Everyday Ethics (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Etaoin Shrdlu McClatchyNext , created by news veep Howard Weaver , is "for McClatchy journalists and others to talk about the way ahead for news, news companies and people who care about them."
ConWebBlog: The Weblog of ConWebWat (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
In his July 5 WorldNetDaily column , Joseph Farah declares that his endorsement of the right-wing American Family Association's boycott of McDonald's is "omething you won't see anywhere else in the media" because "McDonald's advertising dollars are coveted by news companies throughout the U.S. and around the world." He then asserts that he doesn't "have the same concerns and fear of...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
Merrill Lynch is in negotiations to sell its $6bn (£3bn) stake in financial data and news company Bloomberg in a bid to strengthen its balance sheet.
ArticlePower.org (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
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DealBook (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
Merrill Lynch is in negotiations to sell its 20 percent stake in Bloomberg L.P., the financial data and news company founded by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, as the firm seeks to raise still more capital, The New York Times reported on Saturday citing people involved in the talks. The discussions remained in the early stages and [...]
Channel 4 (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
Last Modified: 07 Jul 2008Source: PA News Company executives should have their pay and bonuses linked to meeting environmental targets, the UK's biggest trade union has urged.Unite said union reps should also have the right to examine information on a firm's impact on the environment to help "green" workplaces.The union surveyed 10,000 members in the electronics and computer industries...
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
Merrill Lynch is in talks about its 20 percent stake in the financial data and media company as it seeks funds to repair its battered balance sheet, people involved in the discussions said.
Times Online (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
MERRILL LYNCH is in talks to sell its $6 billion ($£3 billion) stake in Bloomberg back to the financial data and news company in a cash-raising move designed to shore up the American bank’s balance sheet.
Free Internet Press (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008
Merrill Lynch is in negotiations to sell its 20 percent stake in Bloomberg L.P., the financial data and news company founded by New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, as Merrill Lynch seeks to raise still more capital, people involved in the talks said Friday. The discussions remained in the early stages and the talks could fall apart, these people warned. No agreement has been reached...
Content Bridges (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
I heard an hour of the 24-hour George Carlin marathon on XM Radio last week -- ah, the wonders of digital programming -- and that got me to thinking about taboos in the news trade. So, just what might be the Seven Dirty Words You Can't Say In Newspaper Buildings today? Try these, and feel free to add your own: Newspaper: The word itself speaks of an almost bygone era. News:...
Content Bridges (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
The news is out: Newspaper companies can no longer afford reporters and editors. Today's L.A. Times announcement is the latest to catch a news cycle of public attention. As well it should. A 17% cut -- 150 newsroom jobs -- is an unnatural disaster. It's the kind of news that shocks, if briefly. Because it is the L.A. Times, it's more shocking nationally than last...
E - Editors Weblog (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
The Star Tribune announced that this summer, experts would train the Tribune staff to edit videos and produce programming. It said that the paper's staff has increased training in news production and entertainment videos to "enliven" the site, "diversify the...
Wordblog (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
Earlier today I mentioned the fall in the value of shares in Gannett, the American owners of Newsquest. Now I read at Reflections of a Newsosaur (via Romenesco) that the value of 11 US newspaper companies has dropped by $23bn in the first half of this year. This is more than a credit crunch thing as [...]
