Industry News
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The Chilling Effects Of Labeling Children As Sex Offenders
May 03 2013 4:10 PM
A U.S. law mandates that minors be included in sex-offender registries. A Human Rights Watch study reveals the devastating effects of that law.
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Tina Brown: Daily Beast And Howard Kurtz Are Parting Ways
May 02 2013 3:49 PM
Following Howard Kurtz's botched blog post about the NBA player Jason Collins, Newsweek/Daily Beast editor Tina Brown announced that Kurtz and the Daily Beast are parting ways.
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The Daily Beast Retracts Howard Kurtz's Attempted Takedown Of Jason Collins
May 02 2013 1:54 PM
The Daily Beast retracted an error-ridden story by Howard Kurtz claiming Jason Collins hadn't told the whole story when he came out.
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Bitter Tweet: The Saddest Day In The History Of Twitter
May 02 2013 1:08 PM
Hedonometer.org, a website launched by researchers at the University of Vermont, is measuring people's moods across Twitter.
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Critique Of Pure Reason: Atheists Fight ‘Unconstitutional’ National Day Of Prayer
May 01 2013 12:50 PM
Atheist and secular groups have created the National Day of Reason as a counter-observance to the National Day of Prayer, which they say is unconstitutional.
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‘Great Gatsby’ Cars Instead Of Horse-Drawn Carriages In Central Park?
April 30 2013 6:05 PM
The animal-rights group opposed to carriage horses in the park is building an electric-powered replacement, but someone opposes the idea.
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Former US Expat Businesswoman Sentenced For Tax Violation
April 30 2013 3:03 PM
The founder and former CEO of Xinhua Finance will serve a one-month sentence behind bars.
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Hanks For Nothing: Did Tom's Likability Dupe Tony Award Nominators?
April 30 2013 2:15 PM
Tom Hanks was nominated for a Tony Award for his role in Nora Ephron's final work, "Lucky Guy." The question is, does he deserve it?
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Time Warner Q1 Earnings Preview: Higher Profits In Advance Of Publishing Spin-off
April 30 2013 5:51 AM
Time Warner is likely to report higher Q1 profits on Wed., after announcing it is spinning off its publishing unit, Time Inc.
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Did ‘Mad Men’ Overplay Post-MLK Violence In Harlem?
April 29 2013 1:24 PM
The "Mad Men" episode "The Flood" focused on the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., but were its hints at civil unrest in Harlem accurate?
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'House of Nerds': Kevin Spacey Spoof Opens Correspondents Dinner [VIDEO]
April 29 2013 7:57 AM
"House of Cards" star Kevin Spacey was featured in a spoof made for the White House Correspondents' Association dinner depicting a conspiracy to hoard tickets to the dinner.
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![Obama With Bangs: President Pokes Fun At Corespondents Dinner [VIDEO]](http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2013/04/29/obama-bangs.jpg "Obama With Bangs: President Pokes Fun At Corespondents Dinner [VIDEO]")
Obama With Bangs: President Pokes Fun At Corespondents Dinner [VIDEO]
April 29 2013 7:19 AM
President Barack Obama spoke at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, poking fun at himself, the press and the political landscape.
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Sarah Palin Calls DC Event A ‘Nerd Prom,’ Even Though She Attended 2 Years Ago
April 28 2013 2:45 PM
Twitter users are lashing out at the politician over her comments about the White House Correspondents' Association annual dinner.
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Battered Women Considered Nuisances Under Law
April 26 2013 5:42 PM
The ACLU is challenging a Norristown, Pa., ordinance that it says allows domestic-violence victims to be evicted from their homes.
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New York Times Vs BuzzFeed: Models For Mob-Sourced Journalism
April 26 2013 1:43 PM
Amid debates over the broken state of breaking news, the New York Times Company announced enhanced paywall options for important stories while BuzzFeed hires its first news director.
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George Jones Dies At 81
April 26 2013 12:11 PM
The country singing legend Jones died just days after being hospitalized for a fever and irregular blood pressure.
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Psy Knocked Off Charts By 63-Year-Old Man
April 26 2013 9:43 AM
PSY was knocked off the top of the Billboard South Korean Hot 100 by 63-Year-Old Cho Yong-Pil with his new single, "Bounce".
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Hyundai Pulls Viral Suicide Ad
April 26 2013 8:36 AM
Hyundai pulled a viral ad depicting suicide in a humorous manner in response to public backlash.
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What You Can Do About Wikipedia’s Gender Bias Problem
April 25 2013 2:40 PM
The Rewriting Wikipedia Project is holding a global write-in to encourage more women to contribute to Wikipedia, which has come under fire recently for gender bias and sexism in its articles.
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Kickstarter: Did Zach Braff Just Ruin Crowd Funding?
April 24 2013 4:56 PM
Zach Braff, the former "Scrubs" star and "Garden State" filmmaker, has turned to Kickstarter to fund his new movie, but some crowd-funding proponents don't think it's fair.
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