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- Posted Mar 11, 2010
- L.A. Newscasts Spend Time on Crime
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According to a new study from USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, an average half-hour of Los Angeles local newscasts contains just 22 seconds of local government coverage. The study found that crime stories averaged two minutes, 50 seconds in a newscast, while sports and weather took up 3:36. Human-interest stories and other "miscellaneous fluff" made up 2:26 of a newscast.
- Posted Mar 10, 2010
- Print Magazine Advertising to Grow in 2010
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Consumer and trade businesses this year are projected to spend approximately $119.6 billion on online and digital advertising strategies while shelling out $111.5 billion to print projects, research and advisory firm Outsell said Monday. Some good news for print: Ad spending on magazines is forecasted to be up 1.9 percent to $9.4 billion.
- Posted Mar 03, 2010
- February Wasn't Short Enough for CNN
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Even at just 28 days, February was still a real long month for CNN. The cable network's prime-time lineup of Campbell Brown, Larry King and Anderson Cooper continued to struggle big time. CNN's prime-time audience fell 54 percent to 534,000 viewers, and the number of adults 25-54 was off 57 percent to 147,000 people compared with February 2009, according to Nielsen.
- Posted Mar 02, 2010
- BBC Proposes Deep Cuts in Web Site
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The British Broadcasting Corp., facing complaints from commercial rivals who say public funding gives it an unfair advantage in expanding online, proposed sweeping cuts Tuesday that include a 25 percent reduction in spending on its Web site.
- Dow Jones Buys Hearst’s Stake in SmartMoney
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News Corp. subsidiary Dow Jones & Company Tuesday officially acquired Hearst’s 50 percent stake in SmartMoney magazine, making Dow the brand’s sole owner. The SmartMoney franchise includes the print magazine, SmartMoney.com and a custom publishing division.
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