French websites vandalized by Islamic State sympathizers
A group calling itself “L’APoca-Dz” claimed credit for a vandalism attack that saw the defacement of several French websites on Thursday.
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French magazine publisher killed in attack was on Al Qaeda hitlist
Stephane Charbonnier, the publisher of Charlie Hebdo, was targeted in an English-language magazine distributed by Al Qaeda two years ago.
Albuquerque newspaper Twitter account compromised by Islamic State sympathizer
An individual or group sympathetic to the Islamic State posted personal information on the Twitter page of the Albuquerque Journal.
After Reuters-only experiment, Tribune looks again to Associated Press
Wire stories from the Associated Press will once again graces the print and web pages of Tribune Broadcasting newspapers.
Dish Network introduces much-anticipated online TV service
The service will include the Cartoon Network, TBS, TNT and ESPN as well as others for around $20 a month.
Sacramento businessman and TV pitchman Tom LaBrie dead at 67
The water bed seller graced the late-night airwaves on Sacramento’s KTXL and other independent stations up and down the west coast.
FOX News ratings change little despite dispute with Dish
FOX News’ holiday ratings were down, but a closer examination show this to be the norm, not an effect of the Dish Network dispute.
FBI questions man who “threatened” CNN in online message
Federal investigators questioned an independent reporter who claimed responsibility for a “threatening” message to CNN that was posted online in December.
Al Jazeera journalists jailed in Egypt apply for deportation
Peter Greste and Mohamed Fahmy have asked Egypt’s chief prosecutor to send them home following the announcement of a retrial on Thursday.
Suspected “Lizard Squad” member arrested in Britain
Vincent Omari is suspected of participating in a cyber attack against the Sony PlayStation and Microsoft’s Xbox Live network.
Defector to drop “The Interview” into North Korea
Park Sang-hak plans to drop 100,000 pirated copies of the film by balloon into North Korea.
New Jersey NBC station loses affiliation, shuts news department
After nearly five decades, WMGM-TV is no longer South Jersey’s NBC station.