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Scott Jagow

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  • Today, the Supreme Court upheld an FCC policy that allows the agency to assess huge fines on local and national broadcasts that air even a …

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  • Those mags that write about cars are showing the car companies how to do a quick-turnaround bankruptcy. Today, Source Interlink, the publisher of…

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  • Apr 28, 2009

    Morning Reading

    You know it's coming — someone Tweeting their swine flu symptoms. I can hardly wait. In the meantime, the rest of the media are acting like they…

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  • Governments and health organizations are in a precarious position with the swine flu outbreak. On one hand, they must act swiftly and decisively,…

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  • One part algae, one part rotting, water logged leaves, and occasionally a drowned animal. That's how a new documentary from American Radio Works…

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  • Hundreds of workers ran from the New York Mercantile Exchange this morning. Why? Well, what would you do if you worked near the World Trade…

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  • How often April Fools jokes imitate life. Or is it the other way around? April 1st, Marketplace aired a faux story about how people desperate to…

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  • Apr 27, 2009

    Morning Reading

    The last thing we need in a deep recession is a flu epidemic. Of course, given the usual overreaction that comes with any kind of animal-related…

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  • See if you can figure out the theme of my After the Bell podcast by the songs you'll hear in it: "The Other Side" by David Gray, "Stayin' Alive" …

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  • As the unemployment rate has gone up, so has the number of people volunteering. In March, Americorp said applications almost tripled. And this…

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