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Don Imus Needles Glenn Beck in Fox Business Debut

Don Imus, the radio shock jock who was fired from MSNBC in 2007 for making what some believed to be racially insensitive comments about an NCAA women's basketball team, debuted with a new show today on Fox Business Channel, in which he interviewed fellow Fox News talk star Glenn Beck.


White House Fires Back at Glenn Beck, Refers to Fox News 'Lies'

After successfully taking down two low-level officials in the Obama administration, Fox News commentator Glenn Beck has trained his sights on a third -- advisor Valerie Jarrett -- and this time the White House is fighting back.


Dora Links Doll Revealed; Mattel Releases Photo, Details

The silhouette that launched a thousand fits has become the doll that will launch millions of hits. Dora Links, Mattel's new doll that's a "tween," computer-centric version of Dora the Explorer, has finally been fully unveiled.


Ken Burns Triumphs Again with Release of 'National Parks: America's Best Idea'

America's finest documentary filmmaker has done it again. In a far less harrowing adventure than his last project on World War II, Ken Burns is now leading American's on a walk through the park—the national parks, to be exact.


Glenn Beck Under Fire for Frog Hot Water Stunt

Glenn Beck, the hottest conservative name on cable, is under fire again -- this time for possibly boiling a frog to death on live TV.


Myriam Marquez Makes History as the Miami Herald's First Hispanic Editorial Page Editor

Myriam Marquez, talks to us about Cuba, politics, and the Miami Herald's struggle for survival.


Glenn Beck's 'McCain Worse than Obama' Comment Gives Lively Launch to Katie Couric's New Web Show

Katie Couric knows what she's doing in launching her new Web-only interview show, @katiecouric, by booking the hottest person in the media as her very first guest. An enigma of sorts that commands huge ratings of his own, who has been the subject of controversy and speculation, and who has just been on the cover of Time Magazine. That man, of course, is Glenn Beck.


Obama visits Letterman's 'Late Show' (Video)

The first sitting president to appear on "Late Show with David Letterman" in its 16-year history and what does he get for the trouble? A potato.


Immigration Croup Criticizes CNN Show Host Lou Dobbs

A Hispanic group in Miami has begun a campaign against CNN talk show host Lou Dobbs for what the group said are disparaging remarks about Hispanic immigrants.


Ousted Florida Anchorman Charles Perez Speaks Out

For two decades, Charles Perez has been one of television's most high-profile Hispanic journalists. In the 1990s he hosted a nationally syndicated talk show in his own name. He has been the face of television news in large Hispanic markets, such as Los Angeles, New York and Miami.


Glenn Beck Lands on Cover of Time Magazine

Already a Fox News station juggernaut, Glenn Beck's profile was raised even higher today, with a startling close-up shot of him on the cover of Time Magazine.


Google Releases News-Reading Service, Goes Live with Experimental News Hub

Google, long seen as an enemy by many in the news industry, has introduced a new interface for reading newspapers and reached an agreement with publishers to share revenue generated by their content for the first time. The company introduced an experimental news hub Monday called Fast Flip that allows users to view articles from dozens of major publishers and flip through them as quickly as they would the pages of a magazine. Google will place ads around the news articles and share resulting revenue with participating publishers.


Hispanic Groups to CNN: Drop Lou Dobbs

Several Hispanic groups are calling on CNN to drop talk-show host and frequent illegal immigrant critic Lou Dobbs, who is broadcasting his radio show from a conference put on by what some activists refer to as a "hate group."


Is Oprah Losing Her Influence?

Oprah Winfrey might still be the queen of daytime television, but her empire appears to be receding. Her audience, like that of many other talk shows, shrank 7 percent in a year, meaning her average daily viewership has dipped below 7 million, according to Nielsen Media Research.


Why Your Advertising Isn't Working

Recently, an AdweekMedia poll of LinkedIn members posed this question: "Of the ads you see in a typical day, how many engage your attention?" A remarkable two-thirds of respondents said "a small minority of them." Another quarter answered "none of them." Together, that's 91%. Only one in 100 respondents said "most of them." Ouch.


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