New York Times:
The authorities are expanding access to journalists who don’t belong to cartel-like media groups that analysts say have produced a relatively spineless press.
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www.msnbc.msn.com:
The U.S. Army has reversed itself and says it will open former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's appearance on Fort Bragg to media.
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New York Times:
It’s a measure of Oprah Winfrey’s outsize stature that the news that she would shut down “The Oprah Winfrey Show” in September 2011 buckled the media world.
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Huffington Post:
CHICAGO — Sun-Times Media Group, which was recently sold out of bankruptcy to an investor group, said Friday it named John Barron to the newly created group publisher position and as senior vice president of news and editorial operations.The owner of the Chicago Sun-Times and dozens of suburban publications said Friday that (Read More)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
RALEIGH, N.C. � The U.S. Army said Friday it would open Sarah Palin's appearance on Fort Bragg to media, a reversal from earlier in the week when the military wanted the event closed out of fears it would prompt political grandstanding against President Barack Obama.The attempt to ban media at the event scheduled for Monday (Read More)
MSNBC:
Nov. 20: Countdown guest host Lawrence O’Donnell talks about the Palin media blitz as seen through the eyes of late night TV. (Countdown). (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Hershey Trust, the charitable trust that controls Hershey Co., is pushing the company to launch an offer for Cadbury PLC that would outbid the $17 billion from Kraft Foods Inc. , The Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition late Friday. Hershey's package is likely to be bigger and o (Read More)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
Max BlumenthalProgressive Book Club/Media Matters for America reviewIn August 2008, when then-senator and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said the media had held her under a "sharper microscope" because she was a woman, Sarah Palin rose to condemn her, accusing Clinton of a "perceived whine" that would harm other fem (Read More)
washingtonpost.com - Asia/Pacific:
BEIJING-- A powerful gas explosion at a coal mine in northeastern China has killed at least 42 miners, with another 66 trapped more than a third of a mile underground, according to state news media. The accident again highlighted China's notoriously bad record on coal mine accidents, which kill t...
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The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
MONACO — The governing body of track and field is working behind the scenes with Caster Semenya and the South African government to resolve issues about the 18-year-old runner's gender and career.The IAAF said Friday it cannot confirm the South African sports ministry's claims of a deal allowing Semenya to keep the 800-mete (Read More)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
JCPenney is discontinuing its biannual "Big Book" catalog and instead will concentrate its efforts on creating smaller, more targeted catalogs, online selling and social media exposure. Case in point: the retailer's recent foray onto Facebook.
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The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
FRANKFURT (AP)--German prosecutors investigating corruption in football say 15 people in Germany and two in Switzerland have been arrested and that about 200 games in Europe--including Champions League ties--are involved in what an UEFA official called the biggest match-fixing scandal in Europe.Police said Friday that more (Read More)
www.marketwatch.com:
Would you get on a plane if you had the flu? A new survey should send shivers down your back. Dude, what happened to Dell? And Edmunds.com research finds automakers plan to ramp up online advertising by 14% next year. John Wordock hosts.
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