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“Nobody really told me about these things that I'm hearing about now... I had no idea”

Posted on 11/11/2007 8:57:36 AM PST by JACKRUSSELL When Malaka, an Indian tsunami refugee, agreed to sell her kidney, the organ broker told her she would receive $3,500. But after the operation, he gave her ... via Free Republic

“That's not to say he doesn't deserve it”

News writers for CBS News TV and radio operations in New York, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles have been working without a contract since April 2005. via BroadcastNewsroom

“SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Tactical Strike.”

It wouldn't stand much of a chance against the eye-popping graphics of the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 or the Wii . via WCAX-TV Burlington

By Jeremy Gordin Welcome back to our favourite soapie: the story of ANC deputy president Jacob Zuma, his trials and tribulations with the National Prosecuting Authority, and his desire to be the country's ... via Pretoria News

In February of 2009, you will no longer be able to watch TV, unless you go digital. via ClickOnDetroit.com

“Choose to Save"; and double winner Kaiser for "Marvelyn Brown: That Night/Finding Out/Denial.”

The awards are for programming from the media and nonprofits that "advances the public good," as judged by a panel of civic and community-service leaders. via BroadcastNewsroom

“We have the people and policies and programs in place for this project to be successful and all our other projects”

The Bush administration official who heads the agency charged with ensuring the smooth transition of the television industry to digital broadcasting is leaving that post. via KFMB-TV San Diego

THE stock market closed higher today, boosted by miner Rio Tinto whose shares soared in the wake of a $272 billion takeover proposal from rival global miner BHP Billiton. via News.com.au

Fonterra is describing as "inaccurate" a report saying its directors are backing a proposal that would see the giant dairy company having two classes of shares. via The Age

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has announced winners for technology and engineering for broadcast television, selected by industry experts. via Digital Video

Julia Kushnir: believed to have received about EUR400,000 in libel damages from INM Photograph: The Irish Times The family of the late Liam Lawlor is seeking a copy of an unpublished internal investigation by ... via The Irish Times

Riot police used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon Wednesday to break up demonstrations calling for the ouster of President Mikhail Saakashvili. via Guardian Unlimited

“Clearly, the rush is on to push media consolidation to a quick and ill-considered vote”

For the second time in four years, the government is rewriting media ownership rules, a process that probably will allow big companies to get even bigger. via Chicago Tribune

“We are not sure if the government could shoulder the cost. I'm afraid that the new Thai Public Broadcasting Service (TPBS) won't work as the pro-public television group has imagined because of budget constraints”

Staff are in shock after the NLA passed a bill which forces the station to become a public broadcaster - but provides no budget to produce programmes or to pay a probably reduced number of employees. via Bangkok Post

“Yet vast numbers of Americans consider themselves fans of Brian Lamb.”

WASHINGTON -- Indiana native and C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb received the nation's highest civilian award yesterday for his 'dedication to a transparent political system and to the free flow of ideas.' 'C-SPAN ... via The Courier-Journal

“One of the odder aspects of this is that Imus makes a racist comment, and the damage is done to a civil rights lawyer”

Radio personality and civil rights attorney, Ron Kuby, speaks to the media at the National Lawyers Guild in New York in this Jan. via Kansas.com

Jane Ciabattari is a fiction writer, book critic and widely published journalist. via Kottke.org

“The allegations had far-reaching implications and raised vital constitutional issues which need to be promptly addressed in the interest of all”

In a setback to the Narendra Modi-led government in poll-bound Gujarat, the National Human Rights Commission on Monday decided to recommend a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into accusations made in the ... via Rediff.com

But those initiatives do not include requiring cable operators to carry broadcasters' multicast digital-TV channels or a proposal by Federal Communications Commission chairman Kevin Martin ... via BroadcastNewsroom

CanWest Global Communications Corp., parent of the National Post , posted a higher fourth-quarter profit on Friday, as gains on the sale of the media giant's New Zealand and Canadian radio assets boosted ... via National Post