Even though tech critics weren’t impressed with the iPhone 4S, Apple shares hit a new high Friday as consumers rushed to get their hands on the new device, reports Deadline.com. Apple shares rose 3.3% to $422, a new high, the…
Facing all the challenging stories about the environment this year, environmental journalists have answered the call. In 2011, it has been extreme natural disasters that have helped to push environmental journalism into the forefront of breaking news. From weather anomalies…
Lady Gaga won an injunction against an animated character known as Lady Goo Goo, blocking the release of a single that parodies Gaga’s music, CBS News reports. Today’s decision by London’s High Court stops the release of “The Moshi Dance”…
A studio chief writes about his friendship and business dealings with legendary Apple founder Steve Jobs in The Hollywood Reporter. In one revealing passage the studio chief, Fox’s Filmed Entertainment co-chairman and CEO Jim Gianopulos, tells of the tough negotiations…
Fun article from Wired magazine Gadget Lab if you’re going to be downloading Apple’s iOS5 to your iPhone. The piece is called "iOS5: Exploring 7 Hidden New Features." Here’s one of our favorites from the piece: "You’re in a high-powered business meeting….
Saying the strategic value of Hulu is too important, the owners of the online-streaming service have canceled the sale of the property, reports Bloomberg. “Hulu holds a unique and compelling strategic value to its owners," owners News Corp., Walt Disney…
"Politico says a reporter has resigned after editors determined she had plagiarized stories about transportation, most recently from a New York Times article," reports The Huffington Post Media blog. The article goes on to say, "Editor-in-chief John F. Harris and executive…
In a strategy geared to build interest in Kelsey Grammer’s "Boss," Starz has launched a plan to make the pilot available across several platforms before its debut on the linear channel, reports Deadline.com. The previews launched Thursday, according to the…
The Florida man charged with hacking into the email accounts of celebrities including Scarlett Johansson and Mila Kunis — and in some cases releasing intimate photos of the stars — gave a candid interview to Fox station WAWS-TV in Jacksonville…
Netflix flexed its muscles in the streaming-TV-content space, signing a multiyear deal to carry content from the CW, MSNBC reports. The agreement comes on the heels of a pact Netflix signed last week with AMC. The CW deal will add…