Industry News
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Is The New Pope Meh? Atheists Shrug Off Francis
March 14 2013 2:20 PM
The American Humanist Association said Thursday the world can expect more atheists with Pope Francis' election and no social progress.
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Another One Bites The Dust: Google Kills Reader
March 14 2013 12:31 PM
Google is suffering a backlash after it announced that it will do away with its RSS service, Google Reader.
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Can Conservative Media Pull Off Investigative Journalism?
March 13 2013 4:38 PM
Glenn Beck's TheBlaze TV network, which he founded after his departure from Fox News, is launching "For the Record," which purports to offer an objective viewpoint. Can a conservative network pull off investigative journalism?
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Sarah Palin Puts Christ Back In Christmas
March 12 2013 11:57 AM
Sarah Palin fires back at "politically correct Scrooges," Justin Bieber melts down on purpose, and Matt Lauer points fingers.
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For Politico, An Online Paywall Produces A Print Magazine
March 12 2013 11:48 AM
Politico's 2-year-old subscription service, Politico Pro, has a 96% renewal rate, and it's launching a print mag to help lure subscribers.
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Monday Media Roundup: Fake Bankruptcy, Soft Paywalls, And The Debate That Refuses To Die
March 11 2013 3:02 PM
Paul Krugman is not bankrupt, Elisabeth Hasselbeck is not leaving 'The View,' and the New York Times pay wall workaround is not an accident.
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How Social Media Is Making Us Hypersensitive
March 08 2013 7:28 PM
From "Mike & Molly" to Bloomberg Businessweek, experts say social media is making potentially offensive content more difficult to ignore.
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Harassed By A Groper? There's An App For That
March 08 2013 6:44 PM
With Knight Foundation support, Hollaback is creating an iPhone app that will allow people to report street harassment directly to authorities.
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God Help Us: American Athiests Loses Its Sass With New Ad Campaign
March 08 2013 3:22 PM
American Atheists launched its "Go Godless Instead" campaign this week, but its intended targets seemed to be shrugging it off.
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Microsoft And Google Take Their Fight To The Schoolyard
March 07 2013 5:51 PM
Microsoft is backing a Mass. bill that would prohibit the use of student data for commercial purposes. The bill could affect Google, too.
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What Does Twitter Know? Apparently Not Much
March 05 2013 2:12 PM
A new study by the Pew Research Center found that public opinion on Twitter is often significantly out of step with public opinion among the general population.
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Dear Advertiser, That Sexy Model Isn’t Working On Female Consumers
March 05 2013 1:31 PM
New research conducted at the University of Manitoba and the University of Michigan found that that blatantly sexual advertising elicited negative brand associations from female consumers.
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NYC Subway Riders Protest Fare Hike With Free Swipes
March 04 2013 2:10 PM
No Fare Hikes, an NYC subway riders group, has launched a campaign called "Swipe Back," in which riders swipe in fellow riders for free.
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Cablevision-Viacom Lawsuit: Will It Cut Your Cable Costs?
March 02 2013 10:05 AM
Cablevision slapped Viacom with an antitrust lawsuit over wholesale bundling. Could a victory lead to lower subscription rates?
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Sideshow Bob: Woodward Drama A Sequester Distraction
March 01 2013 2:50 PM
Legendary Washington Postman Bob Woodward got into a tussle with the White House after he challenged its handling of the sequester.
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Who Drew The Infamous Bloomberg Businessweek Cover?
February 28 2013 3:44 PM
Bloomberg Businessweek is being criticized for a cover designed by artist Andres Guzman, which features minority caricatures clutching gobs of cash.
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Digital Pop-Culture Publisher BuzzMedia To Cut 50 Staffers
February 28 2013 11:57 AM
BuzzMedia, the digital pop-culture publisher and owner of Spin, is cutting 50 employees, or 20 percent of its workforce, according to CEO Steve Hansen.
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Criticized For Violence, Hollywood Tells Parents: You Deal With It
February 27 2013 5:32 PM
A new joint campaign by the MPAA and big media companies aims to educate parents on how to limit kids' exposure to violent movies and TV shows.
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Did ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Use 9/11 Victim’s Last Words Without Permission?
February 27 2013 1:17 PM
Mary Fetchet, the mother of 9/11 victim Brad Fetchet, told the Daily News that Kathryn Bigelow's "Zero Dark Thirty" featured an audio clip of her son's last words without her permission.
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Michael Moore Lashes Out At BuzzFeed, And Few Jump To Its Defense
February 26 2013 3:51 PM
Michael Moore lashed out at the viral news website BuzzFeed over an article, and media reporters were ready to pounce.
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