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MTV's Tempo to Offer Caribbean Programming (2005-07-05): Tempo, a new cable television network dedicated to Caribbean music and culture, will be launched by MTV Networks, a division of Viacom Inc.
Social Conservatives vs. Fiscal Conservatives (2005-07-05): With the surprise retirement of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the guessing game has begun.
Vibe and Stan Lee's Pow to Create Urban Superhero (2005-07-03): Vibe Magazine and Stan Lee's POW! Entertainment have announce an exclusive partnership to create an urban superhero.
PennWell Names Philip LoPiccolo Editor-in-Chief of Solid State (2005-07-02): PennWell Corporation has named veteran business/technology chief editor Philip LoPiccolo to the position of Editor-in-Chief of Solid State Technology magazine effective June 16.
Ziff Davis Names Jim McCabe VP and Publisher of PC Magazine (2005-06-30): Ziff Davis Media Inc.
MSNBC.com Launches Digital Life (2005-06-29): MSNBC.
John Donovan Named Editor-in-Chief for Portable Design (2005-06-28): Portable Design, a magazine providing information about mobile technologies and products, has appointed John Donovan as Editor-in-Chief.
Drapes Removed from Justice Department Statue (2005-06-28): Reuters reports that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has signed an order to remove the drapes that former Attorney General John Ascroft had placed on the statue in the Great Hall at the U.
Biopeer Blog Launches Targeting Life Science Researchers (2005-06-26): Biopeer, a blog targeted at a global audience of life sciences researchers, has been launched.
Keillor to Pen Column for Tribune Media Services (2005-06-23): Radio host and humorist Garrison Keillor will write a new, weekly column for Tribune Media Services (TMS), which plans to distribute it to newspapers in the U.
Cruise's Effect on the Tabloid Life Cycle (2005-06-23): Slate ruins everyone's fun by explaining the life cycle of a tabloid story, and why the TomKat phenomenon is really rocking the worlds of the celebrity scandal sheets.
Fetch Targets Bay Area Dog Owners (2005-06-21): Fetch is a new Bay Area publication for dog owners.
New Ambassador to Iraq Gives Grim Report (2005-06-21): Our new ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad, visited Iraq to see the situation for himself.
John Foley Named Editor of InformationWeek (2005-06-20): InformationWeek has announced that John Foley has been named Editor of InformationWeek.
Evan Hansen Named Wired News Editor in Chief (2005-06-19): Lycos, Inc.
Knight Ridder Launches East Bay Daily News (2005-06-18): Knight Ridder has announced the publication of a new free daily newspaper called the The East Bay Daily News to serve Berkeley, Emeryville, Piedmont, Kensington, Albany and parts of Oakland.
Jon Fine Joins BusinessWeek (2005-06-17): BusinessWeek has announced that Jon Fine will be joining the magazine as the media columnist to write a weekly column.
Bush Poll Numbers Continue Their Freefall (2005-06-16): The new CBS News/New York Times poll came out today and the news is bad for Bush.
August Corporation Launches August Review (2005-06-15): The August Corporation has announced the launch of The August Review, a world affairs journal edited by bestselling author and former SEC investment advisor Patrick M.
House Revolts Over Patriot Act (2005-06-15): The House of Representatives voted to limit the Patriot Act, in defiance of President Bush.