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>Stephen A. Smith Quite Frankly Wants His Money and His Column Back

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>Newspaper union wants The Philadelphia Inquirer to pay $100,000 and to restore him as a columnist at the paper, meanwhile The Inquirer continues to ignore the arbitators ruling. Source: Richard Prince’s Journalism The dispute between sports commentator Stephen A. Smith and the Philadelphia Inquirer escalated when the Newspaper Guild of Philadelphia took the dispute to federal court, seeking an order that the Inquirer “publish and promote Stephen A. Smith’s columns” and pay him $100,000 in back pay. The Inquirer fired Smith in 2007 and now refuses to publish his work even though an arbitrator ordered the Inquirer to reinstate him … Continue reading >Stephen A. Smith Quite Frankly Wants His Money and His Column Back

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>President Obama Irritated by questions from the Black media

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>President Obama takes questions from seven reporters from the black press aboard Air Force One on their way to the NAACP convention in New York.“As our first black president, Obama made a great point about the need for blacks to take more personal responsibility and stop making excuses for failure. But what some black Americans are skeptical about was the insinuation this is a big issue for African-Americans but nobody else.“ Read more from columnist Eugene RobinsonA day after his address Thursday to the NAACP on its centennial celebration, President Obama observed,“I’ve noticed that when I talk about personal responsibility … Continue reading >President Obama Irritated by questions from the Black media

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>The Rocky Mountain News Published Its Last Edition

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> After 149 years and 311 days, the Rocky Mountain News published its final edition last Friday, on February 27, 2009. Could this be a lesson for radio? The owners of The Rocky Mountain News, Scripps, Inc., decided to close down the newspaper serving the Denver, Colorado since 1859. The economy is one reason for the end of the newspaper’s run, but it’s inability to change the business model for newspapers in the main culprit. The main factor is that newspapers were unable to compete with the Internet for advertising dollars and to deliver information instantly. It took newspaper companies … Continue reading >The Rocky Mountain News Published Its Last Edition

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>Which Media Industries Are Hurting More Than Radio?…

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>Let’s Try Daily Newspapers and Broadcast Network Television The NPR and 90.9 FM WHYY show Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane takes a look at recent developments in the media including the Tribune Company’s bankruptcy filing, and how the media and journalism will survive in this economic crisis. The guest also discuss NBC’s decision to scrap its prime time dramas for Jay Leno and how the internet has drastically effected the way Americans receive information including how sales departments are unable to generate the revenue for newspapers and network TV to survive. The guests are Andrew Tyndall, publisher of the Tyndall … Continue reading >Which Media Industries Are Hurting More Than Radio?…