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Knights in Training

Founding Mothers and Pomegranate Drinks....

March 26, 2009 • When I was an apprentice butcher at Acords Market growing up in Laguna Beach, there were four guys behind the counter: Shelley, Jon, Tom and Gabe. They were all good guys but this posting involves Gabe. Gabe was a funny fast talker from Brooklyn w...

Knights in Training

One small step for humanity....

March 25, 2009 • No, seriously -- it was a very small step.

Media Circus

Fox News Thrives In The Age Of Obama

March 23, 2009 • Liberals may be ascendant around much of the nation — in control of both houses of Congress, a majority of governors' mansions and, of course, the White House — but times could hardly be better at the Fox News Channel, the cable channel liberals love to hate.

Fox News Thrives In The Age Of Obama

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Media

Newspapers Wade Into An Online-Only Future

March 20, 2009 • As revenues wither for troubled newspapers, journalists and executives are looking for salvation in the very technology that's tearing their industry apart.

Newspapers Wade Into An Online-Only Future

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Media Circus

On 'Daily Show,' Stewart, Cramer Get Serious

March 13, 2009 • The running feud between Comedy Central's Jon Stewart and CNBC came to a head Thursday when the financial network's Jim Cramer appeared on Stewart's Daily Show. Cramer accepted many of Stewart's critiques but argued the network's reporters and analysts did their best to convey the news of the financial world.

On 'Daily Show,' Stewart, Cramer Get Serious

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Media Circus

Where Were The Media As Wall Street Imploded?

March 9, 2009 • There are plenty of people to share the blame for the collapse of the nation's financial system. But whether the media played an appropriate role in reporting on the health and status of the financial industry is a tough question. Some argue coverage was overlooked; others say it was incomplete.

Where Were The Media As Wall Street Imploded?

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Financial Turmoil Grips World Markets

Denver's Rocky Mountain News Ends 150-Year Run

February 27, 2009 • The final edition of the Rocky Mountain News is out on Friday. The paper lost $16 million last year, and its owner wasn't able to find a buyer. It has been a fixture in Denver since 1859.

Denver's Rocky Mountain News Ends 150-Year Run

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Media

San Francisco May Lose Its Main Paper

February 25, 2009 • The owner of the San Francisco Chronicle says if it can't reduce expenses dramatically soon, it will close or sell the newspaper. Hearst Corp. has made it clear that the cost-cutting will require a significant number of layoffs at Northern California's largest newspaper.

San Francisco May Lose Its Main Paper

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Al-Jazeera English Struggles For U.S. Audience

February 24, 2009 • Al-Jazeera English, the 24-hour satellite news channel, has been effectively shut out of the world's most important English-language market. Now, with strong financial backing, it is vying to get picked up by U.S. television carriers.

Al-Jazeera English Struggles For U.S. Audience

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Media

Liberty Steps In To Save Sirius XM

February 17, 2009 • Sirius XM and cable giant Liberty Media announced Tuesday that Liberty will loan Sirius $530 million in exchange for a 40 percent stake in the company. The loan is a life-saver for Sirius XM, which was preparing for a possible bankruptcy filing.

Liberty Steps In To Save Sirius XM

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Financial Turmoil Grips World Markets

Sirius XM Satellite Radio Faces Bankruptcy

February 13, 2009 • Sirius XM Radio Inc., which has $3.25 billion in debt, faces a deadline next week to repay $175 million. With credit hard to come by, the satellite radio company has few options and could be forced into bankruptcy.

Sirius XM Satellite Radio Faces Bankruptcy

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Financial Turmoil Grips World Markets

A Nonprofit Panacea For Newspapers?

February 6, 2009 • As the business model for newspapers cracks apart, there are those who are lamenting and those who are inventing. Some journalists now say the industry should forget about making a profit altogether and find new ways to support the news.

A Nonprofit Panacea For Newspapers?

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Financial Turmoil Grips World Markets

Imagining A City Without Its Daily Newspaper

February 5, 2009 • In many cities around the country, the only major newspaper in town is losing money. Financial analysts say they expect some big dailies to fold. But what would it mean for a city if its newspaper were to disappear? In Hartford, Conn., some say they would lose a sense of community.

Imagining A City Without Its Daily Newspaper

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Media Circus

Bartiromo Goes In For The Kill

January 29, 2009 • The transition from the age of bashing the media to the age of eulogizing the media may be in full swing, but CNBC's Maria Bartiromo shows that, dead or alive, the standards for good journalism are unchanging.

Media

Obama Pledges 'Openness,' But Reporters Wonder

January 27, 2009 • Barack Obama had a rocky first week when it came to relations with the White House press corps. Reporters are bristling as they find some access cut off to symbolic things such as his second swearing-in. But the Obama administration has also embarked on initiatives that augur far greater transparency.

Obama Pledges 'Openness,' But Reporters Wonder

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