Media
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Comcast-NBCU Under Fire for Dragging Its Feet on Diversity
EXCLUSIVE: From civil rights groups to Oprah Winfrey, criticism is rising at the cable giant’s slow moves on its diversity pledge
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Samantha Ronson Arrested for DUI at 10:30 in the Morning
Lindsay Lohan’s ex pulled over by police following Vegas deejay gig
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FCC Ruling Restricts Cable Providers From Pulling Channels During Carriage Disputes
So-called “stand-still order” means cable/satellite providers can’t pull channels off their services until the FCC can render a ruling in any given carriage dispute
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Walt Disney Taps Kathryn Kranhold as SVP of Corporate Communications
The former Wall Street Journal reporter will oversee strategy relating to financial reporting, legal matters and corporate reputation management
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NY Times Creates New Political Desk, Appoints Dick Stevenson Editor
The Washington bureau’s deputy chief will now report directly to the top editors
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New MSNBC Host Chris Hayes Channels Rachel Maddow — and Tim Robbins
The new weekend show host looks to replicate the “substantive perspective and sensibility” of his TV mentor, Rachel Maddow
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Scientology Hits Back: ‘Inside Scientology’ Filled with Inaccuracies
Church claims the book’s author Janet Reitman never contacted its officials; Reitman says charges are “just wrong”
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Al-Jazeera English Launches in New York
Since midnight on Monday, Al-Jazeera English has been available to Time Warner subscribers in New York City and will soon be available to Verizon FiOS subscribers in the Big Apple as well
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Scarlett Johansson Shoots Down Marine — but Sends Him Bubbly
Like Betty White, the “Iron Man 2” actress will be unable to attend the armed services soiree
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David LeGrant, Acting Coach, Dies at 87
“Never copy anyone,” LeGrant would tell his students from Tobey Maguire to Bernadette Peters
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THR’s Beckman: ‘Not Yet Where We Want to Be With the End Goal’
With Finkelstein running the day-to-day, he says: “I am the CEO, I was the CEO and will continue to be the CEO”
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Vanity Fair Unleashes Murdoch E-book
The magazine’s second e-book will trace the rise of the media baron, the spread of his empire and his current legal and ethics troubles
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Amy Winehouse’s Last-Ditch Recovery Hope: Dr. Drew Pinsky
“Celebrity Rehab” host claims that deceased “Rehab” singer tried to reach him for help
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Meat Loaf Experiences a Fall From Grace in Concert (Video)
“Bat Out of Hell” belter tumbled from the stage in Pittsburgh Thursday night — but quickly recovered
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‘Inside Scientology’ Author: ‘They Have the Goods on Everybody’
Janet Reitman dishes on how the church is more of a business than a religion and why Tom Cruise is still its public face