Saberi trial begins
American journalist Roxana Saberi has gone on trial in Iran on charges of spying for US intelligence agencies. A conviction could carry the death...
NRCC unleashes ad attack
The National Republican Congressional Committee is committing resources to a blend of television ads, radio ads and robocalls targeting 43 Democrats it would like...
Ohio considering ban on 911 broadcasts
When citizen makes a 911 emergency call, it is not private – it is considered to be a matter of public record. But legislation is being considered in Ohio
WideOrbit launches WO Sales
WideOrbit announced the launch of its newest product WO Sales – sales management software that makes Media sales operations smarter from forecasting, to account...
Issues are an exploding ad category
A recent study shows that in the short time since Barack Obama has been sworn into office, some $270M has been spent pushing one...
Gannett offering bond swap
Institutional investors are being offered higher interest payments if they will swap Gannett notes due in 2011 and 2012 for some new notes that...
Gannett closing some suburban Detroit newspapers
The Observer & Eccentric Newspapers announced Monday it will cease publication of five editions as of the end of May and merge some others. The cost-cutting moves will eliminate about
Harry Kalas dead at 73
The long-time voice of the Philadelphia Phillies on radio and TV collapsed in the broadcast booth in Washington, DC Monday as he prepared to...
Feds probing Tribune ESOP
Tribune Company disclosed in a bankruptcy court filing that the US Department of Labor (DOL) is investigating the company’s employee stock ownership plan. The ESOP which owns Tribune has allowed the
Bankruptcy groundwork being laid for GM
The NY times reports The Treasury Department is directing General Motors to lay the groundwork for a bankruptcy filing by a June 1 deadline,...
Glenn Beck announces comedy tour
Glenn Beck, Fox News Channel's latest sensation, is taking a comedy show on the road for six live performances over six days during the...
Fisher resists shareholder micromanagement
The board of directors has recommended that shareholders vote down a proposal by the largest shareholder of Fisher Communications
Renewed efforts to free American journalist
Roxana Saberi, who reported for NPR, Fox News, the BBC and other outlets, remains in an Iranian prison, now charged as a spy. US...
Connecticut AG questions Sam Zell
Richard Blumenthal, Attorney General of Connecticut, claims Tribune Company’s plan to merge the newsrooms of WTIC-TV, WTXX-TV and The Hartford Courant violates the FCC’s...
Economic clouds starting to lift?
Hey, we didn’t say it. It was Barack Obama who noticed “glimmers of hope” that economic conditions would eventually rebound, including a sterling quarterly report from Wells Fargo, action on the mortgage