11/20: Media Briefing for Friday, November 20, 2009
Two hundred Web sites spread al Qaida's message in English. (Associated Press)
Intel says chips in brains will control computers by 2020. (Computer World)
In Connecticut, the Manchester Journal Inquirer has sued the Hartford Courant for rumnning links to Journal Inquirer stories on itds Web site. (Manchester, Connecticut Journal Inquirer (Associated Press)
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Commitee conducted no vote on a federal shield law to protect reporters. (All Access)
U.S. Senators John Kerry, Massachusetts Democrat, and Charles Grassley, Iowa Republican, are expressing concern over multiple station operations, including stations taking over newscasts of other stations in the market. (All Access)
The FCC should probe TV station duopolies, according to the American Cable Association. (TV News Check)
There would be hundreds of new non-commercial Low Power FM stations under a measure approved by the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. (All Access)
The Anti-Defamation League has criticized Fox New Channel and radio host Glenn Beck. (All Access)
The radio station in Hungary owned by U.S. radio station group owner has been taken off the air. Emmis stations in New York are FM stations WQHT 97.1, WRKS 98.7 and WRXP 101.9. (All Access)
Ruth Seymour, general manager of Los Angeles public FM station KCRW 89.9, is stepping down. (All Access)
The FCC chairman says spectrum is needed for broadband. (Broadcasting & Cable)
Oprah Winfrey is leaving her broadcast TV show in 2 years to concentrate on her cable TV network that bears her name. (New York Times) (New York Daily News) (Washington Post) (Associated Press) (Chicago Tribune) (Chicago Sun Times)
It won't be the same without Oprah. (Chicago Tribune)
43 pictures of Oprah (Chicago Tribune) Oprah's Michogan Avenue, Chicago party (Chicago Tribune) (Chicago Sun Times)
Timeline for Oprah (Chicago Sun Times)
Roger Ebert: Oprah could move into a new mode. (Chicago Sun Times)
Oprah's move will have a ripple effect on TV. (Los Angeles Times)
Firms defrauded deaf phone fund, U.S. charges. (Associated Press)
Google is to add captions, improving YouTube videos. (New York Times)
Google is offering a challenge to Windows. (New York Times)
Google says it does not want to be a utility. (New York Times)
Palm drops the iTunes workaround, for now. (New York Times)
BigDeal puts a new spin on entertainment shopping. (New York Times)
Though Dell's profit slips, its outlook turns brighter. (New York Times)
How solid is the Intel - AMD truce? (San Jose Mercury News)
AOL is cutting one third of its staff. (New York Times) (Los Angeles Times) (Associated Press)
California imposes a rule for efficiency on some TV sets. (New York Times) (Los Angeles Times) (PC World) (Associated Press) (San Francisco Chronicle)
California U.S. Senator Diane Feinstein is seeking national regulation of energy consumption by TV sets. (Associated Press)
Buffalo PBS station WNED-TV channel 17 has created a documentary, Elbert Hubbard, An American Original. (Buffalo News)
Barack Obama has had it up to his keister with leaks. (Washington Post)
Lou Dobbs mulls a run for the White House and the U.S. Senate. (Reuters)
It's the 50th anniversary of Rocky and Bullwinkle. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Producer's new program for PBS could be more sweet music for the network. (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
A TV ad seeks to recruit Arab Americans to the CIA. (Associated Press)
Miss California Pagent gives TV ad time to gay group. (Associated Press)
The chief executive of Sony outlines the turnaround plan. (Associated Press)
Twitter now wants to know "What's happening?" (San Francisco Chronicle)
An NBC - Comcast merger would unite rivals in the Olympics Network proposal. (Associated Press)
The company selling free Web auction kits settles with the Federal Trade Commission. (IDG News Service)
Yahoo jumps on the Twitter bandwagon to improve its search. (Associated Press)
Eight reasons e-readers could fail. (Computer World)
Yahoo's search news "shortcuts" (IDG News Service)
The suit over the search-engine key words finds a new angle. (Associated Press)
Three in Pennsylvania are charged with redirecting Comcast traffic. (Associated Press)
Group: the founder of a Tibet Web site gets 15 years. (Associated Press)
J.C. Penney will no longer publish the big book catalogues. (Associated Press)
Intel says chips in brains will control computers by 2020. (Computer World)
In Connecticut, the Manchester Journal Inquirer has sued the Hartford Courant for rumnning links to Journal Inquirer stories on itds Web site. (Manchester, Connecticut Journal Inquirer (Associated Press)
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Commitee conducted no vote on a federal shield law to protect reporters. (All Access)
U.S. Senators John Kerry, Massachusetts Democrat, and Charles Grassley, Iowa Republican, are expressing concern over multiple station operations, including stations taking over newscasts of other stations in the market. (All Access)
The FCC should probe TV station duopolies, according to the American Cable Association. (TV News Check)
There would be hundreds of new non-commercial Low Power FM stations under a measure approved by the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. (All Access)
The Anti-Defamation League has criticized Fox New Channel and radio host Glenn Beck. (All Access)
The radio station in Hungary owned by U.S. radio station group owner has been taken off the air. Emmis stations in New York are FM stations WQHT 97.1, WRKS 98.7 and WRXP 101.9. (All Access)
Ruth Seymour, general manager of Los Angeles public FM station KCRW 89.9, is stepping down. (All Access)
The FCC chairman says spectrum is needed for broadband. (Broadcasting & Cable)
Oprah Winfrey is leaving her broadcast TV show in 2 years to concentrate on her cable TV network that bears her name. (New York Times) (New York Daily News) (Washington Post) (Associated Press) (Chicago Tribune) (Chicago Sun Times)
It won't be the same without Oprah. (Chicago Tribune)
43 pictures of Oprah (Chicago Tribune) Oprah's Michogan Avenue, Chicago party (Chicago Tribune) (Chicago Sun Times)
Timeline for Oprah (Chicago Sun Times)
Roger Ebert: Oprah could move into a new mode. (Chicago Sun Times)
Oprah's move will have a ripple effect on TV. (Los Angeles Times)
Firms defrauded deaf phone fund, U.S. charges. (Associated Press)
Google is to add captions, improving YouTube videos. (New York Times)
Google is offering a challenge to Windows. (New York Times)
Google says it does not want to be a utility. (New York Times)
Palm drops the iTunes workaround, for now. (New York Times)
BigDeal puts a new spin on entertainment shopping. (New York Times)
Though Dell's profit slips, its outlook turns brighter. (New York Times)
How solid is the Intel - AMD truce? (San Jose Mercury News)
AOL is cutting one third of its staff. (New York Times) (Los Angeles Times) (Associated Press)
California imposes a rule for efficiency on some TV sets. (New York Times) (Los Angeles Times) (PC World) (Associated Press) (San Francisco Chronicle)
California U.S. Senator Diane Feinstein is seeking national regulation of energy consumption by TV sets. (Associated Press)
Buffalo PBS station WNED-TV channel 17 has created a documentary, Elbert Hubbard, An American Original. (Buffalo News)
Barack Obama has had it up to his keister with leaks. (Washington Post)
Lou Dobbs mulls a run for the White House and the U.S. Senate. (Reuters)
It's the 50th anniversary of Rocky and Bullwinkle. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Producer's new program for PBS could be more sweet music for the network. (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
A TV ad seeks to recruit Arab Americans to the CIA. (Associated Press)
Miss California Pagent gives TV ad time to gay group. (Associated Press)
The chief executive of Sony outlines the turnaround plan. (Associated Press)
Twitter now wants to know "What's happening?" (San Francisco Chronicle)
An NBC - Comcast merger would unite rivals in the Olympics Network proposal. (Associated Press)
The company selling free Web auction kits settles with the Federal Trade Commission. (IDG News Service)
Yahoo jumps on the Twitter bandwagon to improve its search. (Associated Press)
Eight reasons e-readers could fail. (Computer World)
Yahoo's search news "shortcuts" (IDG News Service)
The suit over the search-engine key words finds a new angle. (Associated Press)
Three in Pennsylvania are charged with redirecting Comcast traffic. (Associated Press)
Group: the founder of a Tibet Web site gets 15 years. (Associated Press)
J.C. Penney will no longer publish the big book catalogues. (Associated Press)
