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ABC News Under Fire For Payment To Murder Suspect

ABC News is being criticized following revelations it paid murder suspect Casey Anthony $200,000. Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee. Red Huber/AP hide caption

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ABC News Under Fire For Payment To Murder Suspect

The attorney for Casey Anthony, who is accused of killing her daughter, told a court Thursday that ABC News had paid Anthony $200,000 for exclusive rights to reproduce family photos and a video. Several journalists said ABC's failure to tell viewers of the payment for the pictures was an ethical lapse.

ABC News Under Fire For Payment To Murder Suspect

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ABC Hires CNN's Amanpour For 'This Week'

Correspondent Christiane Amanpour will be moving to ABC in August to take over the anchor chair at This Week. Amanpour is best known for racing across the globe from hotspot to hotspot, covering conflicts for CNN. She replaces George Stephanopoulos, who moved to Good Morning America.

ABC Hires CNN's Amanpour For 'This Week'

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ABC News Announces Staff Cuts, Restructuring

ABC News President David Westin announced Tuesday that he'll be seeking hundreds of staff cuts through buyouts being offered to most news staff. The cuts are made necessary by a bad economy and increased media competition. Westin says this is a call for transformational change in the way TV news is produced in the digital age.

ABC News Announces Staff Cuts, Restructuring

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ABC News Offers Nearly All Staffers Buyouts

ABC News has told staffers that every one of them will receive a buyout offer in the next few days. The network's news division hopes to achieve staff cuts numbering in the hundreds though no figure has been named.

ABC News Offers Nearly All Staffers Buyouts

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Unknown Iran Protest Death Filmers Win Polk Award

The unnamed people who filmed and publicized the shooting death of an Iranian woman during the protests there last year have been awarded the George Polk journalism award. Other winners include New York Times correspondent David Rohde who detailed his kidnapping by the Taliban.

Unknown Iran Protest Death Filmers Win Polk Award

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Is Paterson Media Frenzy Much Ado About Nothing?

New York Gov. David Paterson has found himself in the curious position of handling unspecified allegations of personal misconduct rumored to be contained in an upcoming article in The New York Times. But Paterson denounced news outlets and political figures for trafficking in "false allegations, unsubstantiated rumors, and in some cases, straight-out lies."

Is Paterson Media Frenzy Much Ado About Nothing?

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Conservative Blogger Faces Criticism Over Protege

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Conservative Blogger Faces Criticism Over Protege

Andrew Breitbart cut his teeth with Matt Drudge on the Drudge Report and Arianna Huffington when he helped her launch The Huffington Post. Now with his own Web site, Breitbart.com, he's criticizing mainstream media over their coverage of James O'Keefe.

Conservative Blogger Faces Criticism Over Protege

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Reporters Who Are MDs Find Lines Blurred In Haiti

Some coverage of the grim situation in Haiti has raised questions about the blurring of lines between being reporter and being hero of your own narratives. Richard Besser, Sanjay Gupta and Nancy Snyderman, all doctors, have each become the subject of their own stories for lending medical aid while reporting from Haiti.

Reporters Who Are MDs Find Lines Blurred In Haiti

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The Man Behind The 'Tonight' Controversy

The upending of the late night schedule at NBC can be laid at the feet of NBC head Jeff Zucker. By moving Jay Leno to prime time, Zucker disturbed the ecosystem of viewing habits and created a downward slide of ratings leading into local news and the rest of the late-night schedule. One affiliate station revolt later, NBC has reversed itself while America watches.

The Man Behind The 'Tonight' Controversy

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'Game Change' Authors Say No Need To Name Sources

John Heilemann (left) is a writer for New York magazine. Mark Halperin is editor-at-large and senior political analyst for Time magazine. hide caption

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'Game Change' Authors Say No Need To Name Sources

Washington press and political insiders are combing through the just released book Game Change for explosive anecdotes about the politically powerful. But some observers are questioning the use of unattributed and uncorroborated stories throughout Mark Halperin and John Heilemann's new book.

'Game Change' Authors Say No Need To Name Sources

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Prosecutor Turns On Crusading Journalism School

The Cook County, Ill., prosecutor says Northwestern University journalism students are not protected under the Illinois Reporter's Privilege Act. The students are accused of altering their results in an Innocence Project investigation. The project has helped exonerate 11 men convicted of murder.

Prosecutor Turns On Crusading Journalism School

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Let The Tiger Woods Booking Wars Begin

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Let The Tiger Woods Booking Wars Begin

Tiger Woods will have to come out of seclusion at some point, and when he finally does, his first TV interview will be a major get. NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik describes the frenzied angling among producers and anchors desperate to get Tiger on their network.

Let The Tiger Woods Booking Wars Begin

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Uneasy At ABC, Stossel Finds Home At Fox Business

In his new self-titled show on the Fox Business Network, John Stossel can peddle his contrarian, sharply libertarian beliefs. The refugee from ABC is unapologetic for embracing his ideology and says he feels entitled to speak to just about anyone, anywhere, to articulate his beliefs.

Uneasy At ABC, Stossel Finds Home At Fox Business

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