James Murdoch becomes chairman of Sky
James Murdoch will be taking over as chairman of the board for European broadcaster Sky, a move that will renew speculation that his family’s…
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Check out this view from Hillary Clinton’s podium at tonight’s debate
Wanna get in Hillary Clinton’s head for a minute? Here’s what it looks like at Clinton’s podium at tonight’s Democratic primary debate Post from…
Mexican actress Kate del Castillo’s connection to El Chapo began on Twitter
The recapture of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is a story that seems to only get increasingly more bizarre. Information included in…
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Aussie politician calls journalist a ‘mad f*cking witch’ in accidental text
This could be the year politicians and the media reach a friendly détente. Or not. On Sunday, Australia’s Immigration Minister Peter Dutton mistakenly sent…
Anger over law enforcement, media response to militants in Oregon
Law enforcement and media response to a militant takeover of a federal building in Burns, Oregon has angered some who hoped for a harsher…
Fox News analyst calls Obama ‘a total pussy’
A Fox News analyst called President Barack Obama “a total pussy” for his strategy to fight the Islamic State (ISIS), which the president outlined…
Donald Trump mocks handicap of New York Times reporter
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was roundly criticized on Thursday after he appeared to mock the handicap of a New York Times reporter during…
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Woman falsely portrayed as suicide bomber: ‘I live in continuous fear’
If it seemed too strange to be true, it’s because it was. The woman seen soaking in a bubble bath on the front pages…
T-Mobile offers free DVD-quality video streaming over its network
LOS ANGELES — T-Mobile wants its customers to “Binge On.” For free. At T-Mobile’s hyped-up tenth “Uncarrier” event on Tuesday, CEO John Legere announced…
Turkish magazine editors arrested over Erdogan story
Turkish authorities arrested two magazine editors on Tuesday in yet another government move to restrict media in Turkey The editors of Nokta were arrested…
Journalists fought to keep Turkish TV station live after police stormed building
Anchors at two Turkish televisions stations, along with dozens of other journalists, fought to keep their stations on the air on Wednesday as Turkish…
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Infamous Australian men’s magazine shuts down with one final middle finger
Australian men’s magazine Zoo Weekly has seen better days, bringing out its last ever issue on Monday Times in the world of male-focused media…
BBC plans to counter North Korean propaganda with news, reports say
UPDATED: 12:15 p.m. BST, Saturday The BBC plans to propose doing a daily news broadcast into North Korea and a satellite TV service in…
Why parents should challenge autoplay video
In nineteenth century America, parents prepared children with macabre children’s books and fairy tales. It was impossible to hide death from them. Today, low…
Dan Rather: Journalists are failing us on gun violence
I have been thinking of the news out of Virginia and the horrific death of the two young WDBJ7 journalists. We now know what…
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Even foodies hate The Fat Jew
The saying goes, “You gotta take the bitter with the sweet.” But The Fat Jew doesn’t have a spoonful of sugar in sight Kenji…
Unisex-only fashion site obliterates the need for gendered clothing
Fashion and lifestyle website You Do You declares it won’t be bound by the gender binary. Launched Monday, the web community offers only agender…
The best reactions to the WTF deal between ‘Sesame Street’ and HBO
Thanks to a deal announced Thursday between Sesame Street and HBO, children will learn their ABCs from the same channel on which adults will…
1970s stock photos were even more awkward than today
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Fox News won the GOP debate
In any political debate, the question invariably becomes: who won? On Thursday night, for the first GOP debate, the answer was undeniably Fox News….