As a south Orange County high school made plans Wednesday for a mass retesting, the nonprofit group that administers the Advanced Placement exams offered a disturbing picture of the proctoring environment in May that led it to void the tests of nearly 400 students.

http://www.latimes.com/news/education/la-me-trabuco24-2008jul24,0,6014463.story?track=rss

New York Times 2nd-quarter earnings plunge 82 percent, print ad revenue slips

News | c.moreover.com | 16 hours 57 minutes ago

NEW YORK (AP) _ New York Times Co. says its second-quarter earnings fell 82 percent from the year-ago quarter boosted by a one-time gain. Meanwhile, print advertising revenue continued to shrink. The New York-based newspaper publisher says its quarterly

http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r1521021158

Journal Communications, Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript (at Seeking Alpha)

News | seekingalpha.com | Jul 22, 2008

This conference call contains certain forward-looking statements related to Journal Communications’ businesses that are based on current expectations.

http://seekingalpha.com/article/86298-journal-communications-inc-q2-2008-earnings-call-transcript?source=yahoo

MRI Eyes ‘Possible Commercial Ratings’ for Magazines

News | www.foliomag.com | Jul 22, 2008

Research company acquires Starch Communications to develop new metrics for ad effectiveness.

http://www.foliomag.com/2008/mri-eyes-possible-commercial-ratings-magazines

MRI to Buy Starch Communications

News | www.mediaweek.com | Jul 22, 2008

Media news, TV ratings and television programming online. Mediaweek - latest media news, TV rating and programming news online.

http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/magazines-newspapers/e3i7bf6cae6fb666e86db18ada20a58da7b

France: France Télécom tests e-papers with seven publications

Blog | www.editorsweblog.org | Jul 21, 2008

Electronic newspapers may be the next step for French newspapers, as France Télécom tests out its electronic reading device on more than a hundred people, the New York Times (NYT) reported. The Read Go electronic reader lets users download...

http://www.editorsweblog.org/multimedia/2008/07/france_france_telecom_tests_epapers_with.php

Peanuts and portals ... "at the old ball game"

News | www.kmworld.com | Jul 21, 2008

According to a press report from IBM, Major League Baseball has deployed its WebSphere Portal software to create new ways of connecting players, umpires and fans.

http://www.kmworld.com/Articles/News/KM-In-Practice/Peanuts-and-portals-...-"at-the-old-ball-game"-50002.aspx

Mexican Hitman Newspaper Ads

News | www.disinfo.com | Jul 18, 2008

Mexican police are investigating a disturbing problem: classified ads on Mexican websites and newspapers offering hitman services. In one of them, a person describing himself as an ex-military killer offers

http://www.disinfo.com/content/story.php?title=Mexican-Hitman-Newspaper-Ads

Poll: 78% of U.S. workers feel burned out (at bizjournals.com)

News | phoenix.bizjournals.com | Jul 18, 2008

Some 78 percent of American workers say they feel burned out, according to a study conducted by Rochester, N.Y. pollster Harris Interactive on behalf of CareerBuilder.com, the jobs Web site.

http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2008/07/14/daily66.html?ana=yfcpc