The Media Drop

On Friday, Forbes.com announced that David Andelman, most recently the business editor for the New York Daily News, would be taking the position of executive editor of the website. Andelman has more than 30 years of experience in the media, including 22 years working for the New York Times, seven at CBS News, and two […]

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Has anyone successfully installed and used ESPN’s new ESPN360 software and gotten it to work properly? Mine is crashing ridiculously on two machines running two different Windows OS packages.

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The Chicago Tribune is looking to keep its readers “in the know” about lifestyle and entertainment events with new sections appearing Thursday and Friday along with a daily Metromix Planner feature. Thursdays will offer At Play starting next week on May 5, and will offer shopping tips and information, the aforementioned Metromix Planner, consolidated dining […]

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Yet another newspaper has been stung with a reporting scandal. This time, it’s the Tampa Tribune, where staffer Brad Smith resigned this week after admitting to making up a portion of a story in Wednesday’s paper.

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The Dallas Morning News‘ Terry Maxon has details on the decision by Comcast to depart the Dallas market. Their current customers will be shifted over to Time Warner, who will take over the system in that area. This move is all a part of the two providers’ decision to purchase the bankrupt Adelphia Communications.

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MosNews.com reports on a scary situation in Russia, where the Federal Security Service (FSB) is looking into “developing new rules for internet providers that would prevent the spread of extremist ideas on the Internet, register internet activity.”
Oh really?
It appears that Putin’s administration is becoming overly concerned with the possibility that “the people” could use the […]

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Earlier this week, the Associated Press reported on the passing of Howard Benedict, who spent 37 years working for the news bureau. The focus of much of his career was on the NASA space program, and he was reponsible for much of the important coverage of space missions in this country. Benedict died early Monday […]

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David Raclin of the Press-Enterprise out of Riverside, California, writes about New York Times executive editor Bill Keller’s visit to that area on behalf of the local World Affairs Council. During a speaking engagement, Keller stressed that while media has changed in recent times, that traditional media outlets still hold an important role in society.

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Betty Brighton, former editor of the Portsmouth Herald, died on Sunday at 81. Brighton served as editor for 35 years, from 1944 until 1979, when she moved on to the Burlington Free Press in Vermont. The Herald’s Shir Haberman has more on Brighton’s life and career.

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The Saginaw News‘ Joe Snapper informs about an anthrax threat that was found to be a hoax at Michigan’s Midland Daily News offices on Tuesday.

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