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 * Associated Press Sued Over Video Redistribution:**
 * -Tucker Bass**

The AP was recently sued by a production company whose surveillance cameras recorded the bombing of a military recruiting station in NYC. The article asserts that the video footage was willingly submitted to the police, then sent out to the AP in hopes of getting any information from the public. The AP then sold the footage to major media outlets such as CNN, without compensating the production company that originally had rights to the footage. According the the AdWeek article, news outlets are allowed to use copyrighted material for "reporting purposes" but it is yet to be seen if the litigation will negate the copyright issues. I found this conflict of interest between the AP and production company to be interesting. The AP may have been in the wrong for redistributing the video but if it acted in the interests of aiding a police investigation, does the production company really have a case here? Once the footage was leaked, it was going to go public legally or not. News agencies however often act with ratings and viewership in mind, without money coming in there can be no news.

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"Today" Show Now Has Competition: "Today.com" Posted by: Adam White

The popular morning television show "Today" is making a second show for its audience that will be broadcasted completely online. Previously, shows had fan gear, clips from their original television show and information on how to get tickets for the show on make-shift website. There has not been shows to this date, including mainstream shows like "Today" making entirely separate shows and having those show streamed online to compete with their television show. This is a ground-breaking shift from the status quo. Perhaps, this will be a trend. Perhaps, this will be an outlier. The fact that shows such as "Today" believe that they can tap into a large audience online is a signficant development. Let's not forget, shows such as these have the potential to take in double (or more) the ad revenue as well. This is not only a strategic move by MSNBC, but also a financial move. This might revolutionize and turn business models for electronic media upside down. There is so much at stake that we, the public, should keep following this story. Maybe there are unintended consequences that could result from this. It appears to me that MSNBC believes that "Today.com" could compete with "Today" and possibly overtake "Today" for revenue and ratings. When you watch online you can watch from home, work, school, a restaurant and many other places. Whereas television, for most people is only an activity that can be done mainly from home.

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CBS Buys Clicker and Names new Digital Media Chief
Posted by: Sarah Jasso

CBS Corporation announced on March 4th that it acquired Clicker, a guide to online television. CBS is sure this acquisition will strengthen their position in the online television area stating that Clicker is “one leading navigational and discovery tool for video programming on the Internet.” CBS has also revealed that they have appointed Jim Lanzone as their chief executive of its digital media division. Lanzone stated that today online TV viewing was largely supplemental to traditional viewing, “maybe some people who are 16 or 18 years old are only watching online.” Leslie Moonves, the chief executive of the CBS Corporation, feels “if we can help grow Clicker to its full potential in the years ahead, the strategic value could be tremendous.” He suggests that Clicker would act as “the starting points for people who are seeking out entertainment on the Internet,” by keeping track of the places where the shows are distributed.

http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/04/cbs-buys-clicker-names-new-digital-media-chief/#more-58116

 * Television Grows News Apps **

Elizabeth Stone

TV news content is expanding beyond its typical cable television and online broadcasting by expanding to mobile and smart phones through apps. TV news apps are targeting Apple’s IPhone, IPad, in addition to the Android, and Blackberry in order reach audience members who are no longer turning into nightly news broadcasts. NBC offers an IPhone app that features content from popular NBC news shows such as “NBC Nightly News” and “Meet the Press.” ABC is taking advantage of smart phone’s GPS capabilities, in order to tailor local new coverage to users depending on their location. CBS, FOX, and PBS are also taken advantage of phone applications, because it is a new business model that could bring in revenue for these networks. Television news programs are a dying medium, so these stations must look to other mediums in order to stay relevant to consumers and make a profit. []

=Former "ABC World News" Head Writer Named Dean Of Communications at Quinnipiac= By: Rachel Mayes Lee Kamlet who was formerly the producer at "Dateline NBC" and the head writer at "ABC World News" is now the dean of communications at Quinnipiac University. Mark Thompson the senior vice president for academic and student affairs at Quinnipiac showed his enthusiasm and support for Kamlet by stating, "Lee brings a combination of leadership qualities, industry experience and contacts and that I am confident will benefit the students, faculty and staff of the school of communications" Kamlet comes on board with the Quinnipiac staff on April 4th and is excited to share his knowledge of his 35 year career in broadcast journalism. In Kamlets time in broadcast journalism he won three Emmy Awads for the three stories, "The long Way home, "No greater love: The story of flight 93," and "The Killing at Columbine" It is a huge day for the future of news broadcasters at Quinnipiac University they just like SDSU have a huge media and journalism school within the University and his knowledge will expand the program. Highly respected news anchors like Kamlet investing in the education of the future anchors, broadcast and media specialists leaves a hopeful feeling for the next generation. Media is constantly changing so much it will be beneficial to have a person with his expertise teaching college students about the news.

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/former-abc-world-news-head-writer-named-dean-of-communications-at-quinnipiac_b56571#more-56571

The Real News… by Andrea Alfano

A website called, therealnews.com is posing a challenge to the major broadcast news networks and their websites. The website claims that The Real News television channel and the online site will provide people with the news that is not covered on the major networks. The Real News plans to cover news stories involving global warming, women’s points of view on issues, soldier’s and other military personnel’s points of view on issues, children’s issues, and religious issues. I think that The Real News will appeal to a lot of people because the stories will be from specific points of view. Now, I understand that it is important for the news stories to be unbiased, but I think that The Real News will become a competitor in terms of television news because of its specificity and different points of view.

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-Andrew Burer
 * //[|-Jazeera English Enters The Stream]//**

The Middle East has seen drastic political changes in recent months. In fact, as I’m sure we are all aware; rebels in Libya are currently fighting for freedom against an oppressive government. In terms of our class however, the Middle East is seeing changes in the way media is practiced. Particularly, the Qatar based news network, Al-Jazeera, will be introducing a new program in the coming months called “The Stream”. “Scheduled to launch in May, the talk show will be like no other: no tape, no script, no satellite hookups.” The new program will also incorporate a lot of show time dedicated to the social media outlets such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Furthermore, “The Stream” will also integrate Skype into the programming when conducting guest interviews. As the events in the Middle East continue to unfold, “web traffic on Al-Jazeera’s website has increased 2,500 percent, 60 percent of which has come from the United States.” Al-Jazeera has found a new and innovative way to capitalize on this new found interest in Middle Eastern affairs and the role social media has played in them. This new program is revolutionary in terms of television news. Audiences are continuing to shift their attention more and more too online outlets and if television news is to have a future, social media incorporation is a vital piece to this new and ever changing news format. Stations such as Fox, CNN, CBS, and ABC must learn appropriate ways in which they can incorporate social media outlets into their programming. Combing old and new media is advantageous for both industries because it allows each to tap into specialized markets that tailor to each specific medium. Co-host Ahmed Shihab-Eldin said it best, “The democratization of the Arab world is directly related to the democratization of the media. It’s not just about organizing protests…. There are so many different ways in which social media is used to connect people across borders, but also to connect old media with new media, to fight the battle, to fight oppression.”