News and Media

Media leash not as tight for Trojans (The Lantern)

16 May 2008

For the Buckeye faithful looking to point and scream about a double standard, there is news out of Southern California this week about the preferential treatment of yet another athlete for the University of Spoiled Children. One-and-done USC guard O.J. Mayo allegedly received about $30,000, which included a 42-inch flat-screen TV for his dorm room, hotel rooms, airline tickets for friends ...

Senate votes to roll back media ownership rule (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

16 May 2008

The Senate Thursday night voted to nullify a Federal Communications Commission rule that allows media companies to own a newspaper and a television station in the same market.

News Corp technology firm NDS escapes $1bn hacking lawsuit (Guardian Unlimited)

16 May 2008

News Corporation-owned technology company NDS has seen off a $1bn lawsuit alleging piracy and hacking charges. By Mark Sweney