Tagged:first amendment,free speech,freedom of information,freedom of the press,may day,occupy wall street,protests,recordingSince September, police have arrested dozens of journalists and activists around the country for the "crime" of trying to document p olitical protests in public spaces. People using smartphones and mobile devices are changing the way we record and share breaking news

RICHMOND, Va., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Media General, Inc./quotes/zigman/233635/quotes/nls/megMEG+38.85%today announced that it has signed agreements with Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., for the purchase of newspapers and new financing. A subsi diary of Berkshire Hathaway, BH Media Group, will purchase all of the newspapers owned by Media General, with the exception of the Tampa group, for $142 million in cash

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TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - A prominent Honduran radio journalist was killed by drug gangs in retaliation for a government crackdown on cartels, the country's security minister said on Wednesday.Alfredo Villatoro,

NEW YORK -- CBS Chief Executive Leslie Moonves blasted satellite broadcaster Dish Network's new Auto Hop feature that allows consumers to more easily block commercials from recorded programming.

Larry Kramer, media consultant and MarketWatch founder, was named president and publisher of USA Today yesterday, putting him at the helm of the most widely circulated print newspaper in the country. In an interview this morning, he tells me that he plans to increase the paper's enterprise coverage, enhance it's online presence, and influence...

That "major announcement" that Laurie Fine promised for us later this morning, at a castle for some reason? It's exactly what you thought. Fine is bringing a libel lawsuit against ESPN, reporter Mark Schwarz, and producer Arty Berko for their reporting of child sexual abuse allegations against former Syracuse coach Bernie Fine.

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