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Al-Jazeera Buys Current TV
January 2, 2013 The acquisition gives Al-Jazeera, which is financed by the Qatari government, access to an American TV audience. The new channel, Al-Jazeera America, will be based in New York.
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Andrew Sullivan's 'The Dish' Is Leaving 'The Daily Beast,' Going Solo Again
January 2, 2013 The widely read political blog, which began as in independent forum for Sullivan's voice, is going to try charging for its content. "Getting readers to pay a small amount for content," Sullivan writes, is "the only truly solid future for online journalism."
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N.Y. News Outlet That Posted Names Of Gun Owners Hires Armed Guards
January 2, 2013 After The Journal News posted a database showing the names and addresses of individuals with gun permits in three suburban New York counties, it came under intense criticism.
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N.Y. Website Posts Map Of People With Gun Permits, Draws Criticism
December 26, 2012 The suburban Journal News took publicly available information to produce an interactive database. Critics say the newspaper has treated gun owners as if they are sex offenders.
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By Showing Ammo Magazine On NBC, Did David Gregory Break The Law?
December 26, 2012 Washington, D.C., city police are investigating whether NBC News' David Gregory broke the district's laws when he displayed what he said was a "magazine for ammunition that carries 30 bullets" on Sunday's edition of Meet the Press.
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In Christmas Message, Queen Elizabeth Returns To 3-D After 59 Years
December 20, 2012 It's been 80 years since Britain's royal family began broadcasting a Christmas message. Now, the monarch will deliver her holiday address in 3-D. It's a medium in which she's been filmed before — 59 years ago, her coronation and other events were captured by 3-D cameras.
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'Bowie Over Jordan': A New Look At The Pick That Still Haunts Portland NBA Fans
December 20, 2012 The Trail Blazers chose Kentucky center Sam Bowie with the second pick in the 1984 NBA draft. Then the Chicago Bulls took Michael Jordan. Bowie's tenure in Portland was marred by leg injuries; Jordan became a legend. ESPN recounts it all in a documentary about Bowie on Thursday night.