: October 13, 2008 - 6:23pm
Problems with the digital-to-analog converter box coupon program.
Study: Palin gives McCain a media boost
Submitted by Benton Foundation on September 14, 2008 - 4:12pmLast updated: September 15, 2008 - 8:02am
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has helped open a pipeline of coverage for Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign, giving the GOP candidate almost 60 percent more media attention last week than Sen. Barack Obama.
Internet-fueled Panic Rocks United Stock
Submitted by Benton Foundation on September 9, 2008 - 7:40amLast updated: October 1, 2008 - 3:37pm
A nearly- 6-year-old article circulating on the Internet as breaking news caused a brief 75 percent drop in United's stock Monday, highlighting a potential peril about how information travels in the modern world.
FCC to warn TV viewers: 'This is only a test'
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 19, 2008 - 5:48pmLast updated: August 19, 2008 - 5:48pm
If you watch an older TV hooked up to rabbit-ear antennas and your screen goes snowy for a moment this November, replaced by a message telling you to call a toll-free number, do not be alarmed.
MGM links with Weigel Broadcasting for digital subchannel offering
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 28, 2008 - 6:59pmLast updated: July 28, 2008 - 7:00pm
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, impressed with what Chicago-based Weigel Broadcasting has done in packaging vintage TV shows under the Me TV and Me Too brands, announced Monday it is partnering on a national offering called This TV Network.
AT&T agrees to lower rates to amend for overbilling
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 21, 2008 - 7:24pmLast updated: July 21, 2008 - 7:25pm
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D) said Monday that her office has reached an agreement with AT&T's Illinois subsidiary, under which some Illinois phone customers who were over-billed will receive -- in addition to $1.5 million in refunds they have already garnered -- an additional $5.5 million in future rate concessions through November 2011.
All Cubs All the Time?
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 16, 2008 - 9:42pmLast updated: July 16, 2008 - 9:44pm
If you've ever wondered what Chicago-based Headlines writers/policy wonks dream about... yes, yes, it's an all-Cubs cable channel.
TV, papers crossing paths in future of news
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 13, 2008 - 3:00pmTwo industrywide media business trends crisscrossed last week within Tribune Company. The result Chicagoland will see in about two months is more news on TV, less in print. Tribune Co.-owned WGN-Ch.
Obama's online muscle flexes against him
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 9, 2008 - 7:21pmThe same Internet-fueled power that led to historic gains in organizing and fundraising for Sen Barack Obama's presidential campaign is now providing a platform for fiery dissent in a most unlikely place: his own Web site.
