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Thirst CEO on creating the future of online news
David Brancaccio Feb 18, 2013
A startup called Thirst has just launched an app for iPhone-iPads that is trying to re-invent the way we get news online.
Does The Weather Channel benefit from blizzards?
Stacey Vanek Smith Feb 8, 2013
The Northeast is expected to be hammered by a winter storm of 'historic' proportions. Many are bracing for the worst, but some businesses think snowmageddon is snowtacular.
Miami grows as Latino TV hub
Karen Burkett Jan 14, 2013
The Miami metro area is the country's eighth largest, and it's known for a lot of things -- sunshine and beaches, cruise ships, Lebron James. Now the city is solidifying its place as the hub of Latino television.
Chinese journalists strike for second day
Martin Patience Jan 8, 2013
Chinese journalists protesting against government censorship hold a second day of strikes in the southern province of Guangdong.
What Al Jazeera needs to do to make it in the U.S.
Sarah Gardner Jan 3, 2013
Al Jazeera buys Current TV but will American audiences tune in?
Out of bankruptcy, Tribune looks to sell off newspapers
Jeff Horwich Dec 31, 2012
After four years the Tribune Company emerges from bankruptcy today. The media conglomerate includes the L.A. Times, the Chicago Tribune, a handful of TV stations and a big slice of the Food Network.
UK press may face tougher regulation after hacking scandal
Stephen Beard Nov 29, 2012
UK officials are expected to recommend a new, tougher media regulatory body following a series of phone-hacking, bribery, and data theft abuses by the country's newspapers.
Left, right or center: Time for CNN to rethink its brand
Kai Ryssdal Nov 28, 2012
On the verge of hiring former NBC head honcho Jeff Zucker, cable news expert Gabriel Sherman thinks it's time for CNN to do a branding exercise.
Send in the phone drones
David Brancaccio Nov 1, 2012
AT&T and T-Mobile say they have temporarily jury-rigged their network in parts of the Northeast so that customers who can't reach their normal cellphone connection can use the rival's tower without extra charge.
Newsweek magazine calls it quits
Kai Ryssdal Oct 18, 2012
Digital media advocate Jeff Jarvis talks about the announcement that Newsweek will cancel its print issue and go digital-only.
