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Ark. jury chooses life sentence in TV anchor death

Anne Pressly's mother approached defense attorneys moments after jurors spared the life of the Arkansas man convicted of killing her daughter in an attack so brutal that it left the television anchor's face shattered and unrecognizable.

Murder trial to begin in Ark. TV anchor's death

A man accused of killing a popular Arkansas television personality is going on trial.

Judge won't delay trial in TV anchorwoman killing

An Arkansas judge has ruled against delaying the trial of a man accused of killing a television anchorwoman.

Divers recover anchor from reputed Blackbeard ship

An anchor from a shipwreck thought to be Blackbeard's flagship, the Queen Anne's Revenge, was so unstable that divers in North Carolina retrieved it Wednesday rather than waiting until next year.

Judge allows tapes as evidence in TV anchor death

A judge has agreed to allow DNA evidence and all taped confessions as evidence during the trial of the man accused in the slaying of an Arkansas TV anchorwoman.

Prosecutor: Man admits killing Ark TV anchorwoman

The man accused of killing an Arkansas television anchorwoman confessed three separate times to detectives that he committed the slaying, a deputy prosecutor said Tuesday.

Man accused in TV anchor death wants new lawyers

The man accused of killing an Arkansas television anchorwoman says he no longer trusts his defense team.

Man accused in TV anchor death appears in 2nd case

The man accused of killing an Arkansas television anchorwoman pleaded not guilty Thursday in a separate rape and burglary case in his hometown.

Man accused in TV anchor's death pleads not guilty

A man accused in the slaying of a Little Rock, Ark., television news anchor has pleaded not guilty and says police have the wrong person.

DNA ties suspect in Ark. anchor slaying to rape

Forensic evidence gathered at the home of a slain television anchorwoman led police to a man now also suspected of raping a school teacher in eastern Arkansas, officials said Friday.

Judge issues gag order in TV anchorwoman's slaying

A judge imposed a gag order Wednesday in the capital murder case against a man accused of fatally beating a Little Rock television anchorwoman.

Tips lead to arrest in slaying of Ark. TV anchor

The phones began ringing at police headquarters soon after local television stations broadcast a picture of a man accused of killing a popular TV anchorwoman. Within an hour and a half, he was in custody.

Ex-Philly TV anchor gets house arrest for hacking

A former TV newsman in Philadelphia who said he felt threatened by his co-anchor's "rising star" was sentenced Monday to six months of house arrest after hacking into her e-mail and leaking gossip that contributed to her downfall.

Feuding Philly anchors making, not breaking, news

The soap operas that fill TV screens across Philadelphia don't stop when the local news begins.

Beaten TV anchor never regained consciousness

The parents of slain TV anchorwoman Anne Pressly say their daughter couldn't identify her attacker because she never fully regained consciousness after the beating that led to her death.

Police seek suspect in Ark. TV anchorwoman's death

Police said they have information they hope will lead them to the killer of a television anchorwoman who died days after a brutal attack in her home. Police said they do not yet know the suspect's identity, and would not say what evidence they have linking the person to the attack on Anne Pressly, 26, who died Saturday.

Tributes pour in after Arkansas TV anchor's death

Flowers and candles piled up Sunday outside the home where a TV anchorwoman was found brutally beaten, as tributes poured into the Web site of the Little Rock station where her colleagues mourned her death.

Fired Philly TV anchor sues colleague, station

A fired Philadelphia newscaster has filed a lawsuit accusing her former co-anchor of invading her privacy and leaking personal information to the media.

Fired Philly TV anchor admits e-mail hacking

A fired TV newscaster admitted in court Friday that he illegally hacked into his co-anchor's e-mail accounts and leaked private information about her to gossip columnists.

Feds: Philly ex-anchor hacked colleague's e-mail

A fired TV newscaster was charged Monday with hacking into the e-mail of his glamorous younger co-anchor hundreds of times for more than two years, as leaked information about her personal life helped lead to her own downfall.

Philadelphia newscaster fired amid e-mail scandal

The TV station that fired newscaster Alycia Lane after several embarrassing off-camera incidents fired her former co-anchor Monday, nearly a month after his computer was seized in a federal investigation of allegations that someone leaked Lane's e-mail.

Philly TV station denies fired newscaster's claims

A Philadelphia television station has denied claims that it maliciously damaged the reputation of a former newscaster.

Philly news anchor target in FBI probe of scandal

An evening news anchor is under federal investigation and off the air after his fired co-anchor complained that someone may have hacked into her e-mails and leaked them to gossip columnists.

Missing anchor was actually reclaimed by US Navy

The case of the missing anchor has been solved. A decorative anchor was reported stolen Monday from where it sat in front of the Naval Reserve Center in La Crosse. The report raised eyebrows because police described the anchor as 6 feet long and weighing 2,000 pounds, and said there were no witnesses to the theft even though the center faces a well-traveled street.

CBS Reduces TV Stations' News Staffs

CBS-owned TV stations in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago are reducing their news staffs. The cuts include two well-known anchors in Los Angeles, five on-air veterans in San Francisco and one of Chicago's highest-paid anchors.

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Tom Brokaw Involved in Deadly Accident in the Bronx
Source: ABC Local Affiliates

BRONX (WABC) -- One person was killed in an accident that also involved former network news anchor Tom Brokaw and his wife in the Bronx. The accident happened on the eastbound Bruckner Expressway near the Sheridan Expressway at 1:00 p.m.

Fox News regular says Katie Couric 'looks Oriental'
Source: Raw Story

A Fox News contributor who helped popularize claims that President Barack Obama wasn't born in the United States has done one better, leveling a racist charge against CBS News anchor Katie Couric.

CNN Anchor Dobbs Quitting, I Do Not Blame Him
Source: CNN

I think there may be more GOOD Journalists leaving CNN and other mainllined media MSNBC as the biased and Risk Management info continues. Article in part and link to Video "New York (CNN) -- CNN's Lou Dobbs stepped down from his controversial role as an advocacy anchor at the n …

Birthright Citizenship Act of 2009 Introduced to Congress (H.R.1868)
Source: Right Side News

The Birthright Citizenship Act of 2009 would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act. Under the bill, a person born in the United States gains citizenship if one of the person's parents is:

Walter Cronkite, 1916-2009
Source: New York Post

Cronkite, who died Friday night at 92, was unique in a now-bygone era of television news. Today's multi-media generation will find it impossible to understand the commanding authority with which he spoke and the absolute trust he engendered among his viewers.

The Loss of Cronkite, a Bloggers Perspective.

To young journalists and aspiring journalists who have a firm understanding of history, Walter Cronkite is a legend. His candor and truth, his unimpeachable standards a method worth aspiring to. To those unaware of Mr.

Walter Cronkite: a Well-Renowned Newscaster Passed On

During much of my childhood, it seemed that the evening network news on television was 30 minutes of coverage of the Vietnam War. Actually several other subjects, commercials, etc., were included in those 30 minute broadcasts.

CBS Legend Walter Cronkite Dies
Source: CBS News

Walter Cronkite, who personified television journalism for more than a generation as anchor and managing editor of the "CBS Evening News," has died Friday night in his New York home following a long illness, surrounded by family. He was 92.

Legendary Broadcaster Walter Cronkite Gone At 92 Years Old

Walter Cronkite has passed away at the age of 92 today. I have established this article as a place to mourn Cronkite, talk about our memories of him and recognize his achievements in the field of American broadcast journalism.

Thanks AC: Cooper Apologizes for "Teabag" Joke
Source: MediaBistro.com

CNN's Anderson Cooper spoke at UCLA Sunday as part of the Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture Series, and was asked about his "teabagging" comment last month during the Q&A portion. Here is a video of his response, taken by an audience member.

Media bias about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict exposed. (Some graphic images)
Source: YouTube

Why is the American (and Canadian) media so biased in the coverage of the Israeli - Palestine conflict?

RADIO: K-Rock - Booker - Afternoons 2pm-7pm
Source: 923krock.com

From K-Rock site: Chris Booker is back on 92.3 K-ROCK and will take over afternoon drive (2pm-7pm) starting Wednesday, January 7, it was announced today by 92.3 K-ROCK's PD, Mark Chernoff.

Straight Out To Drew Petrimoulx
Source: canyon-news.com

Excerpt: What does the newest sensation in journalism, talk radio and cable TV have to say about his rise in fame since the story broke of the missing toddler in Orlando Florida? A lot.

Police nab suspect in anchor's death, seek answers
Source: Yahoo! News

Police for weeks had neither a suspect nor a motive in the beating death of a popular television anchorwoman. A suspect is now in custody, but many questions remain unanswered.

Dan Rather explains how journalism is controlled and compromised
Source: YouTube

Former CBS Anchorman, Dan Rather, speaks to an audience about how corporate broadcasters have compromised journalistic integrity by satisfying stockholders, instead of public interests.

Should MSNBC Allow Rachel Maddow To Anchor Breaking News Events?
Source: The Huffington Post

When MSNBC moved to replace Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews with David Gregory in the anchor's chair during election coverage, relegating the more opinionated hosts to commentary and analysis, the New York Times declared that the "experiment" of putting "politically incendiary …

Broadcast news down the tube
Source: The Covington News

At one time, just 30 years ago, the three major networks held the rapt attention of the American people at 6:30 p.m. every weekday evening. It was how families set their clocks. It was how they planned their evenings. It was must-see TV.

Survey Shows TV Is Still Main News Source
Source: Wall Street Journal

Fewer Americans are reading newspapers -- they are getting their news online instead -- but television remains the leading source of news in the country, according to the Pew Research Center's biannual survey on news-consumption habits.

Is Jon Stewart the most trusted anchor in America?
Source: International Herald Tribune

IT'S been more than eight years since "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" made its first foray into presidential politics with the presciently named Indecision 2000, and the difference in the show's approach to its coverage then and now provides a tongue-in-cheek measure of the sho …

The Real News Network - Canada: This is the dirtiest oil in the world
Source: therealnews.com

Guardian: What happens when the world's biggest oil companies target a northern wilderness?

Warrant issued for CBS News anchor Katie Couric
Source: worldnetdaily.com

A warrant has reportedly been issued for Katie Couric, the face of the CBS Evening News, over an unpaid tax bill in the state of New York.

Brian Williams Nudges NBC to The Top With A Light Touch
Source: The Washington Post

It was shortly after midnight after Tuesday's elections when Brian Williams popped up on MSNBC and offered one explanation for Hillary Clinton's big wins in Ohio and Texas.

The Cafferty FOOL Wrongly Assails John Edwards
Source:

Every afternoon in CNN's "Situation Room," anchored by milquetoast non-talent Wolf Blitzer, Blitzer shares a few short exchanges with self-styled curmudgeon, Jack Cafferty.

Journalism's girl-floozy
Source: popandpolitics.com

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