Media
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Boston Marathon explosions: On screens, familiar images of terror flash
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Broadcast and cable news networks were on the story full time within an hour of the detonations. Screens barely cut away from the scenes.
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NPR moves to new headquarters
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The public radio network began broadcasting Saturday from its new home nine blocks north of the Capitol. NPR is consolidating its staff in one building after being spread across several sites for years.
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The Onion apologizes for 'offensive' Oscar tweet
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The Onion is apologizing for calling the 9-year-old star of "Beasts of the Southern Wild" a vulgar and offensive name on Twitter.
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Washington Post may sell headquarters
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The Washington Post reports that Publisher Katharine Weymouth says the company's goal is to find "a more modern, bright, open and efficient building."
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David Gregory won't be prosecuted for rifle magazine on Meet the Press
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NBC journalist David Gregory won't face charges for displaying what he said was a high-capacity ammunition magazine on his "Meet the Press" show.
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Supreme Court health care ruling: CNN, Fox err in reporting mandate ruling
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In the mad dash to report the outcome of the Supreme Court's ruling on President Obama's landmark health care ruling, a pair of media giants got it wrong.
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Marion Barry wants media to quote him accurately
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Marion Barry is urging the media to quote him accurately.
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New York Post runs wrong Capitals/Rangers article
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An early edition of the New York Post seemingly ran without the final score of Wednesday's Capitals/Rangers Game 6, leading to some curious headlines and errors in their sports section.
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Mike Wallace dies at age 93
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Mike Wallace has died at age 93. Until he was slowed by heart surgery as he neared his 90th birthday in 2008, Wallace continued making news, doing "60 Minutes" interviews with such subjects as Jack Kevorkian.
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NBC producer fired for editing Trayvon Martin recording
An NBC producer was fired after an internal investigation led to NBC apologizing for having aired the misleading audio.
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Katie Couric coming to Good Morning America
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ABC announced that the former "Today" show anchor will be guest host next week on "Good Morning America," the rival wake-up show that has been rising in the ratings.
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Keith Olbermann gone from Current TV
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Just hours before airtime on Friday, Current TV announced that "Countdown," the show Keith Olbermann anchored on Current since June, would be replaced with a new program hosted by former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer.
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ABC beats rivals on New Year's Eve
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ABC's prime-time New Year's Eve lineup finished a strong first with a total viewership of nearly 10 million viewers and beat CBS, Fox and NBC combined.
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Former ABC News political director Hal Bruno dies
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Hal Bruno, the former ABC News political director who also worked closely with fire departments as a volunteer and advocate, died Tuesday night. He was 83.
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The Onion's 'Congress Hostage' coverage prompts response from Capitol
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A bit of The Onion's trademark satire and fake news prompted Capitol Police to send out an alert notifiying the public that conditions on Capitol Hill were normal. Do you think The Onion went too far? Take our poll.
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The media and September 11
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Live coverage of somber ceremonies memorializing the attack's victims dominated television networks on Sunday, the climax of two weeks of attention paid to the historical marker.
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Media critic Jack Shafer laid off
CommentAdweek reports that Slate has laid off it's longtime media critic.
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NYTimes' Risen seeking to quash subpoena in leak case
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Lawyers for a New York Times reporter are asking a federal judge to quash a subpoena demanding his testimony against a former CIA officer accused of leaking classified information about Iran.
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