Universal replaces top movie studio executives following summer of box-office bustsLOS ANGELES — Universal Studios on Monday replaced two of its top movie executives in an apparent effort to reverse the box-office slump that has dropped it from fourth to last place among the six major Hollywood studios. Upscale British supermarket pulls ad from Fox News over Glenn Beck programLONDON — Upscale British supermarket chain Waitrose said Monday it was pulling its advertisements from Fox News in the U.K. after customers complained about the cable news channel’s Glenn Beck program. Conde Nast to shutter Gourmet, the nation’s oldest food magazine, as ad slump persistsNEW YORK — Conde Nast Publications is closing Gourmet, the nation’s oldest food magazine, and three other money-losing titles as the high-end publisher tries to weather a devastating advertising slump. Reports: Conde Nast to shutter Gourmet as magazine ad slump persistsNEW YORK — Gourmet, the nation’s oldest food magazine, is closing. That’s according to The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, which reported Monday that Gourmet’s owner, Conde Nast Publications Inc., is shuttering the title along with Modern Bride, Elegant Bride and Cookie, a parenting magazine. FTC: Bloggers must disclose any freebies or payments they get for writing product reviewsThe Federal Trade Commission will try to regulate blogging for the first time, requiring writers on the Web to clearly disclose any freebies or payments they get from companies for reviewing their products. Germany’s largest women’s magazine to ditch professional models in favor of real womenBERLIN — Germany’s most popular women’s magazine announced Monday that it is banning professional models from its pages in favor of “real women” in an attempt to combat an unhealthy standard of rail-thin beauty that it says has isolated its readers. Crew, cast of TV series ‘Crash’ raise money to feed homeless in New MexicoALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The cast and crew of the TV series “Crash” have done a good deed for some of Albuquerque’s homeless. Who owns the past? A town collects and sells Indian artifacts, and pays the priceBLANDING, Utah — High above the spiky sandstone spine known as Comb Ridge that snakes for 120 miles through the desert, archaeologist Winston Hurst treads carefully through a cave of ruins. Thousands gather in Rome to defend press freedom, target Berlusconi’s alleged intrusionsROME — Tens of thousands of people, including journalists and media rights activists, gathered in a Rome square Saturday to defend press freedom, accusing Premier Silvio Berlusconi of trying to silence critical voices. Gordon Brown agrees to first televised election debate between Britain’s 3 political partiesLONDON — Prime Minister Gordon Brown has agreed to take part in Britain’s first televised election debate among party leaders. Denver news Web site by former Rocky Mountain News staffers to shut downDENVER — A Denver-focused daily Web magazine led by former staffers of the defunct Rocky Mountain News says its last day will be Monday. Conservative US lawmakers visit Honduras leaders, highlighting Washington divide over coupTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras’ coup-installed president told a U.S. congressional delegation Friday that full civil liberties would be restored within days, a spokesman for one of the lawmakers said following a meeting that challenged Washington’s attempts to isolate the interim government. DA: CBS News employee pleads not guilty in NYC to plotting $2M extortion of David LettermanNEW YORK — A CBS News employee is out of jail on bond after pleading not guilty to trying to blackmail David Letterman for $2 million. Sarah Palin book could be the biggest of conservative boomNEW YORK — These are boom times for conservative authors. Chicago goes down in stunning defeat, losing in first round of IOC votingCOPENHAGEN — Chicago was expected to be one of the last two cities in the race. Instead, it was the first to go. DA: CBS News employee indicted in NYC in plot to extort $2M from David LettermanNEW YORK — A CBS News employee has been indicted in an extortion plot against David Letterman, who acknowledged sexual relationships with female staffers on his show after the man tried to blackmail him for $2 million, the Manhattan district attorney said Friday. British broadcasters write to politicians proposing US-style TV debates before electionLONDON — A coalition of broadcasters called Friday for pre-election debates between Britain’s top three politicians, putting pressure on Prime Minister Gordon Brown to face his challengers in an unprecedented U.S.-style television showdown. UN rights council approves joint US-Egyptian free speech resolution, campaigners waryGENEVA — The U.N. Human Rights Council approved a U.S.-backed resolution Friday deploring attacks on religions while insisting that freedom of expression remains a basic right. Hamas hands over video of captured soldier in exchange for Palestinian prisonersJERUSALEM — Hamas militants on Friday traded a two-minute video showing an apparently unharmed captured Israeli soldier for 19 Palestinian women held in Israeli jails — the first tangible step toward defusing a key flashpoint in Israeli-Palestinian hostilities. Democratic Sen. Schumer criticizes Obama administration position on media shieldWASHINGTON — A key Senate sponsor of a bill to protect reporters’ sources in federal court said Thursday the Obama administration has unexpectedly tried to weaken the protections. Montana AG launches investigation of jail deal with Calif. entrepreneur who has checkered pastBILLINGS, Mont. — Montana’s attorney general has launched an investigation into a California company’s plan to take over the city of Hardin’s $27 million jail, following revelations that the company’s lead figure is a convicted felon with a history of fraud. AP sources confirm Comcast is in talks for up to a 51 percent stake in NBC UniversalPHILADELPHIA — Comcast Corp. might spend billions for a stake in NBC Universal, a deal that would transform the nation’s largest cable TV provider into one of the most prominent owners of TV shows, movies and other programming as well. Washington Post to team up with Bloomberg News on service focusing on politics, financeSAN FRANCISCO — The Washington Post and Bloomberg News are teaming up in a new partnership that will distribute their political and financial coverage to a broader audience. Ohio editor Royhab to retire, led newspaper to Pulitzer for Vietnam War deaths investigationTOLEDO, Ohio — Ron Royhab, who helped lead The Blade to a Pulitzer Prize, will retire as the Toledo newspaper’s vice president and executive editor. Philadelphia Newspapers creditors seek right to make “credit bid” at bankruptcy auctionPHILADELPHIA — Creditors hoping to take over Philadelphia’s two main daily newspapers accused the current owners Thursday of trying to “game” the bankruptcy system to keep insiders in control. Rebecca Santana named Associated Press bureau chief in IraqNEW YORK — Rebecca Santana, who has covered the Middle East and Russia as a reporter and editor, has been named bureau chief for The Associated Press in Baghdad. Mike Pandey named Environment Hero by Time magazineNEW DELHI - Well-known wildlife conservationist Mike Pandey has been named an ‘Environmental Hero’ by Time magazine as part of its Heroes of the Environment 2009. California entrepreneur promising to revitalize rural Montana town has checkered pastBILLINGS, Mont. — Michael Hilton showed up in Hardin, Mont., last week, presenting himself as an economic savior, the man who would take over the town’s $27 million jail — empty since it was built as a development project in 2007 — and provide 200 new jobs in the process. Russian reporter says he was threatened after criticizing defenders of Soviet historyMOSCOW — A Russian journalist says he has been threatened with violence and forced into hiding after posting a Web article critical of Soviet army veterans. 2 Indian American scribes win 2009 Knowledge@Wharton awardsNEW YORK - Two Indian American journalists are among the four winners of the prestigious 2009 Knowledge@Wharton Awards for Business Journalism, sponsored by the South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA), the Wharton School and the Knowledge@Wharton online business journal. |
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