North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il Visits Zoo, State Media Says
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- North Korea?s Kim Jong Il visited a zoo in the capital, Pyongyang, state-run media said, in the latest of several dispatches reporting public appearances by the leader after U.S. intelligence officials said he may have suffered a stroke.

Coverage by media will test New York Giants' focus
Jeff Zelevansky/Getty ImagesThe media attention surrounding the Plaxico Burress incident will test the Giants' ability to focus on the game at hand.As an injured player -- he had a hamstring injury in addition to the gunshot wound -- Plaxico Burress...

AMPTP: WGA's new-media claims misleading
The WGA's claims that the studios have failed to pay up on new media residuals to its members was misleading and designed to harm the talks with SAG and a federal mediator, the AMPTP said Monday.

Media and retailers both built Black Friday
When assessing blame for the trampling death of a salesclerk, the news media should include themselves.

So what exactly is this 'social media' business?
Good question. People tend to think of social media as social networking, blogs, podcasts, wikis, Second Life ... an on and on.

Italian VAT rise strains relations between media barons
Rupert Murdoch's Sky Italia yesterday hit back over a tax increase imposed on its pay-TV operations by the government of Silvio Berlusconi, as once-friendly relations between the two media barons showed further signs of strain.

Media blamed in racist joke row
A former Guernsey deputy blames the the media for publicising a racist joke by Deputy Chief Minister Bernard Flouquet

Ion Media Networks Lobbying Congress
Ion Media Networks sent letters to over 200 members of Congress in hopes of getting legislators to pressure Charter Communcations to carry qubo and Ion Life.

World Falls for American Media, Even as It Sours on America
After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the White House wanted major media companies to help improve the U.S. image abroad. That hasn?t panned out.

Video: Worthy addresses media after plea
Wayne County Prosecutor addressed the media shortly after former mayoral aide Christine Beatty pleaded guilty to two felonies in the text message scandal.

Phoenix Media buys El Planeta
The Phoenix Media/Communications Group has bought the Spanish-language newspaper El Planeta, the company said Monday.

Virgin Media taps Yahoo for mobile Internet search
British telecommunications titan Virgin Media announced on Monday that it will use Yahoo oneSearch to power Internet exploration for its mobile service customers.

A Look Ahead At Hispanic Media
This year saw the end of years of double-digit growth in advertising revenue for Spanish-language television, with a mere 0.3% growth in the first eight months to $2.11 billion, according to TNS Media Intelligence data. And the outlook for next year isn?t much brighter.

Report Ties Children?s Use of Media to Their Health
A review of 173 studies found that more time with television, films, video games, magazines, music and the Internet was linked to rises in childhood obesity, tobacco use and sexual behavior.

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-12-02 00:08 REFILE-Toyota to cut Lexus output, halt some lines -media
TOKYO, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp will halt production for two days at the end of this month on some Lexus luxury car lines at its Tahara Plant in central Japan, cutting back output as car sales fall, local media said on Tuesday. Toyota will also stop production for two days around Dec. 25 at its Miyata Plant in southern Japan, the Yomiuri Shimbun and NHK said. The automaker had already ...

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-12-01 23:59 Toyota to cut Lexus output, halt some lines -media
TOKYO, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp will halt production for two days at the end of this month on some Lexus luxury car lines at its Tahara Plant in central Japan, cutting back output as car sales fall, local media said on Thursday. Toyota will also stop production for two days around Dec. 25 at its Miyata Plant in southern Japan, the Yomiuri Shimbun and NHK said. The automaker had ...

Jon Friedman's Media Web: Rupert Murdoch, explained by Newser's Michael Wolff
Rupert Murdoch, chief executive officer of News Corp., is one of the most successful and complex leaders in the media universe. But his biographer Michael Wolff has a simple explanation for what makes Murdoch tick.

Study: Media can distort public's views on infectious diseases
Nov 5, 2008 (CIDRAP News) ? Media coverage of infectious diseases such as avian influenza can create the impression that the conditions are more of a threat than they really are, according to a recent study from Canada.

Virgin Media taps Yahoo! oneSearch for mobile devices throughout the U.K.
Newsbrief by Guest Contributor on Monday December 01, 2008. Virgin Media announced Yahoo! oneSearch will power Virgin's new mobile media portal in the U.K. Available to European consumers starting December 8, oneSearch will provide Virgin Media users on-the-go access to multimedia content, including breaking news, music, video, games and entertainment, as well as the Yahoo! mobile search engine.

Janensch on the Media: Positive Coverage
Movie star Angelina Jolie is reported to have struck quite a deal with People Magazine. People got to run a spread on her newborn twins, and she got guaranteed positive coverage. Media commentator Paul Janensch wonders whether others will follow her lead.