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News Summary: Thompson starts as NY Times CEO

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 13th

By The Associated Press FIRST DAY: New York Times Co. CEO Mark Thompson started his job Monday amid a widening scandal at his former employer, the BBC. CEO BACKGROUND: Thompson, 55, left the British Broadcasting Corp. in September after serving eight years as its director-general. He has faced

Biographical details on NYT CEO Mark Thompson

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 13th

By The Associated Press Mark Thompson, the former director-general of the British Broadcasting Corp., started work on Monday as the chief executive of The New York Times Co. Thompson started his new job amid a widening scandal at his former employer. In recent months, Thompson has faced

Thompson starts as NY Times CEO amid BBC scandal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By BARBARA ORTUTAY and RYAN NAKASHIMAAP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) - New York Times Co. CEO Mark Thompson started his job Monday amid a widening scandal at his former employer, the BBC. When the Times hired him in August, Thompson was hailed as someone who could help the company at a time

Rupert Murdoch gleeful at BBC debacle in Britain

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By ROBERT BARRAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - Few seem to be enjoying the management meltdown at the venerable BBC more than Rupert Murdoch, the News Corp. chief whose rival British newspapers have been caught up in their own lengthy, embarrassing and expensive phone-hacking scandal. But the

BBC under pressure to restore trust after scandal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 11th

By CASSANDRA VINOGRADAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - The bungling of reports that powerful Britons sexually abused children has thrown one of the largest and most respected broadcasters in the world into a deep crisis. It is hard to overstate the importance of the BBC in British society; its

BBC apologizes for broadcasting abuse allegations

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 9th

By CASSANDRA VINOGRAD and DAVID STRINGERAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - For the last month, the BBC has been heavily criticized for not airing allegations of child sex abuse committed by one of its star hosts, the late Jimmy Savile. Now it is in crisis because it did broadcast claims against a

Australia abandons mandatory Internet filter plan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 9th

By ROD McGUIRKAssociated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - The Australian government has abandoned its 5-year-old pledge to mandate a filter blocking child pornography and other objectionable Internet content. Communications Minister Stephen Conroy said Friday that instead of a compulsory filter

New Faces: Newly elected US senators

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 7th

By The Associated Press A look at the newly elected U.S. senators from Tuesday's election: ARIZONA Republican Jeff Flake, the congressman who won Arizona's open U.S. Senate seat, built his reputation on a fierce opposition to "earmarks," the special funding requests for roads, bridges

Greece: More austerity despite strikes, dissent

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

By DEREK GATOPOULOS and NICHOLAS PAPHITISAssociated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece's conservative-led coalition detailed a new four-year package of austerity measures late Monday, facing down escalating protests by unions and dissent from its left-wing government partners. The bill, to

Martha Stewart Living 3rd-quarter loss widens

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 2nd

NEW YORK (AP) - A day after announcing plans to downsize its magazine division, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. said the declining value of its publishing business and a drop in ad revenues widened its third-quarter loss. Shares of the New York lifestyle, media and merchandising company