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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.
Time Warner Cable sued in Milwaukee over loss of NBC channel
A lawsuit has been filed against Time Warner Cable by three customers after the cable service giant dropped Milwaukee NBC affiliate WTMJ from its lineup.
Time Warner Cable may drop more channels after CBS spat
Time Warner Cable customers who have already lost CBS and Showtime may lose even more cable channels if retransmission agreements cannot be reached with other companies within the next month
Reports: AOL’s Patch laying off hundreds of employees Friday
Patch, the ambitious hyperlocal news website operated by AOL, is set to lay off as many as 500 editorial employees on Friday, according to two news reports.
CBS: Time Warner negotiations “badly off course”
Negotiations between CBS and Time Warner Cable over retransmission fees have gone "badly off course," an executive with CBS said on Thursday.
Sinclair boss eases on national plans for NewsChannel 8
Sinclair Broadcasting Group's CEO conceded Wednesday that he was ambitious when he discussed plans to transform Allbrittton's local cable station NewsChannel 8 into a national news service.
Nine alternatives to Al Jazeera English’s online stream
The Desk has compiled a list of several news channels that stream online as a comparable alternative to Al Jazeera English, which is set to block it stream in the U.S. on August 20.
CBS confirms website blocked for Time Warner Cable internet customers
CBS confirms it is blocking Time Warner Cable internet customers from accessing streaming video on its website as the two companies work through a carriage dispute.