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Lessons From Steubenville: When News Fails to be Journalism

When our justice system attracts national attention from both the public and news outlets, it’s usually either due to the case involving defendants of a certain level of celebrity or one where the final ruling will likely set a precedent for future legal proceedings. Certainly, what has become collectively known as “the Steubenville Rape case” [...]

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Why China's ban on TV ads only hurts viewers.

Recently it was announced that ads will be banned from the middle of TV dramas in China starting January 1st, 2012. In China, this strategy is a step towards tightening already strained restrictions on television. Could a similar ban ever take place in the United States or elsewhere? We can’t really say. What we can [...]

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Free What's on TV Tonight widget!

Have you ever wondered what’s on TV during the week? Of course you have, at least once or twice. To find out what’s on TV you have to usually flip on the TV or do a Google search and browse around until you see something interesting. Today that changes. We’re excited to release the new [...]

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Guess what? McDonald's is launching a TV channel.

With thousands of TV channels out on the air today, what could one more channel do? McDonald’s, the world’s largest chain of fast-food hamburger restaurants, is about to find out. The corporation has announced recently that they will be launching their own, McDonald’s TV channel. They’re really doing it. The McDonald’s channel will broadcast 24 [...]

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How Comedy is Making Cable TV News Interesting Again.

Back in May of this year it was reported that cable TV news channel Fox news was losing viewers. Where were the viewers going? Well, nobody knows for sure, but it looks like they were going to Comedy Central to catch the news. That isn’t a joke or a typo. The shows that have become a [...]

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