An administrative law judge for the FCC said in a ruling that he would hold a trial on the contentious issue between Comcast and the NFL Network and that a proposed 60-day window to decide the matter proposed by the FCC was unreasonable.

Google CEO Eric Schmidt sees a green lining in the current financial crisis: An opportunity to "stimulate the economy" by launching an ambitious infrastructure program that aims to fundamentally alter the American energy and telecom systems.

Records from a cell phone used by President-elect Obama were improperly breached, apparently by Verizon employees. The telco has launched an internal investigation.

Americans became smitten with the high drama of the presidential election, but the transition of power is proving less than sexy. And ratings for cable TV and online news Web sites have fallen since the election.

With the industry sagging under the weight of a recoiling advertising market, the onslaught of Internet distribution and journalist layoffs, the Newspaper Guild is in survival mode.

The News Xchange 2008 Conference held a debate about the difficulties around reporting stories about food shortage and production.

The trial of three men accused of helping to organize the murder of one of Russia's most prominent investigative reporters, Anna Politkovskaya, took a surprise turn as a juror publicly challenged the court's decision to hold the proceedings behind closed doors.

A Chinese writer and journalist who was arrested after protesting against a power plant in southwest China was sentenced Friday to three years in prison on charges of subverting state power.

Roger Ailes has signed a new deal that will keep him at News Corp. for at least another five years, where he'll continue overseeing five News Corp. divisions including Fox News, Fox Business, Fox TV Stations, 20th Television and MyNetworkTV.

The Anniston Star (Ala.) is cutting 15 employees, or about 10 percent of its workforce.