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Ex-USDA worker Sherrod will sue blogger
Ousted Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod says she will sue a conservative blogger who posted an edited video of her making racially tinged remarks last week.
Welsh Jay-Z video spoof scores hits online
An online parody of a Jay-Z hit that swaps New York's metropolis for a modest Welsh port town has won hundreds of thousands of fans, the director of the spoof says.
Greek militants claim they killed journalist
A militant group that calls itself the Sect of Revolutionaries has claimed responsibility for gunning down a journalist outside his home in Athens last week, police said.
Journalism veteran Daniel Schorr dies at 93
Veteran reporter and commentator Daniel Schorr, whose hard-hitting reporting for CBS got him on former U.S. president Richard Nixon's notorious "enemies list" in the 1970s, has died. He was 93.
CRTC approves new fund for non-profit radio
Community and campus radio stations across the country are to get a stream of funding from commercial broadcasters.
Australia gets free-to-air 24-hour TV news
Australia's public broadcaster has launched a 24-hour news channel that is the first free-to-air news channel in the country.
Black's bail conditions to be set Wednesday
A hearing to determine Conrad Black's bail conditions will be held Wednesday morning in Chicago, meaning the former media baron will soon be able to leave the Florida jail where he has spent the last 28 months.
Lohan to comply with sentence, says lawyer
Lindsay Lohan is set to begin serving a 90-day jail sentence and the troubled young actress will follow through, her new lawyer pledged on the weekend.
Greek terror group kills journalist: police
A Greek journalist has been gunned down outside his home in Athens, in an attack police say is linked to a domestic terrorist group.
UBC students' Ghana doc gets 2 Emmy nods
A group of journalism students from the University of British Columbia and their professor have been nominated for two Emmy Awards for their documentary Ghana: Digital Dumping Ground.
Penthouse owners outbid Hefner for Playboy
The company that owns Penthouse magazine has made a formal bid for its rival, Playboy, valuing the publishing and entertainment empire at $210 million US, slightly more than founder Hugh Hefner bid for the company on Monday.