Industry News
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Don't Fear The PaywallMarch 29 2013 2:44 PM
We've gotten used to the idea that web content should always be free, but at what cost?
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'Today's' Matt Lauer Tweets Apology To Former InternMarch 29 2013 11:03 AM
'Today Show' host Matt Lauer is back in the headlines after tweeting an apology to former intern Mark Zinni for being "not so nice."
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Google Warns Publishers About Native Ads (Is BuzzFeed Listening?)March 28 2013 5:58 PM
On the Google News blog, a senior Google official sent a warning to publishers about mixing sponsored content with news.
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Zucker's Latest - CNN's New Morning ShowMarch 28 2013 12:26 PM
Amid Jeff Zucker's ongoing changes at CNN, Chris Cuomo and Kate Bolduan will host the network's new morning show.
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'Simpsons' Producer Don Payne, 48, Dies Of Bone CancerMarch 28 2013 11:41 AM
Don Payne, co-executive producer of 'The Simpsons' and 'Thor' screenwriter, died of bone cancer at the age of 48.
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The War On Easter: Bill O’Reilly Eggs On Viewers For Branded ControversyMarch 27 2013 5:32 PM
Fox News and Bill O'Reilly are hoping for a ratings boost with the War on Easter, but will it be as successful as the War on Christmas?
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Does The Pink Equal Sign Equal Slacktivism?March 27 2013 3:00 PM
The pink equal sign campaign went viral on Facebook and Twitter among gay-marriage supporters, but some critics saw it as empty slacktivism.
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NYC Cyclists Post Living Wills Online, Just In CaseMarch 27 2013 9:26 AM
"My Living Street Will," a new online project, is encouraging cyclists and pedestrians to record living wills, sending a message to the NYPD.
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‘This American Life’ To Media Matters: We Stand By Disability StoryMarch 26 2013 3:32 PM
Ira Glass is standing by a "This American Life" story on the rise of disability payments. The story was criticized by the watchdog Media Matters.
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Buzzmedia, Now SpinMedia, Pays Homage To The Music Magazine It FoldedMarch 25 2013 5:15 PM
Digital publisher BuzzMedia, which purchased Spin magazine last summer, is changing its name to SpinMedia, in homage to the legacy brand.
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Tea Party Boycotts Fox News For Being Too Liberal (Seriously)March 25 2013 2:56 PM
The Fire Ants, a faction of the Tea Party movement, organized two boycotts of Fox News over what it perceives as the network's move to the left.
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Do We Need Celebrity Gurus? Dr. Oz Lawsuit Raises QuestionsMarch 22 2013 10:26 PM
Frank Dietl, a 76-year-old New Jerseyan, filed a lawsuit against TV's Dr. Mehmet Oz, stirring debate over the validity of celebrity doctors.
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It's Time For A Female FCC Chair, Women Tell ObamaMarch 22 2013 2:51 PM
Julius Genachowski, FCC chair, announced he will step down in the coming weeks. Women's groups say Obama should appoint a female to succeed him.
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Twitter Chatter Correlates With Nielsen TV RatingsMarch 22 2013 8:57 AM
A new study by Nielsen and SocialGuide found that TV ratings correlate with Twitter chatter surrounding TV.
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Tonight Show Me Some Love: Will The Leno Hate Go, Too?March 21 2013 1:55 PM
Following rumors that Jay Leno is being pushed out of "The Tonight Show" to make room for a younger Jimmy Fallon, some media reporters made the rare move of coming to Leno's defense.
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Alt-Weakly: Village Voice Circulation Falls Below LA Weekly'sMarch 20 2013 5:31 PM
The Village Voice is no longer the largest alt-weekly in the country by circulation, having been eclipsed by LA Weekly for the first time, new figures show.
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Google Reader's Death May Aid Internet CensorshipMarch 20 2013 4:01 PM
Google Reader users in dictatorships like China and Iran say they rely on the soon-to-be-killed RSS service to access blocked content.
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CNN's Growing Steubenville Problem Won't Go AwayMarch 20 2013 11:45 AM
CNN's coverage of the Steubenville rape verdict continued to spark criticism on Wednesday. A petition on Change.org has amassed more than 236,000 signatures.
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18 Polish Miners Trapped Underground By EarthquakeMarch 20 2013 12:39 AM
Eighteen miners are trapped in a Polish copper mine after an earthquake caused a tunnel collapse, the mine operator said.
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Animal-Rights Groups Protest Ringling Bros. Barclays Center DebutMarch 19 2013 3:49 PM
For its first performance at the new Barclays Center, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is being met with protests by animal-rights groups who say it habitually abuses its elephants.
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