Why CNN won’t let go of Lou Dobbs just yet

In every business there is the concept of ‘the loss leader’. The idea is that you offer a product at such a low cost that people who wouldn’t normally come through the door come in to buy ... Read >

Glenn Beck and Fox show just how much of a joke news is

If there is a venereal disease that could infect television news it would have to be called the “Glenn Beck Disease” for no other reason than Glenn Beck being the most irritating brain frying ... Read >

Michael Moore: In 1 to 2 years we will not have daily newspapers [Video]

You may not agree with Michael Moore regarding a lot of the things he makes films about but at a press event in Toronto for a film festival he said something that most people ... Read >

CurrentTV journalists detained in North Korea break out the violins

CurrentTV journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling have finally spoken publicly about how they managed to end up in a North Korean jail, and the story is colorful to say the least. If you've missed the story so ... Read >

Freedom Communications To File For Bankruptcy This Week

New York, NY (AHN) - Freedom Communications, the owner of more than 30 newspapers and eight TV stations across the country, is expected to file for bankruptcy this week, possibly as early as Tuesday. The owner of the ... Read >

Glamour model Lizzie Miller shocks readers by not being airbrushed

Glamour readers are fangirling like crazy over "plus size" model Lizzi Miller. Miller turned heads in the latest issue because of the simple fact that she resembles most readers of the fashion mag. Miller, 20, is a size ... Read >

Tribune exec’s memo to staff over reorg

To try and clear up any confusion over what is happening with the company’s reorganization Randy Michaels sent out the following memo to the staff. From: Tribune Communications ... Read >

Amid their decline newspapers still trying to figure out social media

I really don’t envy journalists in today’s tumultuous world of changing media boundaries. One minute they are expected to behave as journalists have have for decades and the next they are have to navigate ... Read >

60 minutes creator Don Hewitt dead at 86

CBS News executive Don Hewitt, the creator of 60 minutes and regarded by many to be the father of "magazine" television has died at the age of 86 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Over Hewitt's long ... Read >

Are we all watching the world’s biggest game of bluff poker?

The newspaper world is changing and struggling to find its way online in a fashion that will see the leaders of the conglomerates that own them maintain their wealth and power. Zachary M. Seward ... Read >

Maybe there is a god: Reader’s Digest files for bankruptcy

Iconic snail mail spam company Reader's Digest has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, but sadly they're likely to survive. The Reader's Digest bankruptcy filing was pre-arranged with debtors, and will allow the company to restructure its debt, bringing ... Read >

Advertising can work and here’s a few examples of how

We all like to make fun of advertising calling it things like mind-numbing and stupid but sometimes some ads come along ad show that when done right ads can grab our attention and not be stupid about ... Read >