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Does News Have a Future?
As of last year, more people were getting their news for free on the Internet than were paying for newspapers and magazines. We hear proposals for preserving journalism as we've come to know it and for creating new ways of serving consumers of information. Also, President Obama warns mayors against misusing stimulus-package funds, and Hollywood and the Oscars.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenAs of last year, more people were getting their news for free on the Internet than were paying for newspapers and magazines. We hear proposals for preserving journalism as we've come to know it and for creating new ways of serving consumers of information. Also, President Obama warns mayors against misusing stimulus-package funds, and it's time again for the Oscars on Sunday evening. We talk to the President of the National Society of Film Critics.
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3 storiesObama Warns Mayors on Misuse of Stimulus Funds
President Obama today told the nation's mayors they have a friend in the White House. But he also said he would use the “full power” of the White House to crack down if economic stimulus money is misused or misspent. Frank James reports from Washington the Chicago Tribune and blogs for the paper at The Swamp .
Read the story6 minDoes News Have a Future?
Magazines are cutting their staffs as are news broadcasters, both commercial and listener supported. Newspapers have more readers than ever, but they're downsizing and going bankrupt, threatening not just providers of news but the news itself. Major American cities may soon have no papers at all.
Read the story36 minHollywood Rolls Out the Red Carpet Again for the Oscars
It may be a myth that people flock to the movies during tough economic times, but the film industry does hope that the audience for Sunday's Oscar Awards will be larger than those of recent years.
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