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Newsmaker - Rebekah Brooks, Murdoch's fiery favourite Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:05AMLONDON (Reuters) - Rebekah Brooks, arrested on Sunday as part of an investigation into allegations of phone hacking and bribing police, rose to the top of tabloid journalism armed with charm and networking skills.
Special Report: Inside Rebekah Brooks' News of the World Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:36AMLONDON (Reuters) - "It was the kind of place you get out of and you never want to go back again." That's how one former reporter describes the News of the World newsroom under editor Rebekah Brooks, the ferociously ambitious titian-haired executive who ran Britain's top-selling Sunday tabloid from 2000 to 2003.
Flame-haired trailblazer was News Corp’s fiery favourite Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 8:16PMREBEKAH BROOKS is used to getting what she wants. The trailblazing tabloid editor and News International chief finally quit, but she will leave the company with her charm and networking skills, as well as plenty of secrets.
Rebekah Brooks, Murdoch’s fiery favourite Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:13AMTough, charming, sinuous and clever, current and former colleagues say
Newsmaker: Rebekah Brooks, Murdoch's fiery favorite Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:27AMLONDON (Reuters) - Rebekah Brooks is used to getting what she wants. The trailblazing tabloid editor and News International chief finally quit on Friday, but she will leave the company with her charm and networking skills, as well as plenty of secrets.
How Many Times Has Fox News Mentioned News Corp.'s Scandal? Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 4:37PMUpdate: Fox News says their own internal tally shows that the News Corp. scandal has been mentioned at least 26 times, not the four times as this story was originally headlined, in the last two weeks. The network emphasized at least and said there may be instances they missed. The reason for the discrepancy between their count and ours is that theirs includes at least 21 instances in which the ...
Morning Report: Death of a School Board Reform Measure Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 9:55AMRedevelopment to stay, SDSU's new chief at $400K+, a big oil spill off the coast and claws (and wordplay) come out over kitty tax.
EDITORIAL: Response to report may reveal more than China intended Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:50AMTaipei (The China Post/ANN) - When the Hong Kong-based TV station ATV reported on its July 6 primetime 6pm newscast that former mainland China president Jiang Zemin had died, the news was taken seriously. World media soon relayed footage from the ATV report, and some were already running highlights of Jiang's life and of the eventful years in China under Jiang's rule.
Response to report may reveal more than China intended Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 10:47PMWhen the Hong Kong-based TV station ATV reported on its July 6 primetime 6pm newscast that former mainland China president Jiang Zemin had died, the news was taken seriously. World media soon relayed .....
News of the World closing down after 168 years, and 8,674 editions Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 7:47AMBritain's most famous red-top newspaper made its excuses and left last night, signing off after 168 years with the headline: 'Thank You & Goodbye'.
Rebekah Brooks, Murdoch's fiery favorite Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 3:48PMLONDON (Reuters) - Rebekah Brooks, confidante of Rupert Murdoch and trailblazing tabloid editor, clung on as chief executive of News Corp's UK newspaper arm this week even as the title she used to edit was shut down for a scandal on her watch.
Sacked journalists seething over Murdoch's favourite Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 2:47PMRebekah Brooks clung on as chief executive of News Corp's UK newspaper arm this week.
There are rogues, but watchdog's bite too deep Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 9:33AMI refer to ''Watchdog bares teeth in battle to discipline dodgy lawyers'' (July 8). Once again my profession is the target for a political bashing by the offices of the Legal Services Commission.
2nd NOPD supervisor being investigated in orders to single out black males during Essence Fest, station reports Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 3:08PMThe New Orleans Police Department's investigation into possibly illegal orders by Police Commander Eddie Selby has expanded to include another Special Operations Division supervisor, Capt. Jimmy Scott, WWL-TV is reporting. Times-Picayune archivePolice officers Channing Branch, Ernest Luster (back to camera)...
Guardian of language with a steady hand and keen wit Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 9:32AMAlan Peterson, 1920-2011
Notorious sex offender moves to Eastern Wa. Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 1:24PMWALLA WALLA — The first man to be released from the Special Commitment Center on McNeil Island is moving from Western Washington back to his hometown of College Place. The Union-Bulletin reports police are holding a community meeting Thursday to answer questions about Joseph Aqui.
Filing from the field: Systems that make mobile reporting work Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 7:23AMIncreasingly, reporters are heading out into the field armed with smartphones. They’re shooting photos and video, recording audio, posting updates, gathering geodata, and much more. But how are they filing all that great content back to the newsroom? Too often, this key part of the process is an unwieldy, inefficient hack centered around e-mail. Here’s how newsrooms might better manage the flow ...
Press-Telegram promotes three newsroom staff members Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 10:25PMJohn Futch, Paul Eakins, Robert Meeks assuming new positions.
TD Ameritrade Names Contestants for the 2011 College Home Run Derby Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 8:19AMOMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The nation’s #1-ranked home run hitter for the 2011 college baseball season, Georgia Southern University’s Victor Roache, will compete, for the 2011 TD Ameritrade College Home Run Derby crown.
Veteran Post-Dispatch journalist Bob Posen dies Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 1:58PM"I may have had more job titles than anybody on the fifth floor," he said when he retired.
American Heart Association Special Reports: Emerging Science Series Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 1:10PMDALLAS, June 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following release is being issued by the American Heart Association: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100222/AHSALOGO ) First patients receive lab-grown blood vessels from donor cells Study Highlights : For the first time, blood vessels created in the lab from donor skin cells were successfully implanted in ...
CORRECTING and REPLACING Gannett Lays off 700 Employees, National Association of Black Journalists Will Assist Its ... Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 10:46AMWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Headline of release dated June 22, 2011 should read: Gannett Lays off 700 Employees, National Association of Black Journalists Will Assist Its Members (sted Gannett Lays off 700 Journalists, National Association of Black Journalists Will Assist Its Members). The release reads: GANNETT LAYS OFF 700 EMPLOYEES, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK JOURNALISTS WILL ASSIST ITS ...
Gannett Lays off 700 Journalists, National Association of Black Journalists Will Assist Its Members Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 2:58PMWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Longtime NABJ member and Louisville columnist Betty Baye is among 700 employees laid off Tuesday by Gannett’s newspaper division. The National Association of Black Journalists received reports that there are fewer or no people of color working as reporters at some Gannett newspapers. NABJ is concerned about its members who are among the 2 percent of Gannett’s current ...
The Morning Note: If there's no reason to stay in Afghanistan, we must leave Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 5:58AMGood morning. It's Wednesday, June 22, 2011 . It's sort of muggy outside this morning and there are some thunderstorms out there, a guy who is not the regular weather guy just said on Channel 69 on the newsroom TV.
Kathy Reynolds named news director for NBC25 WEYI-TV, CW46 WBSF-TV Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 1:21PMNBC25 WEYI-TV, CW46 WBSF-TV and ConnectMidMichigan.com announce the addition of Kathy Reynolds as news director. Reynolds takes over for Jeff Reinarz, who has headed news, promotions and operations departments for the past several years. Reinarz will continue as media operations manager as WEYI undergoes a new multi-platform marketing and branding campaign.
Assurant Finalizes Comprehensive 2011 Property Catastrophe Reinsurance Program Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 4:28PMAssurant, Inc. , a premier provider of specialized insurance and insurance-related products and services, today announced that it has finalized the structure of its 2011 Property Catastrophe Reinsurance Program.
Coming Next Sunday: The Latest Evolution of the Review Saturday, June 18, 2011 @ 1:17PMSince 1935, the Week in Review has been a place where a writer could do something a little different from the daily news report. Next week, the section will make another leap.
Video: Film gives voice to fallen fathers' kin Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 7:07PMFor the children who lose their fathers to war, the heartbreak can be unbearable. Steve Hartman reports on one of those children, who 41 years later has created a documentary to give a voice to a whole new generation of kids like her.
KBP fines ABS, TV5, RMN for hostage crisis coverage Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 6:58AMTen months, nine lives, and a flurry of finger-pointing and paper work later, the controversy over the media coverage of the 2010 Luneta hostage-taking incident by the country's biggest and most influential television and radio networks has come down to feeble fines of P30,000, and a virtual slap on the wrist.
KBP fines ABS, TV5, RMN for hostage crisis coverage; GMA-7 skirts fee but also under fire By Ed Lingao (Manila ... Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 10:01AMTEN months, nine lives, and a flurry of finger-pointing and paper work later, the controversy over the media coverage of the 2010 Luneta hostage-taking incident by the country’s biggest and most influential television and radio networks has come down to feeble fines of P30,000, and a virtual slap on the wrist.
Philippine networks sanctioned over 2010 hostage crisis coverage Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 7:52AMToday, the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism and the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility came out with their reports on the broadcast media’s coverage of the August 2010 hostage crisis in Manila. The reports focus on the self-regulatory function of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas, the national association of TV and radio
KBP fines 3 networks for hostage crisis coverage Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 5:16AMThe Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas has levied fines on two major television networks and one radio network for broadcasting information that it ruled could have compromised police efforts to rescue the hostages during the hostage-taking incident at the Quirino Grandstand on August 23, 2010.
Ars Technica Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 1:33PMNEW YORK, NEW YORK — Since its founding in 1998, Ars Technica has grown to become a trusted, go-to source for news, reviews, and information about scientific advancements, technological breakthroughs, video gaming, tech policy, gadgetry, software, hardware, and everything in between.
Forbes Update: Our New Newsroom for the Digital Era Is Now Up and Running Sunday, June 12, 2011 @ 5:49PMI love the newsroom. Yes, I keep saying that. I can remember the exact layout of my first, when I was a cub reporter 40 years ago at The Daily Iowan, the University of Iowa student newspaper. After that came a paying job at one of the Dow Jones news wires. For a time, I worked the graveyard shift with "Ace" (aka Carmine from Staten Island), the gruff teletype operator and the first of my many ...
Crime reporter shot dead in Mumbai Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 11:23PMSunday, June 12th, 2011 11:45:00 NEW DELHI: A Mumbai-based journalist covering underworld crime news was shot dead by four unidentified assailants on Saturday. The senior journalist, Jyotirmoy Dey, attached to the MiD-Day newspaper was killed outside his residence in Powai, in northwest Mumbai, at about 3 pm, reported the local media. The suspects riding two motorcycles sprayed five bullets ...
Senior journalist who covered underworld shot dead in Mumbai Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 8:49AMSenior crime journalist, J Dey, who extensively covered underworld, was shot dead by unidentified people near Powai in northwest Mumbai on Saturday afternoon, police said.
Crime Reporter Shot Dead In Mumbai Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 8:40AMNEW DELHI, June 11 (Bernama) -- A Mumbai-based journalist covering underworld crime news was shot dead by four unidentified assailants on Saturday.
Covering the community Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 5:32AMTime Warner Cable’s YNN—Buffalo’s 24- hour news station — is going to bolster local coverage with community bureaus, a satellite truck and a 30 percent increase in newsroom staff, according to station executives.
Forbes places social media at heart of business Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 3:55AMMike Perlis, chief executive of Forbes Media, believes the business brand has unlocked a new form of "truly social media" to finally challenge the adage that publishers have to swap print dollars for web dimes.
Library acquires Ethiopic manuscripts collection Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 11:54AMLOS ANGELES — The UCLA Library has acquired the largest private collection of Ethiopic manuscripts and scrolls in the U.S., given by Gerald and Barbara Weiner.
Police increasing presence at Seattle nightspots Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 10:40AMSEATTLE (AP) — Beginning this week, Seattle police will be assigning15-to-25 officers to patrol popular nightspots on Friday and Saturday nights. KIRO Radio reports it's part of the city's nightlife initiative. Mayor Mike McGinn said Monday the goal is to maintain safety and support restaurants and entertainment venues,(backslash).
Local resident brings the Italian table to life Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 7:12PMAlexandra Greeley Special to The Washington Examiner A journalism school graduate turned newspaper reporter, Alexandria resident Domenica Marchetti could never have dreamed that her second passion in life, cooking, would triumph over the newsroom. "No matter what my job was, when I came home in the evening, I looked at my cookbooks," she said. She would head to the kitchen to put together family ...
Katie Couric on ABC Talk Show: 'Smart, Fun' Conversation Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 3:56PMKatie Couric joins Disney/ABC to host a syndicated talk show which will premiere September 2012 on ABC stations nationwide. Couric, most recently anchor and managing editor of "The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric", will contribute to ABC News, anchoring specials, conducting interviews, and participating in special events coverage. Katie Couric joined CBS after a long-run as co-anchor of NBC's ...
'Sometimes she asks if her foot will grow back' Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 9:23AMFour years ago, a bus smashed into three members of his family. Christopher Hope reports on his young daughter's progress.
Comments about Tim Woodward from readers Friday, June 3, 2011 @ 7:27PMTim. Say it isn’t so. You are the soul of the Statesman. From your old Boise friend.
Gov. gives WA Legislature 'A' for special session Friday, June 3, 2011 @ 10:40AMVANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Chris Gregoire gives the Washington Legislature an 'A' grade for its work in the recent special session. She told a meeting of business leaders at WSU Vancouver on Thursday that lawmakers took votes they never expected to take to solve a $5 billion budget problem. She said reforms in unemployment insurance premiums and workers compensation are already benefiting ...
WATCH LIVE: Devin Scillian Reports From Mackinac Policy Conference Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 9:29AMLIVE from the porch of the Grand Hotel ... Join Devin Scililan for a special live FLASHPOINT webcast from The Mackinaw Policy Conference.
2011 TD Ameritrade College Home Run Derby to Feature MLB Legends Paul Molitor, Joe Carter and Frank Thomas Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 8:11AMOMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Baseball legends Paul Molitor, Joe Carter and Frank Thomas will join some of college baseball’s top sluggers at the 2011 TD Ameritrade College Home Run Derby, on July 2 at the new TD Ameritrade Park.
Money Can't Buy Him Love Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 5:40AMFive years of toxic sludge flung over Bakrie's image
Special Assignment: Gymnastics Dangers Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 3:17PMMILWAUKEE - Is girl's gymnastics almost as dangerous as rugby? Some studies now show that this sport of grace and power could be one of the most dangerous sports of all.