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Daily Archives : Jun 3, 2008

TV Business Journalists Owe Thanks to Kandel

Former CNN business news mainstay Myron Kandel says he tried to add a “common sense report” to his coverage of the markets, he tells MarketWatch.com, setting a standard for the industry. Mr. Kandel, who can still be seen on PBS’s…

‘ET’ Stands by Disputed Story on Jolie’s Twins

Despite denials and conflicting reporters, “Entertainment Tonight” is standing by its report that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s twins had been born, the Associated Press reports. In the world of celebrity journalism, the story could be the biggest one of…

Comcast HQ Looks Like ‘Flash Drive’

Comcast Center, the U.S. cable leader’s headquarters set to open in Philadelphia this week, looks like a “giant flash drive,” the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The city’s tallest building, designed by Robert Stern and Graham Wyatt, is “clean” but “lacks conviction,”…

Paul Sills, Co-Founder of Second City, Dies at 80

Paul Sills, who helped found of comedy-improv group Second City in 1959, died of complications from pneumonia in Baileys Harbor, Wis., at age 81, the Associated Press reports. Mr. Sills’ group helped launch the careers of future “Saturday Night Live”…