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FTC to Probe Bloggers Who Take Money to Hawk Stuff
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is drawing up guidelines that will allow it to investigate bloggers who promote products, as well as the companies that pay them to do so, when such conflicts of interest are not disclosed to readers. The agency also will investigate any false claims by the...
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Villainous hedgies
John Gapper's blog: We now have a new Hollywood villain to blame for the financial crisis - not a financial arbitrageur with slicked-back hair, as in the...
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Gannett Lays off 1,400; Time for a G.I. Bill for Journalists?
Gannett Co. is axing 1,400 newspaper jobs. Fitz & Jen published an internal memo that explains, “Unfortunately, we must take these steps because the advertising environment remains challenged. There have been some promising signs of a recovery, but the reality is the improvements are not broad-based and the economy continues...
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Does ABC-7 Eyewitness News Really Want My Opinion, or For Me to Watch the News?
Yesterday, I wrote about people representing a sketchy magazine subscription company showing up at my door; today, let me tell you about the robocall (or robopoll) that I got from ABC 7’s Eyewitness News station in New York. “Hosted” by Eyewitness News anchor Bill Ritter (right), it asked me who...
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Honduran President Just Sitting Around Hoping a Reporter Will Visit [Media Crack]
In your Friday-like Thursday media column: Howard Kurtz types many words for no good reason, Rupert Murdoch denies wanting to own the NYT, the WaPo can't stop distancing itself from that sellout email, and journalism is practiced in Honduras...
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IN&M sells €22m Indian newspaper stake
Independent News & Media has raised €22m selling part of its investment in an Indian newspaper group as part of asset sales to repay a €200m bond...
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CNBC Reports Host Kneale Takes On Blogger
The long-running feud between CNBC Reports host Dennis Kneale and financial bloggers has hit the name-calling point.Apparently tired of being referred to as "Beaker," "super dipshit," "as desirable to watch as a 350-pound woman in a thong bikini on the beach," "clueless" and countless other things, Kneale fired back.After referring...
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Has CNN Started to Go Totally Tabloid to Goose Its Ratings?
Based on ratings for the second quarter just released by Nielsen, I guess I can believe what I was seeing Tuesday night on CNN: an example of a respected news network going totally tabloid. The just-released second quarter Nielsen figures show that CNN trails both MSNBC and Fox in the...
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Trinity Mirror to close nine Midlands newspapers
The newspaper group that owns the Daily Mirror has announced plans to close nine local newspapers in the Midlands resulting in the loss of up to 120 jobs...
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Economist launches first film ad in eight years
LONDON - The Economist is launching a new branding campaign tomorrow with its first film ad since 2001.
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- Has CNN Started to Go Totally Tabloid to Goose Its Ratings?
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