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New Oil Well Cap Appears to Be Working (2010-07-16): There appears to be some great news on the BP oil spill.
CNN Turns 30 (2010-06-02): CNN turned 30 on June 1st.
Haute Living Launches Blogs for Eight New Markets (2010-05-30): Haute Living Magazine has added eight new markets to its online division: Hawaii, London, Atlanta, Las Vegas, Chicago, Dallas, Phoenix/Scottsdale, and Dubai.
AOL Using Thousands of Writers for Online Content Creation (2010-05-26): AOL has transformed from a software company to a content company.
Time Launches NewsFeed (2010-05-15): Time has launched NewsFeed, which promises to cover breaking news and trendy news.
SNL Skit: Times Square Bomber Gives a Press Conference (2010-05-09): This skit is from the dress rehearsal from last night's Saturday Night Live starring Fred Armisen as the Times Square bomber and Maya Rudolph as his translator.
Washington Post Co. to Sell Newsweek (2010-05-05): The Washington Post Co.
Reed Business Information Closes 23 Trade Publications (2010-04-16): Reed Business Information (RBI) has concluded its divestment of US controlled circulation magazines.
Techmeme Launches Media Gazer (2010-03-25): Techmeme has expanded its offering with a new service tracking the media called Media Gazer.
National Enquirer Could Win Pulitzer Prize (2010-02-25): Emily Miller at The Huffington Post reports that the Pulitzer Prize Board accept the National Equirer's submission for a Pulitzer Prize.
NYTimes.com to Introduce Metered Plan (2010-01-22): The New York Times has announced plans to start charging for content on its website at nytimes.
Editor & Publisher Returns Under New Ownership (2010-01-17): Editor & Publisher, a leading media industry news source, has returned under new ownership after being closed by Nielsen in December.
President Obama: Buck Stops With Me (2010-01-07): President Obama today announced new measures in his speech about the Christmas underwear bomber.
Washington Blade Publisher Shuts Down (2009-11-16): FishbowlDC reports that Window Media LLC, the nation's largest gay and lesbian newspaper publisher is closing down.
U.S. Media Running Afoul of British Libel Laws (2009-11-12): Libel laws are much stricter in Great Britain than they are in the U.
Hachette Filipacchi Media Closes Metropolitan Home and Pointclickhome.com (2009-11-10): Hachette Filipacchi Media is shuttering Metropolitan Home magazine.
TopTenReviews Acquires Space.com, LiveScience.com and Newsarama.com (2009-11-03): TopTenReviews has acquired the Consumer Media Division of Imaginova Inc.
White House Website Now Runs on Drupal (2009-10-26): The White House website at whitehouse.
Newsday Starts Charging $5 Weekly Fee (2009-10-22): Newsday has announced that people who are not Optimum Online customers or Newsday customers will have to start paying a $5 weekly fee to access Newsday.
New York Times Cutting 100 Newsroom Jobs (2009-10-19): The New York Times Media Decoder blog is reporting that the Times is cutting 100 newsroom jobs, about 8% of the total newsroom jobs.