Apr 05 CBS, TheStreet.com Slash Jobs The slumping stock market and declining ad revenues continue to fuel Internet layoffs. Continue reading
Apr 04 NTV Protests Spill Onto Airwaves Journalists at NTV, Russia's only nationwide independent television network, took their fight against a takeover by the state-run gas company to the airwaves Wednesday. Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch The Media Recount Media correspondent Terence Smith discusses the media-sponsored recount of Florida presidential votes with Mark Seibel, managing editor of the Miami Herald. Continue watching
Apr 03 Top Management Fired At Russia’s Troubled NTV Russia's state-controlled gas company Tuesday fired the board of directors at NTV, the country's only nationwide independent television station, the latest volley in a continuing battle over the station's future. Continue reading
Apr 03 Media Recount: Bush Won the 2000 Election By News Desk More than three months after Democrat Al Gore conceded the contested 2000 election, an independent hand recount of Florida's ballots released Tuesday says he would have lost anyway, even if officials would have allowed the hand count he requested. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch The Fight Over Rights Freelance writer Jonathan Tasini and attorney Bruce Keller examine the content rights case that is bound for the Supreme Court. Continue watching
Mar 22 Senate Votes to Curb Campaign Ad Costs The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday to require television stations to charge their lowest advertising rates for political ads. Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch Profits and the Press The publisher of the San Jose Mercury News resigned this week after its corporate owners announced increased profit targets. After a background report, a panel discusses the resignation and media companies' increased emphasis on the bottom line. Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch Giving it Away: Free Newspapers Will the rise of free newspapers help the industry hold on to readers? Terence Smith reports. Continue watching
Mar 14 Taliban Closes BBC’s Afghanistan Office The leaders of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban told the British Broadcasting Corporation Wednesday to close down its office in Kabul, accusing the media outlet of bias in its coverage of the group's destruction of ancient statues of Buddha. Continue reading