The media company doesn’t hide its contempt for “localism.”
Category: Media & Tech
Disney CEO Eisner’s day of reckoning in Comcast’s hometown
A multilayered media war will begin Wednesday in Philadelphia, pitting Walt Disney Co. against Comcast Corp.,Read More
Disney Roars: Strips Michael Eisner of Chairman Post
Corporate governance activists declare victory as Eisner is stripped of chairman position.
Univision’s Ramos Takes Aim at Media Hypocrisy
Jorge Ramos charges that journalists too often hide behind the notion of impartiality when they should be speaking ‘truth to power.’
New York Times Is Not for Sale, Got It?
Arthur Sulzberger Jr. wants you to know he’s not selling.
Major League Soccer Wants a Brand New Television Deal
Major League Soccer is poised for a breakout, and the league is determinedRead More
Sinclair Broadcasting Accused of Dodging FCC Rules
Sinclair widely airs partisan film attacking John Kerry, the Democratic presidential candidate.
Newspaper Circulation Continues to Drop
Readers expect to get their news for free, on the Internet.
Radio’s Biggest Fear Isn’t Losing Howard Stern, it’s the iPod
Consumers get new choices, more control When Jeff Smulyan, chairman and chief executiveRead More
Tribune Co. uncovers more inflated circulation
CEO Dennis J. FitzSimons calls the circulation snafu “unacceptable and wholly out of character.”
N.Y. Times’ Self-Criticism Turns Eyes to Media’s Role in Launching Iraq War
The Times said it failed to sufficiently scrutinize the Bush administration’s assertions about Iraq’s “weapons of mass destruction.”
Images of Charred U.S. Soldiers Spark Debate
Some news organizations chose to not publish images of charred American bodies being dragged through the streets of Fallujah, Iraq.
Midwest Farmers Lament the Demise of Farm Radio
Chicago’s WGN-AM said a sharp drop in agriculture advertising forced the station to cancel its long-running farm radio show.
Grassroots Radio Activists Take on the FCC, Big Media
The Prometheus Radio Project, a Philadelphia collective of community media advocates, is the lead plaintiff in a landmark lawsuit.
Group Nine Media’s Ben Lerer Absolutely Loves Facebook’s Watch
Lerer says his sites — Thrillist, NowThis, The Dodo and Seeker — get access to millions of Facebook viewers because of the quality of their videos.
Martha Stewart Guilty
A New York jury convicts the businesswoman known as the ‘domestic diva’ for lying to federal investigators.
Net Neutrality Boosts Internet Investment, Says Activist Investment Groups
Public-interest foundations counter FCC Chairman Ajit Pai.
FCC Lifts Ban on Local Media Cross-Ownership, Inviting Consolidation
A pillar of U.S. media ownership restrictions for more than 40 years hasRead More
Arthur Sulzberger, Former New York Times Publisher, Dies at 86
Arthur “Punch” Sulzberger chose to publish the Pentagon Papers, and in the process, changed the course of journalism.