Foolish stock advice?
Motley Fool has selected five stocks it thinks should be avoided in 2009, and two of them are media stocks. The good news: They...
News preferences in flux
Local television is still the go-to news source for over half of all Americans, but it is now just getting barely over half to...
Utley utterance inspires FCC complaints
Philadelphia Phillies second-baseman Chase Utley has been chased all the way to the FCC by Philadelphians angry about his choice of language when celebrating...
Hoffa attacks Tribune
Teamsters Union President James P. Hoffa lashed out at Tribune Company and CEO Sam Zell as he called for the US Bankruptcy Court to put employees first as Tribune goes through
Dismal forecast from Barclays
The Internet & Media analysts at Barclays Capital have revisited the 2009 ad spending forecast they issued in October and are now looking for an even worse year ahead. They are now expecting double digit
A sign of the changing times
The American Society of Newspaper Editors is planning to remove "paper" from its name and expand its membership to include editors of online-only news...
Fisher finds silver lining in dark cloud
With the economy in a tailspin, broadcasting stocks have been particularly hard hit. In a letter to shareholders, Fisher Communications CEO Colleen Brown notes...
Excellent advice from Ogilvy
Yeah, the economy is sucking wind. But Ogilvy North America notes that while others are ducking and covering, the smart and the bold are...
Entravision gets NYSE notice
No doubt the management of Entravision was well aware that their company’s stock price had fallen below $1. The company has now received official notice from the New York Stock Exchange
Plug for plugging Leno into prime
A reader directly affected by the recent Leno primetime announcement sent in an enthusiastic endorsement. Referencing your story this morning
News Corp. moving to Nasdaq
To some, the NYSE is the fuddy duddy stock exchange and the Nasdaq is the hip place to trade happening stocks. News Corporation announced...
Media becomes the Blagosphere
The Illinois governor/alleged Senate seat peddler Rod Blagojevich was the top story for the week of 12/8/08-12/14/08, propelled there by getting nearly half of...
Who’s to blame for sagging economy?
You guessed it – it’s the media! At least that’s what Philadelphia-based attorney Richard L. Scheff is saying, based on a survey from Opinion...
Car companies missing the boat
Here’s some feedback on the need for the Detroit automakers to reallocate their ad budgets: It's been years since the Big 3 automakers have spent a decent amount on radio. When was
Detroit newspapers confirm 3-day delivery
Tuesday’s big announcement in Detroit was indeed that the JOA for the city’s two daily newspapers, the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News, will deliver papers to home subscribers only on Thursdays, Fridays