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Malay Payola?

Stevie Converse — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 07:49:14 -0400

Full article: Politico
Ben Smith
A firm called FBC — short for FactBased Communications — simultaneously took government contracts for public relations work and produced content for the BBC, CNBC and CNN. That content included softball interviews with clients like the leaders of Malaysia, whose records might have drawn harder coverage.

Suit Demands CNN Offer Online Captions for Deaf

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:29:11 -0400

Full article: San Francisco Chronicle
Bob Egelko
As increasing numbers of Americans get their news online, the owner of CNN.com was accused in a lawsuit of discriminating against the hard-of-hearing by failing to provide closed captions for videos posted on the Internet.

Coverage from Cairo Brings Cooper Viewers

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 08:19:08 -0500

Full article: New York Times
Bill Carter
The intensifying crisis in Egypt continued to provide a boost to CNN's ratings, especially for its host Anderson Cooper, who has been on the scene in Cairo and in the middle of some the violence directed at Western journalists.

CNN Calls Out Fox News, MSNBC for Political Slants

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 11:09:59 -0500

Full article: Yahoo! News
Michael Calderone
CNN executives often play up their network's down-the-middle approach to covering politics. That said, CNN doesn't typically claim that Fox News and MSNBC are in the tank for Republicans and Democrats, respectively. But newish network president Ken Jautz seems to be getting more aggressive in targeting CNN's cable news rivals.

Associated Press Monitors CNN Since Dropping Service

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 10:53:00 -0400

Full article: Yahoo! News
Michael Calderone
CNN President Jim Walton told staff in June that the network was dropping its contract with the Associated Press and would provide its audience with content that is "distinctive, compelling and, I am proud to say, our own." But the AP has been closely monitoring CNN's coverage and claims that the network routinely uses the wire service's reporting.

As Ratings Slump, CNN Shifts Focus to New Face

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:22:19 -0400

Full article: Wall Street Journal
Shira Ovide and Sam Schechner
CNN, rebooting in a bid to revive its slumping ratings, officially tapped a former British tabloid editor to take over its flagship prime-time show. The changing of the guard in one of the most visible jobs in television news comes as rapidly changing viewing habits and escalating financial pressures are raising questions about the future of the business.

Fox News' Digital Divide

Stevie Converse — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:32:04 -0400

Full article: Mediaweek
Mike Shields
On the tube, Fox's ratings are so dominant that CNN is turning to prostitution-tarred former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer to revive its prime-time lineup. So why does Fox continually get its digital clock cleaned -- by CNN?

On CNN, a Prime-Time Return for Spitzer

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:37:40 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Bill Carter and Brian Stelter
Eliot Spitzer, the disgraced former governor of New York, will formally re-emerge in the fall as a television personality, hosting a new prime-time discussion program on CNN.

CNN Drops AP Service to Focus on Own Newsgathering

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:23:06 -0400

Full article: Bloomberg News
Time Warner's CNN, the 24-hour cable news network, stopped using the Associated Press service and materials to focus on its internal newsgathering efforts.

It's Official: CNN Drops AP Subscription

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:19:14 -0400

Full article: TVNewser
Alex Weprin
As rumored last month, CNN has gone ahead and is dropping its subscription to the Associated Press, effective immediately. CNN's own newsgathering operation will be the primary source of content on CNN, CNN.com and CNN Radio.