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Media Minutes: May 15, 2009

Candace Clement — Mon, 11 May 2009 11:59:46 -0400

People in prison and their families are paying excessively high telephone bills to keep in touch. And in Chicago, four top TV news stations will share newsgathering resources, but one top station refused to join them.

Media Minutes (2009-05015)

Candace Clement — Mon, 11 May 2009 11:24:22 -0400

Convention Coverage on a Budget

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:46:12 -0400

Full article: Broadcasting & Cable
Michael Malone
Stations in Denver and Minneapolis are coming up with innovative ways to cover the upcoming Democratic and Republican conventions on what are often limited budgets.

Television Starts to Court the Young Voter

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:19:47 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Brian Stelter
Television networks are assigning reporters to a new beat this election year: people who don't watch the evening news. With polls showing a surge in primary-season ballots cast by voters under 30, media outlets are out to convert the newly energized voters into viewers.

Fox News Finds Its Rivals Closing In

Stevie Converse — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:09:06 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Jacques Steinberg
Fox News has seen its once formidable advantage over CNN erode in this presidential election year, as both CNN and MSNBC have added viewers at far more dramatic rates.

Reporters Say Networks Put Wars on Back Burner

Stevie Converse — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:37:53 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Brian Stelter
Five years into the war in Iraq and nearly seven years into the war in Afghanistan, getting news of the conflicts onto U.S. television news broadcasts is harder than ever.

Study Says TV Still Top Campaign News Source

Stevie Converse — Tue, 20 May 2008 11:17:15 -0400

Full article: Broadcasting & Cable
John Eggerton
National TV-news outlets -- network, cable and local -- continue to be the go-to media for most Americans for their political news, including young people, according to a new online study.