Pitt study finds inequality in tobacco advertising
Compared with Caucasians, African-Americans are exposed to more pro-tobacco advertising, according to a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study published in this month's...
How much can Rupert get for fish-wrappers?
Now that Rupert Murdoch has confirmed our prediction that News Corporation would sell off the Ottaway Newspapers group after it pays over five billion...
Media General, Journal suffer July reversals
The immediate prospects for two broadcasting companies that are also heavily invested in the newspaper business are not good, the way print has been...
Campaign, Iraq consume up news hole
The 2008 presidential campaign took the top spot in the Project for Excellence in Journalism's analysis of Q2 news coverage in the United states,...
Battle for Congress kicks off early
The jury is out on Congress right now. It's known that President George W. Bush's approval ratings are hurting, and those of Congress in...
Talkers focus on 2008
During a week when much of the news hole transitioned from a disaster in Minnesota to one in Utah, the 2008 presidential campaign still...
Tony Snow leaving the White House, too
White House press secretary Tony Snow will quit the job before the end of the Bush presidency because of financial pressures, he said. Snow,...
Nader Rushes a complaint to the FCC
An article in Automotive News published earlier this month noted how General Motors has been providing motor vehicles to various radio/television personalities, and schedules...
40 kids, 40 days – what develops?
It's the new fall show that's created the most controversy, with lots of child psychologists and other experts being quizzed by newspaper reporters about...
Bank of America signs as official bank of the NFL
Bank of America Corp. has signed on to become the "official" bank of the National Football League. The three-year deal also expands its line...
Donna, Neal Boortz raise 70,000 for Wounded Warrior Project
Donna Boortz, wife of Jones Radio Networks syndicated talk show host Neal Boortz, held a fundraiser Aug. 9 at The Ravinia Club in Atlanta...
Update on bird issues
BirdLife International is a worldwide group dedicated to preserving endangered species of birds, and it is mobilizing to protect some 200 varieties in particular....
Another tough month at the Times
July ad revenues for the News Media Group (newspaper/radio/related websites) were down 5% for the New York Times Company to 146.2 million bucks. National...
NAB takes its case straight to Microsoft; WaPo weighs in
The failure of a Microsoft device intended to operate in the cracks between broadcast stations to pass muster at the FCC has only led...
Warchest report
The good news for the Republican Party is that its Republican National Committee (RNC) is mopping up the floor with its counterpart Democratic National...