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Today's Quote 05.07.08
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 7, 2008 - 10:48am"The Internet is unquestionably the new TV."
-- Steve Peterman, executive producer of Hannah Montana
Screen Actors Guild talks end without a contract
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 7, 2008 - 7:46amHopes for a last-minute breakthrough in negotiations between Hollywood studios and the Screen Actors Guild were dashed Tuesday when contract talks ended on a bitter note, fueling anxiety over the prospect of another strike.
Screen Actors Guild, Hollywood studios still far from a contract
Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 30, 2008 - 7:17amAfter more than two weeks of negotiations, studios and the Screen Actors Guild appear to have made little headway toward a new contract. Despite mounting pressure on both sides to avert another costly walkout after the 100-day writers strike, the talks have bogged down over how much actors should be paid across both new- and old-media platforms.
Madison Ave. Charts Some Progress in Meeting Diversity Hiring Goals
Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 16, 2008 - 7:30amAn initial report card on efforts to diversify the long-homogeneous upper ranks of Madison Avenue shows some improvement, but much more left to be done. Fifteen ad agencies set two goals for themselves: one for hiring managers and one for hiring professionals like copywriters.
The Free Flow of Information
Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 16, 2008 - 7:29amIt's time for a vote on a federal shield law for journalists. The District of Columbia and 49 states have laws or consent decrees that protect the vital relationship between journalists and their sources.
Tim Robbins Decries Media 'Abyss' in NAB Keynote
Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 14, 2008 - 7:46pmLast updated: April 15, 2008 - 10:49am
Actor Tim Robbins pre-empted a planned dialogue on new media at the National Association of Broadcasters' annual show and launched a humorous, profanity-laced attack on both the state of the country and the consolidation of viewpoints being carried by national media.
‘Very Uncomfortable Time’ for Stations
Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 14, 2008 - 7:45pmRadio-Television News Directors Association audience research and development senior vice president Steve Safran chastised RTNDA/National Association of Broadcasters attendees for being too comfortable in the midst of the digital revolution.
With ASNE Diversity Numbers Again 'Dismal,' Minority Orgs Shift Strategy
Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 14, 2008 - 7:29amIn a significant change in strategy on newsroom diversity, the leaders of the principal organizations of minority journalists on Sunday declared the newspaper industry's goal of parity by 2025 dead, and declared they would concentrate their efforts on getting journalists of color into senior management.
Over Last Year, Dailies Shrank Their Newsrooms By Biggest Margin In Three Decades
Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 14, 2008 - 7:23amUS daily newspapers shrank their newsrooms by 2,400 journalists in the past year, a 4.4% workforce decrease that's the biggest year-over-year cut in ranks since the American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE) began conducting its annual census 30 years ago.
New publishing policy at Amazon angers authors
Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 11, 2008 - 7:43amA power struggle has erupted between several national writers groups and Amazon.com Inc. over the company's new publishing policy, which some charge gives Amazon a monopoly on book printing. The new policy, announced March 31, says that "on-demand" publishers who don't use Amazon subsidiary BookSurge would not be allowed to sell their books directly on Amazon.com.
