Media

NBC And Netflix Shelve Bill Cosby Projects As New Rape Claim Emerges

8:33pm November 19, 2014

by Bill Chappell

A TV comedy Bill Cosby was developing for NBC has been canceled, after new allegations against the comedian. Netflix made a similar move; TV Land will reportedly stop airing Cosby Show reruns.

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National

Uber Exec In Hot Water After Suggesting A Journalist Smear Campaign

9:39am November 18, 2014

by Lauren Hodges

A senior vice president of the ride-service company has issued an apology after news broke of his comments about digging up info about reporters' personal lives.

'Orange County Register' Reporters Deliver The News

8:24am November 18, 2014

The century old daily has asked for volunteers in the newsroom after a cost-cutting change in distributors. The job description for reporters, in addition to reporting, distribute up to 600 papers.

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StoryCorps Founder David Isay Wins 2015 TED Prize

3:24pm November 17, 2014

Each year TED, the nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, awards the prize to one exceptional individual. Since Isay launched StoryCorps in 2003, nearly 100,000 Americans have participated.

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China's Leader Says Journalists Are Like Broken Cars

9:30am November 13, 2014

by Laura Sullivan

Even the White House wasn't sure what to expect when Chinese President Xi Jinping took a rare question from a U.S. reporter during a joint news conference with President Obama in Beijing.

Randy Jackson performs with members of Journey at the 1987 Bay Area Music Awards.

Farewell To Randy Jackson, An Example Of All That Ails 'American Idol'

7:09pm November 12, 2014

by Eric Deggans

As founding judge Randy Jackson announces his departure from American Idol, NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says he embodies all that's wrong with a pioneering show that's become a pop culture cliche.

'Washington Post' To Add Editor's Notes To Fareed Zakaria Columns

5:15pm November 12, 2014

by David Folkenflik

The editorial page editor of The Washington Post says he will append editor's notes to four columns by Fareed Zakaria, saying the columns failed to credit sources sufficiently.

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Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman star in the BBC series Doctor Who.

Arts

As A New 'Doctor Who' Season Ends, Have Its Stories Matched The Hero?

8:21pm November 07, 2014

by Eric Deggans

Britain's Doctor Who series finishes its first season with new hero Peter Capaldi on Saturday. TV critic Eric Deggans says Capaldi's portrayal of the Doctor is often better than the stories he's in.

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dan Sullivan greets supporters on election night in Anchorage. The as-yet-undecided race between Sullivan and Democratic incumbent Sen. Mark Begich was the hottest in the state.

Alaska Station Sets Dubious Record: Most Senate Campaign Ads

5:51pm November 06, 2014

by Peter Overby

The Center for Public Integrity calculates that KTUU in Anchorage ran more U.S. Senate ads this cycle than any station in the country.

'GMA' Cumberbatch Tweet Rankles 'Times' Of London

3:16pm November 06, 2014

Actor Benedict Cumberbatch is engaged. The news broke in a small box of text in London's The Times newspaper. ABC's Good Morning America got in trouble with the paper while spreading the news.

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