Slow-paced, personal, nearly divorced from the news of the day and sometimes distributed by the White House, a series of "conversations" between Obama and prominent figures in arts, letters and entertainment captures a White House experimenting with ways to reconnect Americans to the president before they say goodbye to him.
CHICAGO (AP) -- Editors and reporters meeting in Chicago raised concerns Wednesday about what they described as a lack of access and transparency undermining journalists' work, several blaming the current White House for setting standards for secrecy that are spreading nationwide.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox is abandoning its attempt to take over Time Warner in a proposed deal that would have combined two of the world's biggest media companies.
MCLEAN, Va. (AP) -- Gannett is splitting its broadcast and publishing business in two, joining other major media players in allowing fast growing TV and digital operations to operate more freely.
Before Officer Melvin Santiago was ambushed and shot to death, his killer, who’s name I will not mention, who was later killed by police, told a witness to “watch the news because I’m going to become famous.”
LONDON (AP) -- Two powerful British political insiders met starkly different fates Tuesday as former News of the World editor Andy Coulson was convicted of phone hacking but fellow editor Rebekah Brooks was acquitted, after a monthslong trial centering on illegal activity at the heart of Rupert Murdoch's newspaper empire.
Once again, media company CEOs are among the highest paid executives in the nation, occupying six of the top 10 earning spots according to an Associated Press/Equilar study.
For those whose interest in New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and "Bridgegate" is bottomless, there was plenty to read Thursday and plenty of places to read it.
Here's a sampling:
Christie, Fort Lee mayor describe meeting as 'very productive' / The Record
Sokolich to Christie: Save gas, stay away from Fort Lee / Cliffview Pilot
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