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Ted Anthony named AP assistant managing editor (AP)

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:15:01 GMT

AP - Ted Anthony, a veteran editor and correspondent for The Associated Press who has helped develop social media strategies and new storytelling techniques in AP newsrooms, has been named an assistant managing editor for the news cooperative.

Margulies Will Sit on Panel About "Secret Life of War Reporters" in Manhattan (Playbill)

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:20:52 GMT

Playbill - The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma at Columbia Journalism School will present a panel discussion called "The Secret Life of War Reporters," to include special guest Donald Margulies, whose new Broadway play Time Stands Still focuses on two battled-scarred journalists.

McClatchy shares drop after bond pricing (AP)

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:11:38 GMT

AP - McClatchy Co. shares tumbled Friday along with the broader market after the newspaper publisher agreed to pay steep interest rates to push back its deadline for repaying debt.

Ask AP: Super Bowl ads, reporting on disasters (AP)

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:47:39 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/journalism/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100205/ap_on_re_us/ask_ap"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100205/capt.911d0e539a4145798edb155a69fb457f.ask_ap_ask101.jpg?x=130&y=73&q=85&sig=sKniZLeP5yLEYAhMyOrvig--" align="left" height="73" width="130" alt="This image provided by E-Trade shows part of a television ad scheduled to air during the 2010 Super Bowl. A reader-submitted question about Super Bowl advertising is being answered as part of an Associated Press Q&A column called 'Ask AP.' (AP Photo/E-Trade) NO SALES" border="0" /></a>AP - Curiosity about the effect journalists have on a disaster area inspired one of the questions in this edition of "Ask AP," a weekly Q&A column where AP journalists respond to readers' questions about the news.

How Larry Kotlikoff Would Fix the Financial System (BusinessWeek)

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:08:42 GMT

BusinessWeek - The publishing world is too slow for Laurence J. Kotlikoff. On a frigid January day, the 58-year-old Boston University economist is pecking away at his computer keyboard in his airy office overlooking the Charles River. Kotlikoff's forthcoming book, Jimmy Stewart is Dead, calls for a radical -- and swift -- reorganization of the financial system. So rather than wait for the book's Feb. 22 publication date, Kotlikoff is e-mailing PDF versions to dozens of economists, journalists, and policymakers. "We have miscreants running the financial system left, right, and center," says Kotlikoff. ...

Magnum Photos selling past to ensure future (AFP)

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:04:50 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/journalism/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100204/lf_afp/usmediaphotographyinternetmagnum"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100204/capt.photo_1265296036570-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=RtYnSny7wg1czSAqlvPi8Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A visitor looks at a photo taken by photojournalist Robert Capa during a 2004 exhibit at the Bibliotheque nationale de France (BNF) in Paris. Nearly 200,000 original prints by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Capa, Eve Arnold and other legendary Magnum photographers have been moved from Magnum headquarters in New York to Texas under a deal announced this week.(AFP/File/Pierre Andrieu)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Magnum, one of the most storied names in photojournalism, is selling its past to ensure its future in the digital age.

Egypt: 2 editors punished for dealing with Israel (AP)

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:04:04 GMT

AP - Two senior Egyptian editors — one a member of the country's ruling party and the other an expert on Jewish affairs — have been punished by Egypt's Journalists Union for violating its ban on contacts with Israel, in a case that underlines the country's ambivalent policies toward its neighbor.

Correction: Gannett Earnings Preview (AP)

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:13:13 GMT

AP - In a story Jan. 29 previewing the fourth-quarter earnings of Gannett Co., The Associated Press reported erroneously that Gannett is merging the staff of USA Weekend magazine and USA Today, the daily newspaper.

Correction: USA Today story (AP)

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:37:01 GMT

AP - In a Dec. 1 story about layoffs at newspaper publisher Gannett Co., The Associated Press reported erroneously that Gannett is merging the staff of USA Weekend magazine and USA Today, the daily newspaper.

Journalist killed in Mexico, 3rd this year (AP)

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:30:11 GMT

AP - Gunmen have slain a Mexican journalist — the third such killing so far this year — and a top prosecutor said Tuesday there are few clues.

Egypt editor challenges union over Israel 'warning' (AFP)

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:08:56 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/journalism/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100202/wl_mideast_afp/egyptisraelmedia"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100202/capt.photo_1265134104136-1-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=OeQtyKRhmSi5BTOR8roFzQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Hala Mustafa, editor-in-chief of Egypt's Al-Demoqratiya (Democracy) magazine, is pictured at her office in Cairo in 2007. Egypt's journalists union issued a warning to Mustafa on Tuesday after she received the Israeli ambassador in her house, prompting her to cry foul over freedom of the press.(AFP/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Egypt's journalists union issued a warning to a magazine editor on Tuesday after she received the Israeli ambassador in her house, prompting her to cry foul over freedom of the press.

Tribune creditors seek to file suit over buyout (Reuters)

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:15:13 GMT

Reuters - Creditors of bankrupt U.S. newspaper publisher Tribune Co are seeking approval to sue the parties involved with the company's 2007 leveraged buyout, according to court papers on Monday.

Gannett's 4Q improves as cost cuts offset ad woes (AP)

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:07:42 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/journalism/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100202/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_gannett"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100201/capt.ad7889ffb38b40238962976f149cd101.earns_gannett__nybz183.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=r8ukEr0krUf9B8vK084Lcg--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2009 file photo, a USA Today newspaper box is shown outside a restaurant in Charlotte, N.C. Gannett Co., the largest U.S. newspaper publisher, said Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, it turned a profit in the fourth quarter, helped by a drop in one-time costs and a smaller ad decline.(AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Gannett Co. posted its largest profit of the year in the fourth quarter as cost-cutting efforts were aided by a lessening decline in advertising sales. But shares of the biggest U.S. newspaper publisher tumbled after company executives didn't offer any hope for an upturn in newspaper advertising this year.

USA Today owner Gannett bounces back in fourth quarter (AFP)

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:42:23 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/journalism/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100201/ts_alt_afp/usmediaindustrynewspapersearningsgannett"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100201/capt.photo_1265052448225-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=OLFHkSJPyfN4kbLFCUDOTw--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="USA Today owner Gannett Co., the biggest newspaper chain in the United States, posted a fourth-quarter net profit on Monday as aggressive cost-cutting helped offset falling advertising revenue.(Gannett)" border="0" /></a>AFP - USA Today owner Gannett Co., the biggest newspaper chain in the United States, posted a fourth-quarter net profit on Monday as aggressive cost-cutting helped offset falling advertising revenue.

After Afghanistan conference, an optimistic Karzai (The Christian Science Monitor)

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:23:00 GMT

The Christian Science Monitor - Afghan journalists interviewing Hamid Karzai before he went back to Kabul from a 70-nation conference say they haven’t seen the Afghan president this optimistic in some time.

Report: China increases media controls in 2009 (AP)

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:53:10 GMT

AP - China tried to increase control over its domestic media in 2009, issuing orders not to cover several topics including ethnic rioting in Xinjiang and corruption by government officials, an international press freedom group said.

Earnings preview: Cost cutting to help Gannett 4Q (AP)

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:28:21 GMT

AP - Gannett Co., the largest U.S. newspaper publisher, is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter results before the stock market opens Monday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

Philippine court jails gunman of slain journalist (Reuters)

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:14:06 GMT

Reuters - A Philippine court sentenced to life imprisonment an unemployed man it found guilty for the 2005 murder of a radio commentator on the southern island of Mindanao, a media watchdog said on Friday.

Finding a 94-Year-Old Survivor in Haiti (Time.com)

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:05:00 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/journalism/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20100129/wl_time/02880419533791953494195758200"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100129/capt.photo_1264740911745-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=B1laQ4aqFammuL3NvUUUbg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Children eat at a food distribution point at a makeshift camp in Jacmel. Haiti's vulnerable quake victims faced rising insecurity with criminals raping women in camps and violence erupting during handouts of sparse foreign aid, officials warned.(AFP/UN/Minustah/Marco Dormino)" border="0" /></a>Time.com - What happened after relatives in the U.S. of a 94-year old woman in Haiti asked TIME's journalists to help find her

'Time Stands Still', With Linney and James as a Shell-Shocked Couple, Opens on Broadway (Playbill)

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:05:52 GMT

Playbill - Time Stands Still, the new Donald Margulies play about journalists who return home after covering war - only to investigate their own conflicted feelings about life and work - opens on Broadway Jan. 28. Laura Linney and Brian d'Arcy James star.