2005-2014

HUMAROCK, Massachusetts (Hollywood Reporter) - Will Katrina and its grim aftermath spell an end to some of the excesses in TV hurricane reporting? Let's hope so. In the case of most hurricanes, the coverage has two- or three-day arcs: preparation in the path of the storm, surf, rain and wind during the storm itself, then a day or so showing the destruction and human toll. Katrina, we know now...

SEARCH GIANT GOOGLE WEDNESDAY LAUNCHED a search engine exclusively for blogs, entering a market that has thus far been dominated by niche search engines like Technorati.com, BlogPulse.com, Feedster.com, and IceRocket.com. The feature, located at BlogSearch.Google.com, is still in beta testing. As of yet, there are no keyword-related ads alongside the natural search results. Google announced the...

NEW YORK -- A journalists' group said Wednesday that the U.S. military hasn't fully investigated the killing of members of the media by American troops in Iraq. Some 13 journalists have been killed by U.S. troops since the war began in March 2003, according to a study released Wednesday by the Committee to Protect Journalists. At least 40 other journalists have lost their lives covering the...

NEW YORK: When The New York Times on July 16 broke the story of a 2003 State Department memo that had become a key element in the Valerie Plame leak investigation, the paper scored a major exclusive. But when The Washington Post hit newsstands that very same Saturday, it had its own version of the same story. It even credited the Times for the same-day scoop. Welcome to life under the Washington...

‘India Today’, the flagship weekly magazine from Living Media India Ltd, is increasing the cover price of its English edition from Rs 15 to Rs 20, effective from the September 16 issue. The price of its Hindi edition will remain at Rs 12 per copy. When contacted Ashish Bagga, Executive Director and Publishing Director, India Today Group, confirmed the news saying that the increased input and...

From aggregator news, Yahoo plans to generate hot content aimed to attract youngsters. Barely days after it made bad news for being instrumental in Chinese authorities jailing a journalist, Yahoo is in the thick and thin of news once again. The Internet giant has hired its first journalist and will now be generating multimedia content. Yahoo has hired veteran television correspondent, Kevin Sites...

Experts say the biggest problem in the newspaper industry is capturing readers between 18 and 34 years old, and now The Associated Press is looking to tackle that problem head on. On Monday, the 157-year-old wire service is to start its "younger audience service," offering articles and "experiences" in multimedia formats, with audio, video, blogs and wireless text aimed at reaching readers between...

The arrival of the Digital Revolution has fundamentally shifted the practice of journalism -- creating new forms of competition, introducing new reporting tools and changing the distribution of news. The question arises: How are journalism educators responding to this challenge of a changing information environment? To find out, a team of journalists and educational researchers is conducting a...

LONDON - The Observer could be set to make the switch to the Berliner format before Christmas, following sister title The Guardian in making an early format switch and beating rival the Independent on Sunday to the punch. The Observer had been due to change format early next year, but with The Guardian move out of the way, speculation is that Guardian Newspapers wants to move ahead the Sunday...

The front pages of more than 20 newspapers today ran a photo of a naked, emaciated American clinging to life as rescuers carried him from his home. Editors say the startling image, showing a man being rescued in New Orleans 16 days after Hurricane Katrina, created discussions in their newsrooms but ultimately carried enough news value to make it worth publishing. The photo, by Orange County...