Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich speaks to reporters during a campaign stop on Dec. 28 in Mason City, Iowa. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
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Tokyo Electric Power Co. officials and Japanese journalists look at the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi plant in November. International media swarmed to cover the problems at the plant, but coverage died down before interest did. David Guttenfelder/AP hide caption
Keith Olbermann left MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann last January. Craig Blankenhorn/AP hide caption
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain addresses the media on Tuesday in Arizona. Cain said he would not drop his bid for the Republicans' presidential nomination in the face of decade-old allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior. Matt York/AP hide caption
The New York Times' move to install a pay wall in March was seen as risky, but the paper's profits and its digital subscribers are up, according to third-quarter profit reports.
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The News Corp. headquarters in New York City. The top executive of News Corp.'s Wall Street Journal Europe has resigned over accusations that the paper was involved in a scheme to inflate its circulation numbers.
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie delivers remarks during the Perspectives on Leadership Forum in California on Sept. 27. Christie has been in the spotlight recently as a possible presidential candidate. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images hide caption
Republican presidential candidates debate in California on Sept. 7. NBC's Brian Williams says a moderator's persistence can reveal which questions candidates want to avoid. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images hide caption