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The Internet Screws(?) Foreign Reporting
Hamilton Nolan · 06/15/09 08:41AMThe Work of Laura Ling and Euna Lee
Hamilton Nolan · 06/10/09 10:19AMGet Your North Korean Propaganda Goodies From CafePress While They're Hot
The Cajun Boy · 06/09/09 02:58AMWeinstein Woes, Colbert in Iraq, Drama in North Korea
cityfile · 06/08/09 11:04AM• Is Harvey and Bob Weinstein's film company headed for bankruptcy? That remains unclear, although the Weinstein Co's decision to hire Miller Buckfire to restructure its finances isn't a good sign, that's for sure. [NYT]
• Members of the Boston Newspaper Guild are voting today whether to accept the package of pay cuts proposed by the New York Times Co. [PC]
• Stephen Colbert is broadcasting from Iraq this week. In addition to an interview with the president, Colbert will get a military-style makeover. [NYT]
• Journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee were sentenced to 12 years of hard labor by a North Korean court late last night. The Obama administration has vowed to keep up its lobbying effort. And in the meantime, employees at Current TV—where both women work—continue to keep quiet about the matter, per instructions from network management. [NYT, AP, NYT]
North Korea Sentences American Reporters to 12 Years Hard Labor
The Cajun Boy · 06/08/09 12:58AMAl Gore's Busy Making Bad Jokes While His Current.TV Journalists Are Still Trapped In North Korea
Foster Kamer · 06/07/09 01:30PMAl Gore May Smooch North Korea to Save Jailed Journalists
Hamilton Nolan · 06/05/09 08:35AMThe Future of Newspapers, Legal Rumblings in DC
cityfile · 06/04/09 12:07PM• The newspaper industry may look to take a cue from the music business in its elusive hunt for new sources of revenue. Because, clearly, if there's one industry to gleam some wisdom from, that's the one. [MP, WSJ]
• The Justice Department is looking into whether tech giants like Yahoo! and Google violated antitrust laws in their recruiting efforts. [WaPo]
• NBC's two-part White House special scored big ratings. Conveniently, it also squeezed in plugs for every other show on the network. [HP, Newsday]
• Laura Ling and Euna Lee went on trial in North Korea today. [WaPo]
• Silvio Berlusconi is feuding with Rupert Murdoch. And so now Michael Wolff says he really likes Berlusconi. Business as usual, clearly. [Gawker, Reuters]
• Here's something really depressing to chew on: Glenn Beck is No. 81 on Forbes's "Celebrity 100" list and made $23 million last year. [Forbes]