Freedom Communications seeks judge’s OK to hire broker for sale of Phoenix-area newspapersMESA, Ariz. — Freedom Communications is asking a bankruptcy judge for permission to hire a broker to pursue the sale of Phoenix, Ariz.-area publications, including the East Valley Tribune. Northern New England tourism industry hopes to turn over new, colorful, leaf this fallCONCORD, N.H. — Northern New England’s fall foliage is expected to be spectacular this year, unlike tourism revenues, which likely will remain muted as the economy slowly recovers. Correction: Triple Crown Media bankruptcy storyDOVER, Del. — In a Sept. 14 story about a bankruptcy filing by Triple Crown Media Inc., The Associated Press erroneously reported that the newspaper publisher is based in Lexington, Ky. The company moved its headquarters from Lexington to Lawrenceville, Ga., in 2008. Former Oregon Sen. Gordon Smith to head National Association of BroadcastersWASHINGTON — Former Oregon Sen. Gordon Smith was named on Friday to lead the National Association of Broadcasters. Obama doing 5 network interviews in renewed push for health care overhaulWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is sitting down for interviews with five television networks this afternoon, a highly unusual schedule even for a president who regularly uses the media to get his message across. Coyotes owner asks judge to order NHL to mediate bankruptcy issuesPHOENIX — Beleaguered Phoenix Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes has asked a federal bankruptcy judge for an emergency hearing to order the NHL to mediate the “key sale issues” in the complicated case. Boston Celtics co-owner Pagliuca kicks off campaign with announcement at basketball team arenaBOSTON — Boston Celtics co-owner Stephen Pagliuca said Thursday he wants to jump from the business world to the political arena because he has the background to help solve the nation’s economic problems and lend expertise to the health care debate that was the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s passion. Boston Celtics co-owner Pagliuca announces senate campaign at basketball team arenaBOSTON — Boston Celtics co-owner Stephen Pagliuca announced Thursday he is a candidate to succeed the late Sen. Edward Kennedy. Variety newspaper to put site behind a ‘pay wall’ for subscribers, ending 3-year free serviceLOS ANGELES — Ending a three-year flirtation with free online content, Variety newspaper plans to put some of its Web site content behind a “pay wall” that will require a paid annual subscription, its publisher said Thursday. Judiciary committee fails to approve media shield bill amid national security concernsWASHINGTON — A bill to give journalists a limited right to protect confidential sources from disclosure was sidetracked Thursday, after senators from both parties said the current version could damage national security. Media rights group: journalists face increasing threats when reporting on the environmentPARIS — Journalists face increasing threats when they report on companies and governments damaging the environment, a media rights group said Thursday, citing arrests, violence and disappearances of those who denounce deforestation, pollution and other damage. Media’s freedom in Venezuela a top concern at Inter American Press Association forumCARACAS, Venezuela — Press freedom groups condemn Venezuela’s recent shutdown of radio stations as part of a broader strategy by President Hugo Chavez to progressively clamp down on the private news media — and they want to put a stop to it. Birmingham News publisher Victor Hanson III to retire Dec. 1 after 32 years with paperBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Victor Hanson III, the fourth generation of his family to serve as publisher of The Birmingham News in an affiliation dating back 100 years, announced plans Wednesday to retire Dec. 1. W. Horace Carter, Pulitzer-winning NC publisher who crusaded against Ku Klux Klan, dies at 88WILMINGTON, N.C. — W. Horace Carter, a North Carolina newspaper publisher whose crusades against the Ku Klux Klan earned a Pulitzer Prize, has died. He was 88. News Corp.’s Sky Italia sues 2 units of PM Berlusconi’s Mediaset, heating up pay TV battleNEW YORK — News Corp.’s Sky Italia has sued two units of Italian broadcaster Mediaset, the latest step in an ongoing battle over pay TV between media moguls Rupert Murdoch at News Corp. and Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s prime minister. Stocks extend rally to 3rd day following growth in industrial production; Dow jumps 108 pointsNEW YORK — Investors barreled into stocks Wednesday after an upbeat report on industrial production raised hopes that the economy is strengthening. Newspaper stocks jump after report of improving advertising trendsNEW YORK — The stocks of newspaper companies surged Wednesday on optimism that deep cost cuts will let them benefit from the economic recovery, even as advertising and readers move online. Union workers at Sun-Times reject pay cuts, work-rule changes demanded for newspaper’s saleCHICAGO — Unionized workers in the Chicago Sun-Times’ newsroom have rejected demands for deep pay cuts and work-rule changes, putting at risk a planned sale of the financially struggling newspaper to an investment group. New Google tool seeks to convert Net into newsstandSAN JOSE - So far, you have been spending time browsing to read news on Internet. But now, top search engine and content giant Google will help you read news, as if you were actually flipping newspapers or magazines. Bodh Gaya’s media fumes after being denied temple entryPATNA - The local media in Bihar’s Bodh Gaya were upset after they were described as ‘fake’ and were prevented from entering the Mahabodhi temple by Mongolian President Tsakhigiin Elbegdori’s security guards during his visit. Fogel, longtime journalist and co-founder of San Francisco Bay area wire service, dies at 86THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Richard Fogel, co-founder of San Francisco’s Bay City News Service and advocate for increasing public access to government, has died. He was 86. Blockbuster may close as many as 960 stores to cut costs amid fierce competitionSAN FRANCISCO — Blockbuster Inc. may close as many as 960 stores by the end of next year, shedding more dead weight as the struggling video rental chain tries to reverse its losses and fend off rapidly growing rivals Netflix Inc. and Redbox. UK comic Eddie Izzard, better known for sashaying about in heels, completes 1,100-mile runLONDON — Standup comedian Eddie Izzard completed a 1,100 mile (1,770 kilometer) run across Britain on Tuesday, staggering across the finish line at London’s rain-soaked Trafalgar Square. Analyst raises GE price target, earnings estimates on improved NBC marginsHARTFORD, Conn. — Shares of General Electric Co. rose Tuesday as an analyst raised his price target Tuesday for the industrial and financial conglomerate on improved margins for its NBC-Universal television property. Prince Harry turns 25, gains access to income from Princess Diana’s estateLONDON — Prince Harry turned 25 on Tuesday, becoming an even more eligible bachelor as he gained access to part of his inheritance from his mother, Princess Diana. ‘Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey’ to be marquee ride at Universal Orlando park in 2010MIAMI — It sounds like a new book in the Harry Potter series, but “Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey” will be a high-tech ride and the marquee attraction at the “Wizarding World of Harry Potter,” a new theme park area opening in spring 2010 at Universal Orlando Resort. Key bankruptcy hearing on bid rules for Philadelphia Newspaper auction delayed amid talksPHILADELPHIA — A key bankruptcy issue that could determine the next owner of Philadelphia’s two main daily newspapers won’t be resolved Tuesday after all. French legislators approve bill to cut off Internet for illegal downloadersPARIS — France’s lower house of parliament approved a pioneering bill Tuesday allowing authorities to cut off Internet access to people who download illegally, a measure that entertainment companies hope will be a powerful weapon against piracy. Boston Globe says 2 bidders visit newspaper’s headquarters, 3rd group may drop from processBOSTON — Two groups with an interest in buying The Boston Globe have reportedly toured the newspaper’s headquarters in the past week, while a bid from a third group is looking less likely. US-based media watchdog slams Russia’s ’spectacular’ failure to investigate journalist murdersMOSCOW — A U.S.-based media watchdog on Tuesday blamed Russian authorities for a “devastating record of injustice” in failing to solve the murders of 16 journalists killed since 2000. |
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