http://www.mail.com/subjects/24566-online-news-media.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/24566-online-news-media.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1760634-pope-hits-1m-mark-tweets-dear-friends-.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI hit the 1 million Twitter follower mark on Wednesday as he sent his first tweet from his new account, blessing his online fans and urging them to listen to Christ. In perhaps the most drawn out Twitter launch ever, the 85-year-old Benedict tapped the screen of a tablet brought to him at the end of his general audience... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1760634-pope-hits-1m-mark-tweets-dear-friends-.html 2012-12-12T14:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1756982-ariel-winters-mom-sues-actor-defamation.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The mother of "Modern Family" actress Ariel Winter sued an associate of her adult daughter for defamation Monday, claiming he falsely labeled her an "abusive monster" in an online comment about an ongoing custody struggle for the teenage star. Chrisoula Workman filed the defamation and false light lawsuit against Matthew Borlenghi, clai... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 22:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1756982-ariel-winters-mom-sues-actor-defamation.html 2012-12-10T22:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1748632-us-attorney-orleans-resigns-amid-probe.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans' corruption-busting federal prosecutor resigned Thursday after two top deputies became embroiled in a scandal that threatens to undermine some of his biggest cases and damaged his standing as one of the most popular public officials in a city with a rich history of graft. U.S. Attorney Jim Letten, whose successful prosecutio... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1748632-us-attorney-orleans-resigns-amid-probe.html 2012-12-06T20:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1744728-official-iran-evidence-captured-us-drone.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has material evidence to prove that it has captured an American unmanned aircraft, a prominent lawmaker in Tehran said Wednesday, rejecting U.S. Navy statements that none of its drones in the region was missing. Tehran on Tuesday claimed to have captured a Boeing-designed ScanEagle drone after it entered Iranian airspace over the ... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1744728-official-iran-evidence-captured-us-drone.html 2012-12-05T15:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1740888-the-daily-doomed-dull-content-isolation.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — It was too expensive. It lacked editorial focus. And for a digital publication, it was strangely cut off from the Internet. That's the obituary being written in real time through posts, tweets and online chats about The Daily, the first-of-its-kind iPad newspaper that is being shut down this month. Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. said Monda... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1740888-the-daily-doomed-dull-content-isolation.html 2012-12-03T22:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1733932-tajikistan-blocks-us-funded-news-website.html DUSHANBE, Tajikistan (AP) — Tajikistan has blocked a popular U.S.-funded news website, only days after barring access to social networking site Facebook for featuring content allegedly insulting to the Central Asian nation's president. State communications service chief, Beg Zukhurov, said Friday that the block on Ozodi, the Tajik-language service of Radi... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1733932-tajikistan-blocks-us-funded-news-website.html 2012-11-30T13:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1731044-nypd-officers-kindness-sparks-online-sensation.html NEW YORK (AP) — A tourist's snapshot of a New York City police officer giving new boots to a barefoot homeless man in Times Square has created an online sensation. Jennifer Foster, of Florence, Ariz., was visiting New York with her boyfriend on Nov. 14, when she came across the shoeless man asking for change in Times Square. As she was about to approach h... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 23:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1731044-nypd-officers-kindness-sparks-online-sensation.html 2012-11-29T23:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1716944-financial-times-german-offshoot-to-shut.html BERLIN (AP) — The publisher of the Financial Times' German offshoot is set to shut the loss-making business daily, putting up to 350 jobs in jeopardy in the latest blow to Europe's ailing newspaper industry. The national daily Financial Times Deutschland, which has a circulation of about 100,000 copies, said on its website Wednesday that the publication i... Wed, 21 Nov 2012 20:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1716944-financial-times-german-offshoot-to-shut.html 2012-11-21T20:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1699772-buffetts-firm-will-close-suburban-dc-newspaper.html OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett's company is planning to close a small Virginia newspaper that it bought from Media General earlier this year. The 10,000-circulation Manassas (Va.) News & Messenger, which began publishing in 1869, has been struggling to compete in the Washington, D.C., suburbs. It will print its last issue on Dec. 30. Buffett's Berkshir... Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1699772-buffetts-firm-will-close-suburban-dc-newspaper.html 2012-11-14T18:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1697244-us-military-africa-news-websites.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The website's headlines trumpet al-Shabab's imminent demise and describe an American jihadist fretting over insurgent infighting. At first glance it appears to be a sleek, Horn of Africa news site. But the site — sabahionline.com — is run by the U.S. military. The site, and another one like it that centers on northwest Africa, is par... Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1697244-us-military-africa-news-websites.html 2012-11-13T15:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1694894-iran-prosecutor-blogger-died-police-custody.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's state prosecutor confirmed Monday that a jailed blogger died in police custody last week and that wounds were found on his body, the first official confirmation of his death while being held. The U.S. State Department and a press freedom group have called for investigation of the "suspicious death." The prosecutor's statement ca... Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1694894-iran-prosecutor-blogger-died-police-custody.html 2012-11-12T16:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1690356-called-it-silvers-pop-culture-star.html NEW YORK (AP) — The other night, Nate Silver got a little taste of what things are going to be like for him, post-Election 2012. The 34-year-old statistician, unabashed numbers geek, author and creator of the much-read FiveThirtyEight blog at The New York Times had gone out for a drink with friends on Manhattan's Lower East Side. But he couldn't stay inco... Sat, 10 Nov 2012 00:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1690356-called-it-silvers-pop-culture-star.html 2012-11-10T00:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1669062-europe-takes-google-to-brazil-with-hope.html PARIS (AP) — European news organizations bleeding money and readers are trying to avoid extinction by asking governments in France, Germany and Italy to step in and charge Google for using their content in its search results — something the Web giant has always done for free. Critics — including, unsurprisingly, Google — say the strategy is shortsighted a... Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1669062-europe-takes-google-to-brazil-with-hope.html 2012-10-31T19:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1665104-media-advertisers-ready-audience-surge.html Sometimes it's not the size of the storm, it's where it hits. As Hurricane Sandy raged through one of the country's most densely populated regions, it created a surge in online traffic Monday as people sought weather-related news and various forms of online entertainment. One of the biggest beneficiaries of the brisk online traffic was The Weather Channel... Mon, 29 Oct 2012 23:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1665104-media-advertisers-ready-audience-surge.html 2012-10-29T23:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1641116-newsweek-unique-troubles-industry-recovers.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Newsweek's decision to stop publishing a print edition after 80 years and bet its life entirely on a digital future may be more a commentary on its own problems than a definitive statement on the health of the magazine industry. Magazine ad revenue in the U.S. is seen rising 2.6 percent this year to $18.3 billion, according to research ... Fri, 19 Oct 2012 20:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1641116-newsweek-unique-troubles-industry-recovers.html 2012-10-19T20:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1618020-penske-media-owner-deadline-site-buys-variety.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Penske Media Corp., the owner of the snarky entertainment website Deadline, has purchased venerable show business publication Variety for $25 million. Reed Elsevier Group PLC announced its sale of the publication on Tuesday. Variety has covered show business since 1905 and is still considered a prominent entertainment news source. But t... Tue, 09 Oct 2012 18:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1618020-penske-media-owner-deadline-site-buys-variety.html 2012-10-09T18:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1593386-digital-age-rare-fight-print-readers.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — When The Times-Picayune decided to print three days a week, a nearby publication saw a chance to expand in the newspaper's backyard and fill a void that for some in the New Orleans area is as much a part of the morning routine as beignets and French coffee. The Advocate of Baton Rouge, a family-owned daily published 70 miles north, will... Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1593386-digital-age-rare-fight-print-readers.html 2012-09-28T13:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1560826-usa-today-unveils-page-turning-digital-revamp.html USA Today, the nation's second-largest newspaper, is unveiling an overhaul of its printed and digital editions for the second time in less than two years. USA Today's print version will introduce a redesign on Friday. It changes the logo for the first time in its 30-year history and nearly doubles the number of pages that use color. Editors will also use ... Thu, 13 Sep 2012 19:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1560826-usa-today-unveils-page-turning-digital-revamp.html 2012-09-13T19:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1559794-under-fire-vietnamese-bloggers-up-dissent.html HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam's government has vowed to crack down on three dissident blogs, a move that appeared to backfire Thursday as record numbers of people visited the sites and the bloggers pledged to keep up their struggle for freedom of expression. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung's order for police to arrest those responsible for the websites ref... Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1559794-under-fire-vietnamese-bloggers-up-dissent.html 2012-09-13T14:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1536462-dems-open-convention-playing-defense-obama.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Democrats open their national convention Tuesday offering President Barack Obama as America's best chance to revive the ragged U.S. economy and asking voters to be patient with incomplete results so far. Michelle Obama, in her opening-night speech, aims to give people a very personal reminder of "the man that he was before he was president." ... Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1536462-dems-open-convention-playing-defense-obama.html 2012-09-04T13:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1537350-conventions-tv-viewing-down-social-media-up.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — When it comes to following political conventions, Twitter may soon trump television. TV viewership for last week's Republican National Convention dropped sharply from 2008, suggesting interest in this presidential race falls short of some past contests. But the convention was a hit online and on social networks, the latest evidence ... Mon, 03 Sep 2012 18:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1537350-conventions-tv-viewing-down-social-media-up.html 2012-09-03T18:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1525576-ap-exclusive-syria-defectors-live-secret-camp.html MAFRAQ, Jordan (AP) — In an isolated stretch of Jordanian desert, a heavily guarded, secret compound houses 1,200 senior police and army officers who defected from nearby Syria. The men live in trailers with fans but no air conditioning, surrounded by barbed wire, and they pass their days browsing the Internet and watching TV for news of Syria's civil war... Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1525576-ap-exclusive-syria-defectors-live-secret-camp.html 2012-08-28T17:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1514232-changing-convention-coverage.html NEW YORK (AP) — On the surface, television networks will cover the upcoming Republican and Democratic national conventions much like they have the past few election cycles — a limited taste on the big broadcasters, more or less full time with the cable news networks. Below the surface, things are dramatically different. The Internet will give people more ... Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1514232-changing-convention-coverage.html 2012-08-22T19:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1502782-cheaper-junk-mail-newspapers-decry-us-postal-plan.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service is proposing to cut its rates for one of the nation's top direct marketing companies, a move that threatens the newspaper industry's biggest money-maker: the Sunday advertising bundle. The post office expects to generate $15 million in profits over three years by cutting what it charges Valassis Communications In... Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1502782-cheaper-junk-mail-newspapers-decry-us-postal-plan.html 2012-08-15T14:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1501522-ny-times-co-hires-bbc-chief-ceo.html NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times Co. named outgoing BBC head Mark Thompson as its next chief executive, saying it valued his record in helping the British broadcaster expand online. In a statement late Tuesday, Times Chairman Arthur Sulzberger Jr. called Thompson a "gifted executive" and hailed his ability to generate revenue from new types of products.... Tue, 14 Aug 2012 22:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1501522-ny-times-co-hires-bbc-chief-ceo.html 2012-08-14T22:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1489026-olympic-viewing-nbc-rules-twitter.html Despite some lingering dissatisfaction with NBC's practice of holding back television coverage of high-profile events for prime time, things are different on Twitter. NBC's Olympics Twitter feed regularly reports news of events as they happen, as does the network's website. The Twitter feed also sends out alerts to followers shortly before big events are ... Wed, 08 Aug 2012 21:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1489026-olympic-viewing-nbc-rules-twitter.html 2012-08-08T21:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1475160-saudi-womans-olympic-judo-bout-82-seconds.html LONDON (AP) — It was over in little more than a minute, but it will go down as one of the most memorable moments of the London Games. A young Saudi judo fighter's decisive defeat on the mat Friday is being hailed as a victory for women in the conservative Gulf kingdom, a step that would have seemed unimaginable if thousands of fans at the sprawling ExCel ... Fri, 03 Aug 2012 11:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1475160-saudi-womans-olympic-judo-bout-82-seconds.html 2012-08-03T11:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1472824-avoiding-olympic-spoilers-sport.html NEW YORK (AP) — Mandy Hauck turned 25 on Wednesday, but she's avoiding Facebook and her happy birthday messages to steer clear of Olympic spoilers about her favorite sport, fencing. Hauck has also deleted her iPhone apps for CNN and ESPN, opting for news from the London Games the old-fashioned way, via TV coverage that's time-delayed by NBC for prime time... Thu, 02 Aug 2012 00:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1472824-avoiding-olympic-spoilers-sport.html 2012-08-02T00:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1443112-online-news-venture-newsright-names-interim-ceo.html NEW YORK (AP) — NewsRight, a company created by The Associated Press and newspaper publishers to track the unlicensed use of news stories on the Internet, said Friday that CEO David Westin is stepping down. Westin will become an adviser to NewsRight, the company said. Prior to accepting the chief executive position last spring, Westin, 59, was the preside... Fri, 20 Jul 2012 21:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1443112-online-news-venture-newsright-names-interim-ceo.html 2012-07-20T21:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1433114-yahoo-turns-to-nemesis-to-ceo-savior.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As a top executive at Google for the past 13 years, Marissa Mayer played an instrumental role in developing many of the services that have tormented Yahoo as its appeal waned among Web surfers, advertisers and investors. Now, Yahoo is turning to its longtime nemesis to fix everything that has gone wrong while Google Inc. has been ceme... Tue, 17 Jul 2012 22:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1433114-yahoo-turns-to-nemesis-to-ceo-savior.html 2012-07-17T22:27:00Z