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News Networks Ignore Controversial SOPA Legislation

Stevie Converse — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:18:24 -0500

Full article: Media Matters for America
Ben Dimiero
Controversial legislation that the co-founder of Google has warned "would put us on a par with the most oppressive nations in the world" has received virtually no coverage from major American television news outlets during their evening newscasts and opinion programming.

Protest Puts Coverage in Spotlight

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:41:23 -0500

Full article: New York Times
Brian Stelter
As police officers cleared protesters last week from Zuccotti Park in Lower Manhattan, the birthplace of Occupy Wall Street, they made sure most reporters were kept blocks away, supposedly for their own protection. But in almost every other respect, mainstream news media outlets have been put right in the middle by the movement.

Anonymous Threatens Fox News Website over Occupy Coverage

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:00:40 -0400

Full article: CNet
Steven Musil
Anonymous plans to take down the Fox News website on Nov. 5, according to a new video apparently released by the hacker group. The group said it is targeting the network for what it called biased news coverage of the Occupy Wall Street protests occurring in cities across the country.

Media Minutes: October 7, 2011

Candace Clement — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:13:08 -0400

After three weeks of the Occupy Wall Street protests, the establishment media are beginning to pick up the story. But increased airtime doesn’t necessarily equal quality reporting. And a new paper says that Net Neutrality generates economic benefits for consumers — as much as $5,600 per user, per year.

Starving for Coverage

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 11:46:27 -0400

Full article: Columbia Journalism Review
James Fahn
What a difference a generation makes. Back in 1984-85, groundbreaking media coverage of the terrible drought and famine that affected around eight million people in Ethiopia spurred an outpouring of Western relief efforts. Contrast that to the media and cultural response to the current famine in Somalia and surrounding countries. “In July and August the food crisis has accounted for just 0.7 percent of the newshole,” notes a recent report. “Year-to-date the crisis registers at just 0.2 percent.”

Stations Scramble to Cover Eastern, Western Quakes

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10:30:21 -0400

Full article: Broadcasting & Cable
Michael Malone
A pair of earthquakes, occurring late Aug. 22 in Colorado and the afternoon of Aug. 23 outside Washington, D.C., had station staffs scrambling to cover the natural disasters.

Media Minutes: July 1, 2011

Candace Clement — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:47:56 -0400

What do you do if you live in one of the almost 80 communities across the country where media companies are quietly merging their TV newsrooms, cutting staff and sharing news content? ChangetheChannels.org is calling attention to this growing problem. And an interesting case that could affect the future of documentary filmmaking is unfolding in an unlikely place: tax court.

Osama bin Laden's Death Dominates the News

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 11 May 2011 10:56:02 -0400

Full article: Project for Excellence in Journalism
Jesse Holcomb
The death of Osama bin Laden drove unprecedented amounts of coverage last week, making it the biggest story in a single week since the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism began tracking mainstream media coverage in January 2007.

How the Media Have Covered bin Laden's Death

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 06 May 2011 11:23:44 -0400

Full article: Project for Excellence in Journalism
Mark Jurkowitz
In the first three days since the death of Osama bin Laden, the attention given to the event in both traditional and new media has been only nominally focused on the political ramifications of the terrorist's death. Instead, the discussion across a broad range of mainstream media, on Facebook, Twitter and in the blogosphere, has centered on trying to sort out what happened and on people's feelings about it. But so far the coverage has defied the tendency seen in many major national news events to turn quickly partisan.

Comcast Must Do Better on Local News to Meet Merger Promises

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 02 May 2011 12:31:36 -0400

Full article: Free Press
A new Free Press report reveals deep disparities between the amount of local news offered on Comcast's English- and Spanish-language stations.