Senate to stop FCC's media bundling

Seeded on Tue May 20, 2008 7:08 PM EDT (The Seattle Times)

The U.S. Senate passed a "resolution of disapproval" that will roll back the new media cross-ownership rule.

fcc, us-news, u-s-senate, media-consolidation, cross-ownership

Vigin says more consolidation on the horizon

Seeded on Tue May 20, 2008 7:03 PM EDT (Reuters)

The head of Virgin Mobile says that he expects more consolidation in the U.S. telecommunications industry.

business, virgin, u-s, consolidation, telecommunications

Obama promises to push antitrust policy

Seeded on Tue May 20, 2008 6:58 PM EDT (Reuters)

Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama singled out the media industry as an area where government needs to be watchful as consolidation increases

antitrust, barack-obama, us-news, democrat, media-consolidation

ABC establishing on-campus digital bureaus

Seeded on Tue May 20, 2008 6:42 PM EDT (Reuters)

Looking to bolster its connections with younger viewers, ABC plans to open digital bureaus in journalism schools across the country.

business, college, abc, disney, journalism, university-of-florida, syracuse-university, arizona-state-university, university-of-texas-at-austin, university-of-north-carolina-at-chapel-hill

Citizen Journalism takes on China

Seeded on Mon May 19, 2008 10:06 PM EDT (The Alex Jones Show - Infowars.com)

A letter posted on the Internet by 400 parents of children working as slaves triggered national press to report on the scandal that has been going on for years

china, world-news, citizen-journalism, slaves, children-slaves

CNN launches website for citizen journalists

Seeded on Mon May 19, 2008 9:55 PM EDT (Reuters)

CNN's iReport will be wide open to citizen's news submissions, allowing users to post whatever content they choose.

business, cnn, citizen-journalism, ireport

Free TV channel brings citizen journalism to the screen

Seeded on Mon May 19, 2008 9:52 PM EDT (Reuters)

Floobs plans to offer a free television channel for everyone, enabling people to run live shows or pre-recorded material for no charge.

technology, citizen-journalism, free-tv, floobs

UK ISPs threaten to throttle BBC's iPlayer

Seeded on Mon May 19, 2008 9:35 PM EDT (Ars Technica)

UK ISPs teamed up to tell BBC that they would start to throttle their iPlayer service if they didn't pay up because it could overwhelm their networks.

business, bbc, uk, network-neutrality, iplayer

House panel chair offers network neutrality bill

Seeded on Mon May 19, 2008 9:17 PM EDT (Reuters)

The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee introduced legislation that bar ISPs from discriminating against some internet content

technology, network, neutrality

Comcast hindering file-sharing services

Seeded on Mon May 19, 2008 9:13 PM EDT (Reuters)

Comcast Corp. is allegedly hindering some file-sharing services, such as BitTorrent, by slowing down their upload speeds.

business, congress, fcc, comcast, bittorrent, network-neutrality

Yoko Ono in legal feud over rare Lennon footage

Seeded on Mon May 19, 2008 9:05 PM EDT (Reuters)

World Wide Video has obtained footage of John Lennon smoking pot, writing songs, and discussing plot to put LSD in President Nixon's tea. Ono is fighting to keep this footage from being released publicly.

entertainment, yoko-ono, john-lennon, the-beatles

Rowling sues author of The Harry Potter Lexicon

Seeded on Mon May 19, 2008 9:01 PM EDT (Reuters)

J.K. Rowling filed a suit against independent U.S. publisher RDR Books for publishing an unofficial Harry Potter encyclopedia

business, harry-potter, copyright, j-k-rowling, the-harry-potter-lexicon

Record labels sue Project Playlist on copyright

Seeded on Mon May 19, 2008 8:54 PM EDT (Reuters)

Nine major record labels are suing Project Playlist Inc. for "massive infringement" of their copyrights to songs.

business, copyright, project-playlist

Griffey welcomes idea of finishing career in Seattle

Seeded on Fri May 9, 2008 7:29 PM EDT (USA Today)

Ken Griffey Jr., who is 3 home runs shy of being the sixth man ever to hit 600, may be heading back to Seattle as his days in Cincinnati are limited. After beginning his career with the Mariners, Griffey was reluctantly traded in 1999.

sports, baseball, reds, mariners, seattle, alex-rodriguez, cincinnati, a-rod, ken-griffey-jr

Cosby goes hip-hop?

Seeded on Tue Apr 15, 2008 2:38 PM EDT (Reuters)

Comedian Bill Cosby's hip-hop album is expected to hit stores next week. Don't worry fans, Cosby does not rap or sing on the album. He is on board as an executive producer and co-writer.

entertainment

Giants celebrate 50 years in San Francisco

Seeded on Tue Apr 15, 2008 2:30 PM EDT (MLB.com)

The city plans to celebrate today as the Giants celebrate the 50th anniversary of their San Francisco debut.

sports

Berlusconi wins third election as Italian Prime Minister

Seeded on Tue Apr 15, 2008 3:18 AM EDT ()

This report looks at the conflict of interest between the public office held by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and his private ownership of different media outlets.

world-news

Warriors' playoff hopes quashed

Seeded on Tue Apr 15, 2008 2:58 AM EDT (NBA.com: News)

The Pheonix Suns defeated the Golden State Warriors Monday night, making the Warriors the most winningest team in NBA history to not make the playoffs.

sports

Unable to escape the throes of technology

Tue Apr 15, 2008 2:43 AM EDT

Technology is something that I always thought of as a positive resource in my own personal life and in society as a whole.

Continue reading this entry ...

technology

Potential curse removed from new Yankee Stadium

Seeded on Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:58 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Two men removed a David Ortiz Red Sox jersey from beneath the concrete at the new Yankees Stadium after a construction worker buried it hoping to birth a curse.

sports