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Syrian Electronic Army compromises U.S. Marines recruitment website
The Syrian Electronic Army has claimed credit for a cyber attack on the recruitment website of the United States Marines.
Hacker: VICE erroneously identified Syrian Electronic Army member
A member of the Syrian Electronic Army denied a report that claims to have revealed the identity of a hacker associated with the group.
ABC’s Sacramento, California bureau to close after 10 years
KABC-TV will be closing its Sacramento, California news bureau after 10 years, one of the last-remaining out-of-market news bureaus to operate.
Syrian Electronic Army compromises New York Times, Twitter, Huffington Post domain records
A phishing attack by the Syrian Electronic Army briefly took down the website of the New York Times and affected Twitter and the UK version of the Huffington Post Tuesday afternoon.
KTXL taps former KTVU news director Ed Chapuis to lead newsroom
Former KTVU news director Ed Chapuis has been hired to lead the newsroom at Sacramento FOX affiliate KTXL-TV, the station's parent company announced on Friday.
Former CBS reporter arrested over murder-for-hire plot
A former television news reporter has been arrested after authorities allege he attempted to execute a murder-for-hire scheme.
Coroner: Journalist Michael Hastings had drugs in system at time of death
Michael Hastings, a journalist for BuzzFeed and Rolling Stone magazine, had traces of drugs in his system the night he died in a car accident, a newly-released autopsy report revealed.
San Francisco Chronicle to ditch paywall
The San Francisco Chronicle is ditching its paywall after four months, one of the few newspapers in the industry to do so.
Journalists covering protests in Egypt shot, arrested
Two journalists were shot, one fatally, while covering clashes in Egypt overnight.
Majority of employees laid off at Pacifica’s WBAI-FM
Struggling from financial and technical difficulties, Pacifica Radio's WBAI-FM New York laid off most of its employees on Monday, including its entire editorial staff.
Fact check: Obama’s press conference on NSA spying programs
The Desk has compiled excerpts of Obama's remarks made on Friday in relation to the NSA programs along with research that supports or contradicts his statements.
XM Satellite Radio to lose Clear Channel stations
Several satellite radio channels operated by Clear Channel will soon disappear from Sirius XM after the broadcaster sold its stake in the company.