Posts Tagged ‘Media’

Yahoo CEO to Resign: Report

Sunday, May 13th, 2012

After controversy surrounding his résumé.

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Yahoo CEO to Resign: Report

VIDEO: Syria releases Turkish journalists

Sunday, May 13th, 2012

Two Turkish journalists taken hostage in Syria in early March and detained for two months are on their way home, following a release mediated by Iran.

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VIDEO: Syria releases Turkish journalists

Bing brings Facebook to searches

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

Microsoft is revamping its Bing search engine to include advice from Facebook and other social media platforms.

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Bing brings Facebook to searches

‘Time’ Features Breastfeeding Moms

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

For provocative cover story.

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‘Time’ Features Breastfeeding Moms

Facebook hosting online forum for military families

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

Suicide prevention, post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury will be the focus of an online interactive forum for military families Thursday hosted by Facebook . The social media giant is joining with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the military family advocacy group Blue Star Families to launch a new “military crisis” service that will seek to connect friends and families with concerns about veterans and military family members with resources such as the Veterans Crisis Line. Read full article > >

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Ofcom investigates Wright Stuff

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

Matthew Wright’s Channel 5 show is being investigated by the media regulator over a survey of offensive words.

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Ofcom investigates Wright Stuff

China suspends Philippine tours

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

Most travel agencies in China are suspending tours to the Philippines amid tension over a stand-off in the South China Sea, Chinese state media say.

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Call for independent media panel

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

A panel of experts should be established to advise ministers on Wales’ media industry, a cross-party group of assembly members says.

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Call for independent media panel

15 dismembered bodies found

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

Mexican authorities were investigating Wednesday after finding the dismembered bodies of 15 people inside two vehicles on a highway in western Mexico, state media reported.

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Obama’s Media Team Has Aggressive Ads at the Ready

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

The work of President Obama’s media team, aided by Jim Margolis, is already on vivid display.

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Obama’s Media Team Has Aggressive Ads at the Ready

Virgin Media suffers hack attack

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Virgin Media takes its website offline after an attack by hacktivists angered by The Pirate Bay access ban.

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Virgin Media suffers hack attack

With Chen Guangcheng news on Twitter, China’s censors lost control

Saturday, May 5th, 2012

For a government that keeps a tight grip on information, this was a week when it lost control of the narrative. In the diplomatic standoff over blind activist Chen Guangcheng , technology and growing social-media savvy helped spread, drive and at times even muddy a story rife with unexpected twists. Read full article > >

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With Chen Guangcheng news on Twitter, China’s censors lost control

9/11 detainees seek to disrupt opening of arraignment at Guantanamo Bay

Saturday, May 5th, 2012

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba — The arraignment of five men charged in the planning of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks opened Saturday morning with what appeared to be an immediate attempt by the defendants to disrupt the military commission proceeding, including a refusal to speak by the normally loquacious Khalid Sheik Mohammed. Read full article > >

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Leveson grants ministers key role

Friday, May 4th, 2012

Lord Justice Leveson grants eight government ministers “core participant” status at his media inquiry, allowing them to see witness statements in advance.

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Leveson grants ministers key role

Friday, May 4th, 2012

Lord Justice Leveson grants eight government ministers “core participant” status at his media inquiry, allowing them to see witness statements in advance.

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