Six caught in EEO dragnet
The thrust of equal employment opportunity regulations is to increase diversity in the workforce; for FCC licensees, it boils down to a matter of paperwork and record-keeping, and six companies have
Wall Street doesn’t need any help
The stock-trading community has proven that it is quite capable of seizing on domestic issues to fuel drastic loss of value. It is therefore...
LMA for newspapers
Broadcasters have been exploring innovative local market agreements for some time. Newspapers in the same market often combine forces as well. Now comes an...
Spending takes a holiday
By many accounts, Black Friday was a decent day for retailers, but according to America’s Research Group, it was just about the only decent...
CNN’s HLN picks adds Dial-Global’s Clark Howard
CNN’s HLN TV network announced that Dial-Global syndicated radio show host and money coach Clark Howard will debut a new weekend show on Saturday,...
We got 2008 about half right – now for 2009
Hey, nobody said our crystal ball was without clouds. We peered into its misty interior about this time last year and jotted down what we thought we saw
Web overtakes newspapers as source of news in survey
For the first time, more Americans are getting their news online than from traditional ink and paper. This, according to the Pew Research Center, which found that the number of consumers using the web
FCC getting national spotlight
Nobody said being in the spotlight is necessarily a good thing, and that may be the case for the FCC this time. A media/communications law professor is getting ink in Newsweek which he uses to recommend
Legislator works to get the DTV word out
Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the key Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet
A little feedback on HD Radio
Is anyone surprised to see stations shutting off their HD signals? It's a flawed technology designed only to line the pockets of iBiquity. We didn't have to pay
News coverage back to normal spread
During the week of 12/15/08-12/21/08, news directors actually had to pick and choose from a number of important story lines, resulting in the most...
Shot in the arm for consumers?
The National Retail Federation wants consumers back in its members’ stores, and it thinks a good lure would not be a value added, it would be something taken away: the sales tax
NY Times Co. seeks buyer for Red Sox stake
The Wall Street Journal reports The New York Times Co. is actively shopping its stake in the holding company of the Boston Red Sox.“Times...
GateHouse Media sues NY Times Co. over website
GateHouse Media New England filed a lawsuit last week claiming The Boston Globe’s new community Web sites violate copyright and trademark laws by lifting...
Washington Post, Baltimore Sun to share content
The Washington Post and The Baltimore Sun announced that effective 1/1 they will share selected stories, photos and news content with each other in...