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Al Jazeera claims Egyptian authorities jamming satellite signal
Egyptian authorities are jamming Al Jazeera's satellite signal, the Qatar-based news organization said Wednesday.
AFP, Reuters take heat after censoring image of French president
News organizations Reuters and Agence France-Presse are facing accusations of self-censorship after both issued a retraction of a photo showing French president Francois Hollande that some considered to be unflattering.
Dish Network could soon drop Disney-owned ESPN, ABC channels
Dish Network, the second-largest satellite television provider in the United States, could lose ESPN and other Disney-operated cable channels at the start of October.
FBI memo warns about Syrian Electronic Army
After months of cyber attacks against western media organizations, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has finally put the Syrian Electronic Army on its radar.
CBS channels to resume on Time Warner Cable
CBS and Time Warner Cable have ended a month-long carriage dispute that saw the removal of several CBS local and cable channels from Time Warner's systems.
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.