JOURNALISM

Swiftly and without much hullabaloo, Fox News exterminated The Fox Mole, a Fox News employee who had been feeding anonymous information to Gawker from inside the organization, in less than 24 hours. On Monday, at around 3 p.m. he published his first article. By Tuesday just before 9 p.m., The Fox Mole was fired and he revealed his true identity on Gawker as former Fox News employee Joe Muto.

Anderson Cooper might be one of the most renowned journalists in broadcast journalism but he is not immune to a case of the giggles. The CNN host fell into a fit of giggles while reciting The RidicuList on his show Anderson Cooper 360° which included the festival of Dyngus Day. And it was all caught on video.

India and China are headed for an absolute catastrophe of death and disease because of likely massive jump in asbestos-related diseases in the coming decades, says a report written by Pulitzer winning journalist Gary Cohn.

Over the past decade, much ink has been spilled on the perils of the hook-up culture and the hazards of cohabitation.

If you have the iPhone 4S, or are eagerly awaiting the iPhone 5 release, and also want to buy a car that can maximize your phone's capabilities, BMW AG is hoping that its time and energy will woo you. BMW has a dedicated, Silicon Valley-based division whose job is to create an interface between drivers' iPhones and cars.

Mike Wallace's death robbed TV news of a unique correspondent who can't be replaced.

Legendary newsman Mike Wallace, a mainstay of CBS News' 60 Minutes, died Sunday at age 93.

If the name Next Media Animation, or NMA, doesn't ring a bell, then how about this: crazy Taiwanese animators. Chances are you've come across one of NMA's signature videos.

NBC network has offered an apology for tampering with the tape of the 911 call made by George Zimmerman, the self-confessed killer of the 17-year-old African American teen Trayvon Martin, which misleadingly made him sound racist.

Republican Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney channeled a pining, old newspaperman, thanking the press for its coverage but claiming he missed the days of two or more sources for a story.

Sarah Palin may have made a career out of lambasting the lamestream media, but her appearance on the Today Show Tuesday morning proves she needs it more than ever to keep that very career alive.

Is Bruno Mars gay? On Sunday (April Fool's Day), CNN iReport published an article stating that the It Will Rain singer came out of the closet as gay during an interview with a Chicago radio station. However, Mars' rep said that the gay rumors are completely fabricated.

HBO has just releasted the trailer for Aaron Sorkin's new original series about the broadcast news industry premiering this summer.

Sarah Tressler, a Texas journalist who was working as a reporter for the society section of the Houston Chronicle by day and was a stripper by night, was fired by the newspaper Friday.

The Daily Texan, a University of Texas student newspaper, has fired Stephanie Eisner, one of its staff members, because of an editorial cartoon addressing the Trayvon Martin case, reported MSN News. The student was dismissed from the publication on Thursday, two days after the illustration first appeared on the Opinion page of newspaper.

The definitive list of the 50 sports writers you need to be following on Twitter.

The 2012 annual Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Media Awards in New York Saturday brought together celebrities, corporate partners, media professionals and young adults in order to support the organization's aim to amplify the voice of the LGBT community and achieve full equality.

Despite what the stage monologist would have audiences believe, there are serious journalists who have devoted their careers to reporting on conditions in China. One of them, Rob Schmitz, told IBT that Daisey has undermined his and other reporters' work.

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As part of the pre-tournament preparations, tech-savvy fans are loading their smartphones with a large ensemble of NCAA March Madness apps that recently hit the market. March Madness apps from Google Play and the Apple App Store are helping fans of the tournament keep track of their bracket in company pools and also giving smartphone users the most up-to-date information about games in the tournament.

Veteran talk show host Larry King, 78, will get a new gig on the new Ora Internet TV site financed by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helu.