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GQ magazine is being criticized for its "100 Hottest Women of the 21st Century" list, which arbitrarily categorizes some of them by race.

A U.S. district judge ruled Agence France-Presse infringed on photographer Daniel Morel's copyright when it took his photos from Twitter and distributed them to Getty Images.

Fox's longtime ratings powerhouse "American Idol" is losing viewers, despite a hyped-up feud between judges Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj.

Sports journalism is under scrutiny this week, following the Manti Te'o hoax and Lance Armstrong's interview with Oprah Winfrey.

The family of a man allegedly gunned down on a Hollywood street is asking celebrity website TMZ to remove graphic footage of the shooting. TMZ has so far not responded.

Following an emergency order from the Federal Aviation Administration issued late Wednesday night, United States airlines are ordered to temporarily ground all Boeing 787 Dreamliners until the planes can be proven to safe. Earlier in the day, a Japanese 787 suffered a battery fire while in the air.

The FAA grounded Boeing's 787 Dreamliner passenger jet Wednesday afternoon, saying a recent series of safety scares required urgent action.

Myspace, the social network co-owned by Justin Timberlake, relaunched on Tuesday, but all eyes were on Facebook's Social Graph.

Japanese airlines have grounded all their new Dreamliners after an emergency landing Wednesday. Nobody was hurt, but Boeing's image is.

Murdoch is rumored to be eyeing the L.A. Times in an effort to boost the publishing side of News Corp. FCC regulations may stand in his way.

The Atlantic magazine issued an apology after a sponsored blog post about the Church of Scientology sparked a backlash on Twitter.

The New York Times is creating an online corrections form that will make it easier for readers to report errors.

The Coca-Cola Company is addressing the obesity epidemic for the first time in its history. The move comes as New York City's ban on large sugary sodas is set to take effect.

Swatch acquired the Harry Winston brand for $1 billion.

More than 50 models will make their debuts as the world's automakers converge on Detroit for the North American International Auto Show.

The second season of HBO's "Girls" premieres on Sunday, and as critics of Lena Dunham take cheap shots at the star's looks, Dunham's defenders are fighting back.

Facebook recently established a $100 fee for non-friends to send messages to Mark Zuckerberg's inbox.

Most Americans have banked less pay this month because of the end of the payroll-tax cut, and some who backed the president say they feel duped.

Crowdfunded journalism is exploding at a time the news industry is struggling to figure out a sustainable business model.

Few newspapers have sections dedicated to science now, even as science journalism is becoming more valuable than ever.

On his radio show, Rush Limbaugh compared the gay-marriage movement to a movement to "normalize" pedophilia.

Is Facebook advertising worth the cost? Following the implementation of the EdgeRank algorithm, some Hollywood studios may be wondering.

Walt Disney World is launching a program that will use RFID bracelets to monitor visitors' behavior. Some privacy advocates are concerned.

A new infographic posted by the Enliven Project breaks down rape statistics, but some news outlets think it's misleading.

The Log Cabin Republicans ran a full-page ad in the Washington Post denouncing Obama's choice of Hagel for secretary of defense. The group cites Hagel's "dismal" record on gay rights.

Neil Patrick Harris, star of "How I Met Your Mother," was criticized for a Super Bowl XLII ad in which he seemed to make fun of Tim Tebow.

The updated parking signs take a cue from social media and convey their message in 140 characters or less.

Facebook is refusing to release user information that could exonerate an accused murderer, citing the 1986 Stored Communications Act.

The Society of Professional Journalists' ethics committee was deluged with complaints this year about biased reporting. Do journalism ethics still matter?