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Read the most recent news articles on media reform issues.
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May 9.2008
The mainstream media are as likely to report on Pentagon propaganda — and thus, themselves — as President Bush is likely to cede that “mission accomplished” was poor phrasing. That is, it ain’t ever gonna happen.
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May 9.2008
A day after News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch spoke confidently that he would end up buying Newsday, sources familiar with the negotiations in Chicago said last week's higher bid from Cablevision Systems Corp. is being seriously considered.
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May 8.2008
The rise of gadgets like the iPhone, Blackberry and Xbox threatens to unravel the decades of innovation that helped to build the Internet, a leading academic has warned in a new book.
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May 9.2008
One by one, members of Congress are demanding an investigation into the Pentagon's covert scheme to sway public opinion about the Iraq war by placing propaganda pundits in the media.
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May 7.2008
A panel discussion on how well journalists handle discuss Race (and Gender) as an aspect of the 2008 election.
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May 8.2008
When Americans last year were asked to name the journalist they most admired, a comedian showed up at No. 4 on the list.
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May 8.2008
Federal Communications Commission member Jonathan Adelstein on Thursday said the agency should take into consideration the concerns raised by 11 attorneys general about the controversial all-stock $13 billion merger of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.
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May 8.2008
Google's top executives on Thursday gave a glimpse into how it might try to deflect antitrust concerns of a possible ad-sharing deal with rival Yahoo, advising observers to look at the overall ad market.
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May 8.2008
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit decided to put off hearing Tribune's challenge of the Federal Communications Commission's decision to grant it waivers to complete the deal to sell the company to investor Sam Zell and Tribune employees.
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May 9.2008
Eleven TV stations in central Florida have banded together to run a test designed to flush out viewers who are not technologically prepared for the congressionally mandated nationwide switch to digital television on Feb. 17.
