Media
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Chamber of Commerce, 750 Organizations to Press Congress for Anti-Piracy Bill
Seek to revive PROTECT IP act, introduced in May but sidelined by Oregon senator
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News Corp. Drops BSkyB Bid as Phone Hacking Scandal Consumes Company
Statement: “It has become clear that it is too difficult to progress in this climate”
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British PM David Cameron to Announce Expanded Inquiry Into Press
Scope will be broadened from just News Corp. to scrutinize greater dealings between law enforcement, the media and politicians
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Hollywood Shutting Down Early for Carmageddon
Most studios and agencies are closing early to avoid the traffic jam — but not all
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Electronic Arts to Buy PopCap Games for $750 Million
Videogame giant hopes that acquisition of “Bejeweled” creator will boost digital revenues
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HuffPo Aggregation Causing Lots of Aggravation
A suspended reporter reveals the consistent triumph of profit motives over ethical ones
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WSJ Ex-Editor on Scandal: News Corp. ‘Incompetent’ or ‘Complicit’ (Exclusive)
Bill Grueskin, former deputy managing editor, questions why the paper is not engaged in “wrenching self-examination”
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British PM Backs Call for News Corp. to Abandon BSkyB Bid
House of Commons will vote on whether “it is in the public interest for Rupert Murdoch and News Corporation to withdraw their bid for BSkyB”
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Rupert Murdoch, James Murdoch, Rebekah Brooks Asked to Appear Before Parliament
News Corp. says it will cooperate
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News Corp. Announces $5B Stock Buyback Plan
Company will expand buyback program that was down to $1.8 billion to $5 billion
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News Corp. Scandal Crosses Atlantic: Les Hinton Under Scrutiny
To preserve the Wall Street Journal’s reputation for editorial excellence, Rupert Murdoch may have to oust his longtime confidant
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Review: R.E.M. Rewinds 25 Years With ‘Lifes Rich Pageant’ Reissue
With a reissue of 1986’s “Lifes Rich Pageant,” the band revisits the end of the Jangle Years, throwing in some less Rickenbacker-heavy demos
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Review: Colbie Caillat Keeps Floating Bubbles in ‘All of You’
On the scale of sunniness, this quintessential Malibu gal makes a fellow beachcomber like Jack Johnson look like Trent Reznor
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Deadspin Editor A.J. Daulerio Details His Trippy Video Game Exploits
Daulerio decides to spend his trip playing a baseball video game, posts a video and photos
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Tracking Transmedia
It’s tricky to track transmedia because this format covers so much ground
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Nick DeMartino