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Clouds Over Cumulus: Radio Ratings Plunge

Clouds Over Cumulus: Radio Ratings Plunge

A prestigious radio industry analyst and author of Inside Music Media revealed on Thursday a stunning ratings nosedive across a broad array of formats for Cumulus Media’s Citadel acquisition. In addition to its virtual implosion of its bedrock conservative AM talk stations,

NJ's Largest Paper, Star-Ledger, Cuts 40 News Jobs

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s largest newspaper says it is cutting about 170 jobs, including 25 percent of its newsroom positions, as it moves to consolidate operations and cut costs. The Star-Ledger reports on NJ.com that the cuts will

Climate Skeptics Clean Up at International Blog Awards

Climate Skeptics Clean Up at International Blog Awards

Congratulations to all the winners of the 2014 Bloggies – the web’s longest-running blog awards, as voted for by readers all around the world. Here’s a curious thing: no fewer than seven of the category winners are prominent climate skeptics. They are:

5 Reason America Should Be Grateful Piers Morgan Was Cancelled

5 Reason America Should Be Grateful Piers Morgan Was Cancelled

For the last couple of years, in the immediate wake of numerous mass-shootings, Americans have had to suffer through Piers Morgan’s thoughtless exploitation of the shooting victims in furtherance of his own personal anti-gun crusade. Although his ratings were embarrassing,

Media Joins Obama in Mission Accomplished Obamacare Spin

Media Joins Obama in Mission Accomplished Obamacare Spin

The old media really seemed to be reveling in the “miraculous” recovery of Obamacare, uncritically reporting  signups have “surged” to that vaunted, administration-set “seven million” enrollees figure that remains under a cloud of suspicion given major gaps in what we

Maria Bartiromo's New Fox News Show Debuts Strong

Maria Bartiromo's New Fox News Show Debuts Strong

Financial reporter Maria Bartiromo’s new Sunday morning Fox News show aired last weekend, debuting to very strong numbers. It won its time slot and earned one of the network’s strongest showings for the year in the important 25 to 54-year-old bracket.

Al Jazeera Staffer Nominates Greenwald for Journalism Award

Al Jazeera Staffer Nominates Greenwald for Journalism Award

Glenn Greenwald, the left-wing journalist best known for his coverage and association with infamous national security leaker Edward Snowden, will receive the University of Georgia’s McGill Medal for Journalistic Courage. Dorothy Parvaz, an Al Jazeera English editor, won the award

Buffalo Mass Mob Concept Goes Viral

Buffalo Mass Mob Concept Goes Viral

On Feb. 1, the Associated Press ran a piece on the Buffalo Mass Mob, led by organizer and founder Christopher Byrd, which uses Facebook and Twitter to assemble like-minded lay Catholics and vote on which of a selection of the

Piers Morgan: The NRA Is A Bully

Piers Morgan: The NRA Is A Bully

During the final airing of Piers Morgan Live – a March 28th adieu to a show Morgan himself admitted had “taken a bath in the ratings” because of his frequent gun control rants – the Brit looked into the camera one last time to

Breitbart News Announces Addition of Charlie Spiering

Breitbart News Announces Addition of Charlie Spiering

WASHINGTON D.C. – The Breitbart News Network (@BreitbartNews) announced today it’s bringing in former Washington Examiner reporter Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) as the newest edition of the Breitbart News political team led by Washington Editor Jonathan Strong (@j_strong). Spiering worked as a

What Ken Vogel Doesn't Get About Adelson, RJC

What Ken Vogel Doesn't Get About Adelson, RJC

Kenneth Vogel is leading Politico this morning with a feature piece about Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire who hosted the Republican Jewish Coalition’s spring leadership meeting this past weekend at his hotel and casino, the Venetian, in Las Vegas.  Vogel’s piece

L.A. Times Cooks the Books as Obamacare Deadline Hits

L.A. Times Cooks the Books as Obamacare Deadline Hits

The Los Angeles Times greeted the Obamacare enrollment data on Monday with a striking headline, claiming that “at least 9.5 million previously uninsured people have gained coverage,” which is 3 million people more than the Obama administration itself claimed last week

Politico Gives Obamacare Enrollment 'A-' Grade

Politico Gives Obamacare Enrollment 'A-' Grade

Politico has awarded Obamacare a grade of “A-” for its first enrollment season, lauding the law for almost reaching its signup goal. However, despite Politico‘s happy face on the Affordable Care Act, the public’s support for the law is at