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Too Soon to Give Up on Old Media

Successful Plan Must Include Wide Reach of Mass Media Plus New Players

New Spin on ‘Wheel’ Marks 25th Season

Syndie Veteran Gets New Marketing Plan

Guest Commentary: Imus Firing May Have Cleansing Effect on Speech in Workplace

Will Don Imus’ last words launch a new revolution in what constitutes acceptable speech and conduct in the workplace? Until Mr. Imus uttered that detestable phrase about the Rutgers women’s basketball team approximately two months ago, it is unlikely anyone…

CNN Solicits YouTube Users

Debate Participants Will Get Questions Submitted Via the Video-Sharing Site

Online Captioning: The Right Thing to Do

In 1971, Julia Child’s great cooking show “The French Chef” became the first TV program accessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing people through closed captioning. Today, more than 35 years later, closed captioning isn’t available to those who need it to…

NewsMakers: Scott Lauritzen

CLOSE-UP Entertainment marketing firm Lussier has hired Scott Lauritzen as senior VP and creative director. Mr. Lauritzen most recently spent 31/2 years as senior VP of on-air promotion at Fox Broadcasting Co., where he was responsible for all of the…

‘Ellen,’ ‘Sesame Street,’ Top Daytime Emmys

“As the World Turns,” “Sesame Street” and “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” were the big winners at the 34th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards. Bob Barker picked up two last Emmys – his 18th and 19th — for his work as host…

ABC News Staff Cleared to Return to Office After Anthrax Scare

The New York Police Department gave ABC News employees clearance Friday afternoon to return to their headquarters in New York City’s Upper West Side following the investigation of an anthrax scare. Field tests conducted on a suspicious letter received at…

Reporters Hitting Campaign Trail for NBC

Political reporters will begin embedding with presidential campaigns this summer to report for NBC News, MSNBC, MSNBC.com and other NBC platforms and for the National Journal Group’s National Journal, the Hotline and CongressDaily. The video journalists, as they first did…

Fox Strikes Upfront Ad Deals

Fox said it has completed a number of upfront deals. “We’ve come to terms with many of our clients, and negotiations are under way with the rest,” said a Fox representative, who declined to elaborate. Sources said Fox had completed…