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Leisurely Read for Thanksgiving, Nov. 26

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:45:22 GMT

1. A young adult book that won a National Book Award last week has resurrected the story of Claudette Colvin, who as a black teenager got arrested for refusing to give up her Montgomery, Ala.

Elemental Technologies is Transcoding Video in "Record Time," The...

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:57:30 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO -- At the NewTeeVee conference this month, we caught up with Sam Blackman, CEO of Elemental Technologies. The company has launched a new server appliance for transcoding live HD video at very fast rates, "faster than real time,"...

New York Times Releases Free BlackBerry Application

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:26:51 GMT

The New York Times has released a free, full fledged BlackBerry application sponsored by UPS.Mobile continues to be a very popular way for Times readers to access our content, Marc Frons, The New York Times Co.s chief technology officer/digital operations, said in a statement.

New York Times Goes Live with Free BlackBerry App

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:15:55 GMT

Like many (including my bud Ronen over at BerryReview), I could have sworn the New York Times already had a BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) App available for

Bill Kennard leaves NY Times for EU ambassadorship (AP)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:44:11 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) -- William Kennard, former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has resigned from the board of the New York Times Co. to become

Janet Tavakoli: Goldman Sachs Responds to the New York Times

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:06:38 GMT

Pulitzer Prize winner, Gretchen Morgenson of the New York Times wrote a must read article (Revisiting a Fed Waltz with AIG, November 21, 2009) on Sunday in which she recaps salient points from the November 17, 2009 report of the Office of the Special Inspector General (Neil Barofsky)

The New York Times Announces Special Times Reader Offer with Sams...

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:22:00 GMT

The New York Times announced today a special offer for new subscribers to Times Reader 2.0: order a one-year subscription to Times Reader 2.0 and receive a $100 discount toward the purchase of a Samsung Go(TM) netbook. "Times Reader is an exceptional way for a growing segment of our audience

NYT: Health bill revives abortion groups - The New York Times- ms...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:53:24 GMT

Lobbying over abortion was turning into a sleepy business. But the health care debate has brought a new boom, and both sides are exploiting it with fund-raising appeals.

Yellow Journalism: New York Times Calls for Bing Boycott Over Chi...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:12:36 GMT

Nicholas Kristoff took to the pages of the New York Times to call for a boycott of Bing. Yes, Kristoff is attempting to create the news instead of just cover it, and yes, that goes against the fundamentals covered in any Journalism 101 class. Kristoff claims that Bing is cozying up to China and

Bestsellers, Penguin Group (USA) Weekly Update - 11/23

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:03:38 GMT

(View entire post here) Portfolio/ Sentinel Lands a Record Three Titles on The New York Times Bestseller Lists in the Same

Hotel Review: Copley Square Hotel in Boston

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Eighteen million dollars in renovation costs later, the 143-room hotel has young locals prancing through the lobby to the hotel bar.

Revenge Is Tweet, Finds Lobbyist Miffed By New York Times Story

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:25:02 GMT

The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation's 1 million lawyers every month. It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession from Wall Street to Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue.

Is Harbinger giving up on The New York Times Co.?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:00:00 GMT

Filed under: New York Times'A' (NYT)Activist hedge fund Harbinger

A surplus of energy that might even last

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:58:15 GMT

A New York Times article analyzes the current state of the energy market in the U.S. and provides predictions for energy consumption and demand in the future.

Harbinger Drops More Of Its New York Times Stock

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:48:00 GMT

Pogue previews pretty perfectly-priced Palm Pixi

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:00:00 GMT

David Pogue’s latest column in the New York Times concerns the new Palm Pixi, the Pre’s precocious kid sister. The official price is $100 with a 2-year

New York Times launches Chicago edition today

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:59:57 GMT

The New York Times is launching its new Chicago edition today, reports Editor Publisher. The new edition, which will be included each week in the Friday and Sunday New York Times, will be composed of two additional pages of...

Ex-McKesson Chairman Is Found Guilty of Fraud - New York Times

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:52:31 GMT

A federal jury found the former chairman of McKesson guilty of fraud on Thursday, nearly 10 years after he played a central role in a costly corporate accounting scandal.

NYT to Launch 'Local' Edition in Chicago

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:37:00 GMT

The New York Times is launching its latest "local" edition in Chicago on Friday in conjunction with the Chicago News Cooperative. The Chicago area report will appear on Fridays and Sundays in the New York Times.

Hedge Fund Harbinger Again Cuts Stake in New York Times Co.

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Top Newspaper Publishing Stories - Editor & Publisher provides newspaper industry headlines covering emerging and important news.

Exploded: the myth of a miracle bomb detector | Ben Goldacre | Co...

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:05:05 GMT

Ben Goldacre: The New York Times and the magician James Randi have uncovered a nonsense of truly epic proportions

The New York Times is relocating some wire service positions to G...

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:14:00 GMT

The wire service shortens and edits New York Times stories to fit Associated Press style guidelines.The move will start in February with 13 jobs for the wire service, the Times Digest - a shortened edition of The Times

New York Times to lay off news service workers

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:49:59 GMT

Those cuts are in addition to the 100 newsroom jobs the Times plans to eliminate by the end of the year, according to New York Times Co. spokeswoman Diane McNulty. New nonunion jobs will be created at the Times Co.'s Gainesville Sun in Florida to handle editing the wire service.

New York Times to Lay off News Service Workers

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:35:18 GMT

The New York Times newspaper reports that those cuts don't count toward the 100 newsroom jobs the Times plans to eliminate by the end of the year. The 100 jobs amount to roughly 8 percent of the total in the newsroom.

New York Times to lay off news service workers

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:34:52 GMT

The New York Times News Service, which repackages Times stories for other media outlets, is laying off up to 25 employees.