Media advocates to push shield law again
Associated Press - January 7, 2009 5:45 PM ET AUSTIN (AP) - Some Texas open government and media advocates are optimistic for a reporter's shield law in 2009.

Herald urged to help chart way through crisis for the media
Enterprise Minister Jim Mather last night called on the management of The Herald to join a forum of all Scottish media outlets to chart the best way through the current economic crisis following an impassioned Holyrood debate.

Kenyan President Opens Path To Amending Media Law
NAIROBI (AFP)--Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has hinted he may be prepared to amend a controversial media law by asking two senior government figures to mull possible amendments to it, his office said Wednesday.

Univision Online to Become Univision Interactive Media
Univision Communications Inc., the nation's leading Spanish-language media company, today announced that Univision Online has been renamed Univision Interactive Media and Kevin Conroy, former executive vice president of AOL, has been named president of the division, effective Monday, January 12, 2008. Conroy will be based in New York and report directly to chief executive officer Joe Uva.

How the internet has changed the role of media lawyers
Defamation suits aren?t what they used to be. Gone are the days when a defamatory allegation was communicated predominantly in the print media and, though sensational at the time, would generally be relegated to chip-wrapping the next day.

Media round-up
We bring you the buzz from the wider media sphere, across the world and across the web. This week: Mills & Boon gets redesign; book sales 'down from 2007'; free weekly launched in Merseyside; rebrand for Churchill Wines' packaging; classified car mag ceases print operation

Media Watchdog Slams Zimbabwe Fees For Journalists
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP)--Hefty new fees for foreign media in Zimbabwe appear designed to prevent journalists from working in the country and may be illegal, a regional watchdog said Wednesday.

TAIWAN: Government using media as a tool, critics say
The way the government runs state-owned media reveals its failure to understand that the media is not a political tool to sway public opinion, but a means to promote the interests of the public, critics said yesterday.

Iraq, India, Mexico deadliest for media - report
Source: Reuters GENEVA, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Iraq remained the deadliest country for media workers in 2008, followed by India and Mexico, although the number of deaths was down sharply from the previous year, a study ...

Sierra Nevada Sports Media Poll
The Sierra Nevada Sports Media Polls are voted on weekly by reporters from around the Northern region. Three computer formulas are included in basketball voting, although they are given the same weight as the human voters.

Linksys Wireless Home Audio and Media Hub NAS hands-on
We just snuck a quick look at the new Linksys home media gear, the Wireless Home Audio system and Media Hub NAS , and it's pretty much what you'd expect. For all of Cisco's talk of platform and back-end and consumer love, the end product is actually pretty humdrum. We can't speak to the actual setup and content integration -- which will naturally be Cisco's strong suit -- but the ...

Raycom Media announces deal to acquire FOX6 WBRC
FOX6 WBRC is the focus of a new deal between Local TV LLC and Raycom Media. On Tuesday the companies announced an agreement to switch WBRC ownership from Local TV LLC to Raycom Media.

Press Rights Groups Call For Media Corridor In Gaza
GENEVA (AFP)--Two press rights groups Wednesday urged a media corridor in Gaza and called for Israel and Hamas to allow journalists to work unfettered in the conflict zone.

CES 2009: Don't count out those Millennials or Online Media, Cell Phone on the rise as entertainment device, says ...
 The idiot box is still king, but don't count out online advertising. (Source: Deloitte LLP) At this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Deloitte LLP revealed the results of its 3rd State of the Media Democracy Survey, which are likely to be dissected and re-analyzed over and over again by advertising and media executives all over the world. The survey, which was conducted between ...

TAIWAN: GIO denies foreign media snubbed Ma
Taipei --- The government yesterday denied that a recent international media campaign featuring President Ma Ying-jeou's article on cross-strait ties violated journalistic conventions.

Buddy Media's Branded Social Media Applications Make 2008 the Year of the App-vertisement
Company Experiences 138% Q4 Revenue Growth as Major Brands and Fortune 500 Companies Launch Interactive Advertisin... Buddy Media announced today that it has exceeded all of its 2008 customer and revenue goals.

Your Daily Dose of Media Tidbits [Media Crack]
We're starting a new, daily media column for all the media news items we can't get to individually. It may also feature pithy remarks and totally exclusive scoops. Read it today, and forevermore:...

Harare levy on media people flayed
HARARE: Hefty new fees for foreign media in Zimbabwe appear designed to prevent journalists from working in the country and may be illegal, a regional watchdog said yesterday.

Carrillo: The media and the sub judice rule
WHENEVER invoked, the term ?sub judice,? seems to some media practitioners to be the functional equivalent of a red light or a brick wall. Some press people refuse to comment on anything that has got to do with a pending case in view of the so-called sub judice rule.

Kenya: Kibaki Backs Down on Repressive Media Law (Catholic Information Service for Africa)
President Mwai Kibaki has directed the country's chief legal adviser and the minister for communications to study amendments proposed by the media fraternity to the Kenya Communications (Amendment) Act 2008 and the Kenya Communications Act 2008.