Fairfax Media Says Chief Executive David Kirk Resigns (Update1)
Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Fairfax Media Ltd. , Australia's second-largest newspaper publisher, said Chief Executive Officer David Kirk resigned, with his deputy Brian McCarthy to act in the role.

E-Greens: The Rise Of Media Environmentalism
Americans are susceptible to a variety of sneaky maladies associated with the Media Age: information overload, couch potato-obesity, social isolation. The simple key to being a media environmentalist is proper use of the off button.

CEO of Australia's Fairfax Media resigns
The CEO of Fairfax Media Limited, the publisher of leading newspapers in Australia and New Zealand, resigned Friday after three years leading the company. David Kirk gave no explanation for stepping down, but the move comes amid the economic downturn that has...

Portable media players shrink in size, price
Portable media players are almost essential for any music, video or photo fan ? which could be just about anyone on your holiday gift list.

Media giant Viacom to cut 850 jobs
Media giant plans to slash 7% of its work force.

China Banks' Bad Loans Likely To Rise In 2009 - State Media
SHANGHAI (AFP)--A Bank of China official warned the number of bad loans on commercial banks' books could rise in 2009 as they face government pressure to lend more to spur economic growth, state media reported Friday.

MSPs criticise media redundancies
Planned job cuts across the Scottish media are criticised during a debate on broadcasting at Holyrood.

CEO of Australia's Fairfax Media resigns
The CEO of Fairfax Media Limited, the publisher of leading newspapers in Australia and New Zealand, resigned Friday after three years leading the company.

Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player
The WD TV HD Media Player shuns wireless streaming; instead you use it to make your media portable via USB drives.

Fairfax Media CEO David Kirk resigns - Quick Facts
(RTTNews) - Fairfax Media Ltd. (FFXLF.PK, FXJ.AX) announced resignation of its Chief Executive Officer David Kirk, effective immediately. The company noted that the Deputy Chief Executive Officer Brian McCarthy will act as interim Chief Executive Officer until the Board meets on December 10, 2008.

Fairfax Media chief Kirk quits
Media company's struggling shares bounce as CEO steps down after three-year stint.

Australia's Fairfax Media chief executive Kirk quits
Former All Blacks rugby captain David Kirk (pictured) has resigned with immediate effect as chief executive of Fairfax Media, one of Australia's biggest press groups, according to the board.

Media agencies face turmoil
NEW YORK -- The US and Europe will be hit by increasingly severe cuts in advertising spending by marketers, some of who have already begun demanding media agencies lower their fees as one way to cut budgets, according to a top executive of advertising giant Interpublic Group.

Gensan: Arroyo nagpaparty sa media
GENERAL SANTOS: Gihimo sa Sarangani Province ang unang out- of-town nga christmas party ni Pangulong Gloria Macapagal Arroyo sa tanang mga sakop sa media nga gikan sa Sarangani ug General Santos City.

Chinese banks' bad loans likely to rise in 2009: state media
A Bank of China official warned the number of bad loans on commercial banks' books could rise in 2009 as they face government pressure to lend more to spur economic growth, according to state media.

China pursues state media listing
China National Publishing, the state-owned group through which the country controls the import and distribution of foreign media and books, is planning to restructure and list some of its subsidiaries.

US media giant Viacom announces lay-offs
COMMENT ON THIS ! Your Views! Media conglomerate Viacom, the owner of MTV Networks and Paramount Pictures, announced on Thursday that it was laying off seven per ent of its workforce as it tries to cut costs during the economic downturn.

'Media developed conspiracy theories around my Taj visits' - Ramu
By Joginder Tuteja : For last few days, media as well as celebrities went hammers and tongs over Ram Gopal Varma's visit to the Taj along with Maharashtra CM Vilasrao Deshmukh and his actor-son Riteish Deshmukh.

Media company Viacom announces lay-offs
Media conglomerate Viacom, the owner of MTV Networks and Paramount Pictures, is laying off seven per cent of its workforce as it tries to cut costs.

Kenya: Parliament Close to Adopting Draconian Media Bill
Reporters Without Borders believes that a proposed new media law currently before Kenya's parliament would, if adopted, represent a big step backwards for press freedom in a country known for diverse and outspoken media.