News Corp

Google Responds To Murdoch's Threats: Bring It - Posted November 10, 2009
Yesterday, Australian media mogul Rupert Murdoch complained that News Corp.'s content was being "stolen" by search engines like Google and Ask.com, and hinted that as soon as all his publications go behind a pay wall, he would force Google to remove them from their site's directory. And even though it makes... [FishBowlNY]

Huffpost Coming to City Near You| Tierney's Global Hype |Markets Rise|Post Circ Falls As Daily News Gains - Posted November 9, 2009
FishbowlLA: The Huffington Post taking a page from The Times and asking readers for local submissions. i09: Can New York Times science reporter John Tierney actually examine the question of global warming critically? New York Post: The Dow Jones is finally up again, surpassing its yearly high, so we can all relax now,... [FishBowlNY]

Huffpost Coming to City Near Your| Tierney's Global Hype |Markets Rise|Post Falls As Daily Gains - Posted November 9, 2009
FishbowlLA: >The Huffington Post taking a page from The Times and asking readers for local submissions. i09: Can New York Times science reporter John Tierney actually examine the question of global warming critically? New York Post: The Dow Jones is finally up again, surpassing its yearly high, so we can all relax now,... [FishBowlNY]

FCC Appoints WSJ Contributor Waldman New Media Advisor - Posted October 29, 2009
The FCC has named Steven Waldman as an adviser to the chairman in its office of strategic planning. According to MediaWeek, Waldman will "lead an open, fact-finding process to study the impact of technology and a weakened economy on the future of media, and make policy recommendations." If these... [FishBowlNY]

Wall Street Journal Launches Site Aimed At Coeds - Posted October 27, 2009
The Wall Street Journal has always been ahead of the curve when it comes putting their chronicles online...and making a buck off of it. Dow Jones was one of the first publishers to enact a pay wall for their Web site, alleviating the burden of online ad revenue by making their... [FishBowlNY]

Post Fires Editor Who Was Critical Of Racist Cartoon - Posted October 6, 2009
The Huffington Post reports that The New York Post has fired associate editor Sandra Guzman, months after she was critical of a Sean Delonas cartoon that garnered criticism last February for its comparison between a crazed chimpanzee and President Barack Obama. Although HuffPo, citing anonymous Post employees, said Guzman's firing "seemed retributive,"... [FishBowlNY]

Condé Nast Traveler Shows Travel Industry How To Save The World - Posted September 21, 2009
Today, we spent some time at Condé Nast Traveler's World Savers Congress, a conference that gathered members of the tourism and travel industries that are trying to make a difference in the world through conservation, sustainability and other philanthropic efforts, along with other companies and philanthropists that share their vision and... [FishBowlNY]

Hearst Tries New Ads On Newspaper Sites|Clear Channel Turns Down Palin Radio Show|Olbermann-O'Reilly Fued Squashed By Execs|WaPo Posts Profit - Posted August 1, 2009
BayNewser: Hearst Co. plans to use a new kind of ad unit on its newspaper Web sites. FishbowlLA: Clear Channel has said no thanks to a Sarah Palin radio show. New York Times: Brian Stelter reports on the cooling of the feud between MSNBC's Keith Olbermann and Bill O'Reilly of Fox News, which... [FishBowlNY]

Wall Street Journal Moves On - Posted June 11, 2009
Tomorrow, The Wall Street Journal will complete its move from its home downtown to News Corp.'s corporate headquarters at 1211 Avenue of the Americas. In advance of the move from a "newsroom with the hush of the library" to the building that some WSJ reporters call the Death Star, The Observer's... [FishBowlNY]

Examining The "Morning Joe"-Starbucks Partnership|NBC Accused Of Violating Pool Rules|Wise Words For Graduating J-School Students|DirecTV CEO May Return To News Corp.|NYT Magazine Shrinks - Posted June 1, 2009
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy AgencySpy: Is MSNBC's decision to pair "Morning Joe" with Starbucks a bad branding move? TVNewser: NBC was accused of violating pool rules over the weekend by putting Matt Lauer in every shot during an interview with Prince Harry that was meant... [FishBowlNY]

Revolving Door: East Coast Journos Spin Through Town - Posted April 19, 2007
The Wall Street Journal is hiring LA bureau casino/hotel reporter Peter Sanders as its new movie biz reporter, replacing Kate Kelly. His bureau-mate Stephanie Kang will head to NYC covering News Corp. This, and more, here.... [FishBowlLA]