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- Posted Nov 21, 2008
- Thirst for Political News Down After Election
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Americans became smitten with the high drama of the presidential election, but the transition of power is proving less than sexy. Ratings for cable TV news and the number of visits to news Web sites built for weeks and then peaked on Election Day, giving the electronic media some of their biggest audiences in years. But since then, TV ratings and online traffic have fallen.
- C-SPAN’s Lamb Says Web is News Future
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Brian Lamb sees “the handwriting on the wall” for the cable network he founded, C-SPAN, as well as the rest of television news—and it’s called the Internet. “[President-elect] Barack Obama has already started it,” he said, by shifting from a weekly radio address to a weekly video address posted to YouTube.
- AP Could Lose 10% of Staff By End of 2009
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Associated Press President and CEO Tom Curley told a group of employees today that the AP could lose up to 10% of its staff by the end of 2009, but likely through attrition not layoffs. AP spokesman Paul Colford confirmed that Curley had made such comments during an employee town hall meeting today, adding that "he was met with applause at the end of the meeting."
- Posted Nov 20, 2008
- Roger Ailes Renews News Corp. Contract
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Roger Ailes, the mastermind of the Fox News Channel, has received a new five-year contract with the News Corporation, the company announced Thursday.
Ailes is the chairman and chief executive of Fox News, the nation’s most-watched news channel.
- PC Magazine Goes 100 Percent Digital
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Tech media company Ziff Davis announced Wednesday that it will fold its 26-year-old print publication PC Magazine, with its final edition slated for January. The magazine moved from bi-weekly to monthly earlier this year and a New York judge recently approved a reorganization plan for Ziff Davis to emerge from its bankruptcy protection.
- Posted Nov 19, 2008
- 60 Minutes Top Rated Show on TV
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One of the most remarkable stories of the TV season is that the top-rated single hour of prime-time programming is not a reality series or hit procedural drama – but rather a newsmagazine. And it is not just any news program, but one that is in its 40th season and has been labeled a "dinosaur" by some pundits for more than a decade.
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The Bailout Cash Trail
Business columnist Michelle Leader says there’s lots of taxpayer money that business journalists should keep track of as the bailout cash is dispersed, especially since the Treasury Department has, in some cases, leaned toward minimal disclosure. Full story.
Industry Events
- Diversity Events
- Dec. 5-7, Louisville, KY -- Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication conference
- Dec. 6, Washington, D.C. -- Television News Center anchor training workshop
- Dec. 8, Pennsylvania (various locations) -- Religion Newswriters Association seminar Islam: How to do smart, accurate coverage
- Jan. 4-9, Columbia, MO -- IRE Computer-Assisted Reporting Boot Camp
- Jan. 6-9, Columbia, MO -- Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism @ API Financials Weeklong Seminar
- Jan. 8, Glen Allen, VA -- Virginia Press Association Winter Convention
- Jan. 22-23, Louisville -- Kentucky Press Association Winter Convention
- Feb. 8-11, Cambridge, MA -- Education Writers Association Education Research and Statistics Bootcamp
- Feb. 8-11, Miami -- Association for Women in Sports Media Convention
- Feb. 15-20, College Park, MD -- Knight Center for Specialized Journalism seminar on U.S. Military: New President, New Outlook?
- April 16-19, Seattle -- Association of Health Care Journalists Health Journalism 2009
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