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Current News for April 15, 2008
Good news on Social Security? (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News)
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:00:00 PDT
Americans recently received some good news regarding Social Security. While the retirement and disability program still faces significant funding shortfalls, the annual trustees report released last month showed improved long-term finances. But there is more "good" news, this time for workers who receive an annual benefit statement from the Social Security Administration.
Photos: A high-tech museum for news junkies (CNET)
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:03:02 PDT
The Freedom Forum's museum of news shows how technology has influenced news-gathering techniques over the decades.
BBC news shows get rebrand (BBC News)
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:01:07 PDT
The BBC unveils revamped graphics for its TV news bulletins and is renaming BBC News 24 and BBC World.
Katie Couric, CBS and the Future of Network News (NPR)
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:14:05 PDT
Katie Couric's early exit from CBS News appears almost imminent, but her departure signals more than a personal failure to win ratings; it's the unraveling of the idea that there will always be a "big three" in network news.
HD Radio Going Portable
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:01:41 PDT
I stopped by the NAB Show 2008 today – well in the virtual sense, if I’d been in Las Vegas I think the poker tables would have attracted me more than mingling with the National Association of Broadcasters. Still, I was interested to see if any interesting news had popped up and saw that the HD Radio revolution is still going strong.
Avid's in the House | Digital Content Producer
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:03:00 PDT
Don’t let their absence from the South Hall fool you. Though Avid’s not exhibiting at the show, the company is set to make some news today.
online communities give back
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:04:40 PDT
if you play Kol or Ssw then you may be aware of this;http://forums.kingdomofloathing.com:8080/vb/showthread.php?t=149897http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/article/20080319/NEWS01/80694159/-1/NEWS
Casting News and a Setback for the new Beverly Hills, 90210
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:05:17 PDT
Is the new version in trouble already?
MORE GOOD POLLING NEWS FOR OBAMA?
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:08:03 PDT
New LA Times/Bloomberg polls for Pennsylvania, Indiana, and North Carolina are out. Pennsylvania: Clinton 46%, Obama 41%. Indiana: Obama 40%, Clinton 35%. North Carolina: Obama 47%, Clinton 34%.
Daily News Brief: Who’s Courting Circuit City?
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:08:11 PDT
Spring is in the air, and companies are not being shy when it comes to courting one another. While Microsoft's busy pining over Yahoo, Blockbuster yesterday announced an infatuation with Circuit City, offering $6.00 per share in cash.
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:00:00 PDT
Americans recently received some good news regarding Social Security. While the retirement and disability program still faces significant funding shortfalls, the annual trustees report released last month showed improved long-term finances. But there is more "good" news, this time for workers who receive an annual benefit statement from the Social Security Administration.
Photos: A high-tech museum for news junkies (CNET)
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:03:02 PDT
The Freedom Forum's museum of news shows how technology has influenced news-gathering techniques over the decades.
BBC news shows get rebrand (BBC News)
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:01:07 PDT
The BBC unveils revamped graphics for its TV news bulletins and is renaming BBC News 24 and BBC World.
Katie Couric, CBS and the Future of Network News (NPR)
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:14:05 PDT
Katie Couric's early exit from CBS News appears almost imminent, but her departure signals more than a personal failure to win ratings; it's the unraveling of the idea that there will always be a "big three" in network news.
HD Radio Going Portable
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:01:41 PDT
I stopped by the NAB Show 2008 today – well in the virtual sense, if I’d been in Las Vegas I think the poker tables would have attracted me more than mingling with the National Association of Broadcasters. Still, I was interested to see if any interesting news had popped up and saw that the HD Radio revolution is still going strong.
Avid's in the House | Digital Content Producer
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:03:00 PDT
Don’t let their absence from the South Hall fool you. Though Avid’s not exhibiting at the show, the company is set to make some news today.
online communities give back
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:04:40 PDT
if you play Kol or Ssw then you may be aware of this;http://forums.kingdomofloathing.com:8080/vb/showthread.php?t=149897http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/article/20080319/NEWS01/80694159/-1/NEWS
Casting News and a Setback for the new Beverly Hills, 90210
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:05:17 PDT
Is the new version in trouble already?
MORE GOOD POLLING NEWS FOR OBAMA?
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:08:03 PDT
New LA Times/Bloomberg polls for Pennsylvania, Indiana, and North Carolina are out. Pennsylvania: Clinton 46%, Obama 41%. Indiana: Obama 40%, Clinton 35%. North Carolina: Obama 47%, Clinton 34%.
Daily News Brief: Who’s Courting Circuit City?
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:08:11 PDT
Spring is in the air, and companies are not being shy when it comes to courting one another. While Microsoft's busy pining over Yahoo, Blockbuster yesterday announced an infatuation with Circuit City, offering $6.00 per share in cash.
Last night's CMT Music Awards�the country-music television network's version of its sister network MTV's Video Music Awards�veered into "a little more than slightly excruciating" territory when co-host Miley Cyrus tripped her way through a Taylor Swift intro in which she talked about texting the glittery-guitar-hoisting country protege incessantly, an endless setup to what would be one of many "ha ha, Dad, I'm paying your bills!" zingers that the Hannah Montana star sent in the direction of her father/svengali, "Achy Breaky Heart" singer Billy Ray Cyrus. (Yes, he performed the line dance that sent him and his mullet to stardom back in 1992, the same year his cash cow was sired.) The opening skit, in which Trace Adkins and his really greasy mop tried currying favor with everyone from Donald Trump to the three remaining Presidential candidates in order to get passes to the show, also mined that route; its final punchline was that Billy Ray was making extra scratch by scalping tickets, which were of course hot properties because of his daughter's presence. That girl is going to be so messed up in three years. Full list of winners�which includes three awards for Kellie Pickler, two for Taylor Swift, and one for that super-creepy video where Jon Bon Jovi and Leann Rimes make out�after the jump.
