Media News Page: 50

This is page 50 of the media news archives.

Tribune Publishing Named L.A. Times CEO, President and Publisher (2005-04-03): Tribune Publishing announced that Jeff Johnson, executive vice president/general manager of the Los Angeles Times, will become president, publisher and chief executive officer of the newspaper on June 1.

American Catholics Out of Step With Vatican on Social Issues (2005-04-03): A recent USA Today/CNN/Gallup Poll sheds some interesting light on the attitudes of American Catholics.

Elegus Offers Government and Law Search Service (2005-04-02): Elegus Corporation has announced the launch of Elegus Select and Search, a vertical Internet search service designed specifically for finding government and law-related information.

LookSmart Announced Redesign of FindArticles (2005-04-02): LookSmart, an Internet search company, has announced a redesign of FindArticles.

Ziff Davis Announce Game Group Promotions (2005-04-02): Ziff Davis Media's Game Group, which publishes Electronic Gaming Monthly, Computer Gaming World, 1UP.

Pope John Paul II Dead at 84 (2005-04-02): Pope John Paul II passed away today at the age of 84.

News Publishers Buy Stake in Topix.net (2005-04-01): Gannett Co.

ALM Acquires Real Estate Media (2005-04-01): American Lawyer Media (ALM), a media company serving legal and business professionals, announced that it has acquired the assets of Real Estate Media, Inc.

Where Have All the Resources Gone? (2005-03-30): In a macabre counterpoint to the ANWR drilling disaster, The Guardian reports that two-thirds of world's resources are used up.

Microsoft, Time Warner and Thomson Acquire ContentGuard (2005-03-29): Microsoft, Time Warner and Thomson have announced completion of their three-way acquisition of ContentGuard.

Can 59 Ex-U.S. Diplomats Be Wrong? (2005-03-29): As John "Hater of All Things U.

Army Wants $1.3 Trillion for Upgrades (2005-03-28): The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have demonstrated how badly our armed forces are in need of a major upgrade.

Torstar, CanWest and Metro to Launch Commuter Papers (2005-03-27): Torstar Corporation, CanWest MediaWorks and Metro International S.

75 Million Used Internet for Politics in 2004 (2005-03-25): The internet became an essential part of American politics in 2004.

IAC Acquires Ask Jeeves (2005-03-25): IAC/InterActiveCorp and Ask Jeeves, Inc.

Disney Names Robert A. Iger CEO (2005-03-25): Robert A.

Kay Bailey Hutchison Being Stalked by Texas Governor? (2005-03-24): Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) is expected to give up her U.

John Edwards Embraces Podcasting (2005-03-22): Former Democratic Vice-presidential nominee John Edwards is embracing the new podcasting technology, with his first podcast scheduled for tomorrow (Wednesday, March 23, 2005).

FortuneCity Launches MyBlogSite.com (2005-03-21): FortuneCity.

HandHeld Entertainment Hires Larry Gitlin (2005-03-20): HandHeld Entertainment has announced that Larry Gitlin has been named vice president of business development.