http://www.realclearpolitics.com/mediawatch/ en-us Copyright 2009 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:39:05 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Two weeks after rejecting a concession package with management, the Boston Globe's guild "re-negotiated" a new deal with parent New York Times Co. that varied little from one that was rejected by a mere 12 votes. Guild leadership this time... http://www.realclearpolitics.com/mediawatch/2009/06/boston_globe_guild_caves_1.html http://www.realclearpolitics.com/mediawatch/2009/06/boston_globe_guild_caves_1.html Boston Globe Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:39:05 +0000 So just what did the guild's 'No' decision, by a razor-thin 12 votes, mean for the future of the Boston Globe? Almost a suicide, notes Alex Jones, a former New York Times staffer writing in the Daily Beast: Alas, in... http://www.realclearpolitics.com/mediawatch/2009/06/did_the_globe_just_commit_suic.html http://www.realclearpolitics.com/mediawatch/2009/06/did_the_globe_just_commit_suic.html Boston Globe Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:35:14 +0000 By mere 12 votes, the Boston Globe's guild rejected a deal negotiated with parent New York Times Co. a month ago. Management then wasted no time in imposing a 23% paycut on all guild members, effective next week. The New... http://www.realclearpolitics.com/mediawatch/2009/06/nyt_imposes_paycut_after_globe.html http://www.realclearpolitics.com/mediawatch/2009/06/nyt_imposes_paycut_after_globe.html Boston Globe Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:24:58 +0000 It looks like one of the biggest casualties of the Obama Administration is CNN. Fourth months into the new presidency, television ratings for cable news networks on the right and left have improved, both at the expense of CNN, the... http://www.realclearpolitics.com/mediawatch/2009/06/cnn_in_a_free_fall.html http://www.realclearpolitics.com/mediawatch/2009/06/cnn_in_a_free_fall.html Television Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:08:43 +0000 As Chrysler and now GM filed for bankruptcy protection, the ripple effects are being felt at Detroit's newspapers. Under reorganization, both automakers will be forced to slash their advertising budgets, and that hurts the Detroit Free Press and News, who... http://www.realclearpolitics.com/mediawatch/2009/06/ripple_effects_felt_in_detroit.html http://www.realclearpolitics.com/mediawatch/2009/06/ripple_effects_felt_in_detroit.html Detroit Newspapers Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:36:24 +0000 This story, in a nutshell, tells all you need to know about the sad state of journalism. A little more than a month ago, immediately upon the death of French composer Maurice Jarre, an Irish college student inserted a phony... http://www.realclearpolitics.com/mediawatch/2009/05/obiturary_of_journalism.html http://www.realclearpolitics.com/mediawatch/2009/05/obiturary_of_journalism.html Media Industry Wed, 13 May 2009 01:58:04 +0000 Is there nothing sacred anymore? I first found out about what happened to David Steele and two other Baltimore Sun staffers from an inning-by-inning blog in the Orange County Register (it came in during the eighth inning). I was flabbergasted:... http://www.realclearpolitics.com/mediawatch/2009/05/fired_in_the_press_box_1.html http://www.realclearpolitics.com/mediawatch/2009/05/fired_in_the_press_box_1.html Baltimore Sun Wed, 06 May 2009 12:06:40 +0000 At the end, the guild caved. The Boston Globe's largest union reached a tentative agreement with management just after 3 a.m. today, the last of the paper's unions to sign off on concessions to the parent New York Times Co.... http://www.realclearpolitics.com/mediawatch/2009/05/boston_globe_averts_shutdown.html http://www.realclearpolitics.com/mediawatch/2009/05/boston_globe_averts_shutdown.html Boston Globe Wed, 06 May 2009 05:28:27 +0000 If you thought last night's Red Sox-Yankees game took forever (because of a rain delay), you haven't kept up with the marathon negotiations between the unions of the Boston Globe and New York Times Co. Talks broke off yesterday morning... http://www.realclearpolitics.com/mediawatch/2009/05/boston_vs_new_york_continued.html http://www.realclearpolitics.com/mediawatch/2009/05/boston_vs_new_york_continued.html Boston Globe Tue, 05 May 2009 15:42:21 +0000 The game of brinksmanship between the New York Times Co., and the Boston Globe's guild is coming to a head. At stake: The continued existence of New England's largest newspaper, first published in 1872. With all other unions having agreed... http://www.realclearpolitics.com/mediawatch/2009/05/a_staredown_of_a_lifetime.html http://www.realclearpolitics.com/mediawatch/2009/05/a_staredown_of_a_lifetime.html Boston Globe Mon, 04 May 2009 13:54:30 +0000 Boston Globe's unions and the paper's parent New York Times Co. continued negotiations well after the expiration of a second deadline imposed by the company. The NYT Co. originally threatened to shut down the paper if no settlement with the... http://www.realclearpolitics.com/mediawatch/2009/05/boston_globe_negotiations_ongo.html http://www.realclearpolitics.com/mediawatch/2009/05/boston_globe_negotiations_ongo.html Boston Globe Mon, 04 May 2009 07:49:27 +0000 In the 11th hour, the Boston Globe gets a reprieve - for 48 hours. Friday was supposed to be the deadline imposed by the parent New York Times Co. for a negotiated settlement to keep the Globe afloat. The company... http://www.realclearpolitics.com/mediawatch/2009/05/boston_globe_lives_for_two_mor_1.html http://www.realclearpolitics.com/mediawatch/2009/05/boston_globe_lives_for_two_mor_1.html Boston Globe Sat, 02 May 2009 08:40:17 +0000 More people are spending more time reading newspapers - but they're doing it online and without paying. That's the highlight of a rich survey result just released by USC's Annenberg School for Communication. The annual survey, conducted by Annenberg School's... http://www.realclearpolitics.com/mediawatch/2009/05/for_newspapers_good_news_and_b.html http://www.realclearpolitics.com/mediawatch/2009/05/for_newspapers_good_news_and_b.html Newspapers Fri, 01 May 2009 04:22:55 +0000 The Tribune Co., already in bankruptcy, continued its bloody purges to reduce cost. After trimming 300 jobs at the Los Angeles Times earlier this year, the axe now fell on the Baltimore Sun. On Wednesday, 61 newsroom employees were dismissed,... http://www.realclearpolitics.com/mediawatch/2009/04/sun_setting_over_baltimore_1.html http://www.realclearpolitics.com/mediawatch/2009/04/sun_setting_over_baltimore_1.html Baltimore Sun Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:39:54 +0000 In spite of (or, perhaps because of) the perception that the Fox News Channel is hyper-critical of President Obama, it continues to dominate cable news ratings. In April, Fox News' viewership in fact grew from the previous three months, with... http://www.realclearpolitics.com/mediawatch/2009/04/biased_or_not_fox_news_still_o.html http://www.realclearpolitics.com/mediawatch/2009/04/biased_or_not_fox_news_still_o.html Television Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:49:31 +0000