News and Media

Senate votes to roll back media ownership rule (Miami Herald)

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.

Blogs, media can live together (Herald & Review)

16 May 2008

The subject of blogs and newspapers has been a hot topic, both inside the Herald & Review and in other media, over the last several days. It all started with a Bob Costas-hosted special on HBO in which journalist and author Buzz Bissinger went off on blogs, specifically Mattoon native Will Leitch who is the founder of the sports blog, Deadspin.com . In a total meltdown, Bissinger used a string ...

CBS to buy online news provider CNet for $1.8 billion (Akron Beacon Journal)

16 May 2008

Associated Press NEW YORK: Media and entertainment company CBS Corp. is buying CNet Networks Inc., an online news and information provider, for $1.8 billion in cash in its latest bid to expand its reach on the Internet, the companies announced Thursday.