Media
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U.S. Files Antitrust Suit to Stop AT&T, T-Mobile Merger
The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit to block AT&T’s proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile
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It’s Not Easy Being Google: Honchos Feeling the Pushback
Google chair Eric Schmidt preached to the unconverted at a European TV fest, even as co-founder Larry Page faces many woes as CEO
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News Deluge Lifts Fox News, CNN Ratings in August
Fox News continued top dominate its rivals while CNN edged past MSNBC
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Kentucky U. Cracks Down on Press Freedom
University limited a student reporter’s access to the team for not going through the sports information department
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Rupert, James Murdoch to Testify Under Oath About Phone Hacking
A UK governmental inquiry will bring both Murdochs and potentially many more figures in the scandal before a high court judge
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Kyra and Kevin, Demi, and Bustah Help Perez Save the Music
Before the VMAs rolled into town, the “Thelma and Louise” gang gathered at the Academy
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Rush Limbaugh Blames Media for Hurricane Irene Hysteria, Ignores Facts
The conservative talk radio host lampoons the media — as many have — but errs when he says Obama wanted it to be a disaster
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Zynga IPO Reportedly Delayed Thanks to Market Downturn
Gaming company was supposed to go public next month, but that may not happen until November
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Twitter Adds D.C.-Based Head of Public Policy
The social networking site has brought on Colin Crowell as its second full-time D.C. staffer
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Slate’s Former Media Critic Jack Shafer to Live Chat About Layoffs
The Poynter institute is holding a live chat at 12:30 ET for Shafer to answer people’s questions
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D.C. Drama Has Been Very Good for Politico
Its online explosion has led the organization to launch two new initiatives in the past year — a premium content service and an events business
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Hurricane Hysteria: Media Fueled Needless Panic Over Irene
It’s good to be prepared, but the media went overboard — again — in its coverage of Hurricane Irene
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Hurricane Irene Coverage: A Real Raw Deal (Video)
Reporters out in the field had to contend with flashers, looky-loos and foam that may have been whipped up from sewage storm runoff
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Top Twitter Curmudgeons: The 10 Surliest Folks to Follow
From Andrew Breitbart to Kurt Sutter, some folks who feel we all have to know about the things they cannot stand
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Kathy Griffin Hits on Justin Bieber in Jim Carrey Spoof (Video)
“The sex is gonna be weird,” the “My Life on the D List” star admits