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Sinclair plans to take Washington’s NewsChannel 8 national
Sinclair Broadcasting Group, the new owners of Washington, D.C. cable channel NewsChannel 8, wants to air the channel across the country.
Dateline’s Chris Hanson to leave NBC News
NBC News personality Chris Hansen, best known for his various television exposes on suspected child predators, is parting ways with the network.
San Francisco TV crew robbed while on assignment in Oakland
A television news crew was robbed at gunpoint in Oakland, California Friday afternoon in the latest case of aggravated crime against journalists in a city besieged by violence.
Why Al Jazeera is ending its U.S. stream, and how you can keep watching
Al Jazeera America confirmed via a spokesperson on Friday that the online stream for its English-language international service will be blocked in the United States upon the launch of the company's domestic news channel.
“NewsBeast” no more: Newsweek sold to IBTimes
Newsweek has been acquired by the International Business Times for an undisclosed amount, IBT announced on Saturday.
Gannett slashes newspaper jobs weeks after major TV buy
Weeks after Gannett Company shelled out $2.2 billion to purchase 20 television stations, the media company slashed dozens of jobs in its newspaper division.
Time Warner drops CBS, Showtime as carriage dispute continues
Time Warner Cable has yanked CBS-owned broadcast and pay television channels from its lineup as the two companies continue to bicker over carriage fees.
Boston Globe newspaper sold to baseball team owner
The owner of the Boston Red Sox baseball team has agreed to purchase the Boston Globe newspaper from the New York Times Company, the paper disclosed early Saturday morning.
Report: Al Jazeera to block English stream in the U.S.
The online feed for Al Jazeera English will no longer be available in the United States in August, according to a report.
El Paso news anchor arrested for battery
A prominent El Paso news anchor was arrested late Wednesday evening in connection with an alleged domestic violence incident.
White House staffers phished by Syrian Electronic Army
The personal email accounts of three White House staff member was compromised by the Syrian Electronic Army over the weekend, a hacker with the group told The Desk on Tuesday.
Alabama reporter fired after admitting to stealing mail
A television news anchor's candid blog post in which she confessed to stealing mail, sleeping on the job and going on television without a bra has landed her in the unemployment line.