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In Sri Lanka, one journalist's determination to tell the truth cost him his life. Lasantha Wickrematunge knew he was going to be murdered. He said so, in an article shortly before he died. He also predicted who would do it. ()
Despite the recession, some in the industry are finding new ways to keep the spring in their step. ()
The court's decision was prompted by a legal challenge launched by the Foreign Press Association. ()
January 7, 2009 · Joe The Plumber is heading to Israel as a war correspondent for conservative Web site pjtv. com. Samuel J. Wurzelbacher, who gained fame during the presidential election, says he will spend 10 days covering the fighting. ()
January 8, 2009 · The adult entertainment industry is struggling. Profits are down so much that mogul Larry Flynt is asking Congress for a $5 billion bailout. We speak with Monty McMahon, publisher of the Adult Video Network's online magazine. ()
January 7, 2009 · A downturn in the economy has provided a boom for infomercials. A.J. Khubani, president and CEO of the direct response company TeleBrands, says his company has seen that business booms in bad economic times. He attributes the success to lower TV ad rates. ()
January 8, 2009 · New television products are all the rage at the Consumer Electronics Show. We explore how we're watching television in a post-Tivo world. ()
January 6, 2009 · President-elect Barack Obama is reported to have picked CNN'S medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta to be the next surgeon general. ()
January 7, 2009 · Photojournalist David Gilkey spoke with Corey Flintoff via telephone Tuesday from Israel. Gilkey had just returned from a reporting trip to Sderot, one of the Israeli towns near the border with Gaza. Here are some excerpts from the interview. ()
January 4, 2009 · Not much happened in 2008, says Onion editor Joe Randazzo, but one event did prove popular enough that his satirical news publication predicts we'll see it reprised this year. ()
January 1, 2009 · Viacom and Time Warner have settled on a new contract. They had disagreed over fee increases, and Viacom had threatened to pull the plug on its 19 cable channels, including MTV and Comedy Central. ()
December 31, 2008 · Media giant Viacom says 13 millions subscribers will be unable to see Comedy Central and 18 other channels at 12:01 a.m. Thursday if there is no deal by then with Time Warner on a new carriage-fee deal. L.A. Times business reporter Meg James explains why Dora the Explorer has become involved. ()
December 28, 2008 · Comic strips are enjoying rising popularity online. One favorite is called Penny Arcade, which has turned its creators into underdog heroes online. ()
December 26, 2008 · A new NAACP report cites the under-representation of minorities on ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC. But a critic says the report doesn't reflect the quality of black roles across the TV spectrum. ()
December 23, 2008 · Dan Rather is pursuing a $70 million lawsuit he filed against CBS following his infamous, retracted 2004 story about President Bush's military service record. A follow-up investigation never concluded whether the Bush documents were real or fake. ()
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