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Bloomberg News Reporter Remembered

Bloomberg News reporter Mark Pittman died last week at age 52. Although he was not well-known outside Bloomberg, Pittman was a legend inside it. His reporting on credit default swaps suggested the likelihood of a market collapse. Pittman also questioned the financial viability of the pre-crash mortgage culture.

Bloomberg News Reporter Remembered

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GlobalPost: A New Experiment In Foreign Coverage

In recent years, budgets for permanent foreign staffs have been slashed in all but a handful of newsrooms. GlobalPost, an upstart online news outlet that relies on a network of more than 70 part-time contributors in 50 countries, is making the case for a new for-profit model for covering the world.

GlobalPost: A New Experiment In Foreign Coverage

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Complaint Adds To Tumult At 'Washington Times'

The Washington Times has long thought to be immune from the economic forces challenging the rest of newspaper industry because of the deep pockets of its founder and owner, the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, head of the Unification Church. But the recession has taken a toll on the paper and now an apparent power struggle among Moon's sons is adding to the paper's challenges.

Complaint Adds To Tumult At 'Washington Times'

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Oprah To End Show In 2011

Oprah Winfrey is expected to announce Friday that her talk show will end in 2011. Winfrey's production company, Harpo Productions Inc., said she would provide more details on Friday's Oprah Winfrey Show.

Oprah To End Show In 2011

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What's Behind Lou Dobbs' Leaving CNN?

Lou Dobbs, shown in 2007, announced Wednesday that he is leaving CNN. Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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What's Behind Lou Dobbs' Leaving CNN?

The CNN anchor quit Wednesday after months of tensions with executives, saying he would seek new ways to advocate his opinions. Dobbs evolved as a hard-liner on illegal immigration after the Sept. 11 attacks. His often inflammatory views conflicted with corporate strategy.

What's Behind Lou Dobbs' Leaving CNN?

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Jayson Blair: Offering His Views On Making Up News

He hasn't said much since he published a memoir that was both a mea culpa and an accusation regarding his fabricated stories for The New York Times. But he will speak Friday at the twice-yearly Washington and Lee Journalism Ethics Institute.

Jayson Blair: Offering His Views On Making Up News

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CNN Slips To Last Place In Prime-Time Programming

CNN's prime-time programs finished fourth and last among the cable news networks in October. CNN's programs finished behind not only Fox News and MSNBC, but also its own sister network HLN.

CNN Slips To Last Place In Prime-Time Programming

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Innovative 'Times' Reporter Draws Limbaugh's Ire

Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh lashed out this week at a New York Times reporter, calling him part of a radical environmental movement. Reporter Andrew Revkin could be considered fairly revolutionary — but perhaps not in the way Limbaugh thinks.

Innovative 'Times' Reporter Draws Limbaugh's Ire

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Obama Administration Takes On Fox News

The White House is taking direct aim at Fox News, the news organization that is the home to the most potent collection of its conservative critics. The network also happens to be the nation's top-rated cable news station.

Obama Administration Takes On Fox News

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Uncertainty Circulates Around Future Of 'Ebony,' 'Jet'

Two titles with a strong tradition of serving African-Americans are up against a plunging economy, changes in media consumption and the greater inclusion of black figures in other American media outlets.

Uncertainty Circulates Around Future Of 'Ebony,' 'Jet'

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Jeff Jarvis: Rewriting Media's Business Model (Again)
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Jeff Jarvis: Rewriting Media's Business Model (Again)

Brace yourselves for the collapse of big regional newspapers, Jarvis warns — but don't give up hope. The new media evangelist and author of What Would Google Do? says that alliances of small, local news Web sites are the future of journalism.

Jeff Jarvis: Rewriting Media's Business Model (Again)

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