May 22- Former Yahoo Inc executive Shashi Seth has joined Tribune Co to lead its digital ventures as the newspaper and broadcast company seeks new revenue sources.
Comcast Corp. rose$. 22 or. 5 percent, to $42.45. Walt Disney Co. rose$. 63 or 1.0 percent, to $66.46. Gannett rose$. 17 or. 8 percent, to $21.71.
Comcast Corp. rose$. 07 or. 2 percent, to $42.30. Walt Disney Co. rose$. 27 or. 4 percent, to $66.10. Gannett rose$. 03 or. 1 percent, to $21.57.
WASHINGTON-- President Barack Obama believes journalists shouldn't be prosecuted for doing their jobs, the White House said Tuesday, showing solidarity with First Amendment advocates alarmed by a pair of high-profile federal probes into national security leaks.
Comcast Corp. rose$. 71 or 1.7 percent, to $42.23. Walt Disney Co. fell$. 29 or. 4 percent, to $65.83. Gannett fell$. 21 or 1.0 percent, to $21.54.
Comcast Corp. rose$. 54 or 1.3 percent, to $42.06. Walt Disney Co. fell$. 16 or. 2 percent, to $65.96. Gannett fell$. 14 or. 6 percent, to $21.62.
Comcast Corp. rose$. 29 or. 7 percent, to $41.81. New York Times Co. rose$. 07 or. 7 percent, to $10.09. News Corp. rose$. 07 or. 2 percent, to $33.24.
NEW YORK-- Simon Cowell has added former Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland and Latin artist Paulina Rubio to the cast of his competition show "The X Factor." They replace Britney Spears and record producer Antonio "L.A." Reid. Fox is a unit of News Corp..
WASHINGTON-- In another case of the Obama administration investigating classified information improperly disclosed to reporters, the government is prosecuting a State Department expert on North Korea in a probe that appears to step into uncharted territory _ by declaring that a journalist is committing a crime in disclosing leaked information.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 20- Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Marissa Mayer's $1.1 billion acquisition of blogging service Tumblr will be a test of her ability to revive the aging Web portal.
Comcast Corp. fell $1.12 or 2.6 percent, to $41.52. Walt Disney Co. fell$. 46 or. 7 percent, to $66.12. Gannett rose$. 19 or. 9 percent, to $21.75.
May 20- Deborah Turness, a former top TV news editor in Britain, will take over as NBC News president in August, at a time when it is looking to turn around the fortunes of its news division. NBC is owned by Comcast Corp..
Comcast Corp. fell$. 80 or 1.9 percent, to $41.84. Walt Disney Co. fell$. 22 or. 3 percent, to $66.36. Gannett rose$. 16 or. 7 percent, to $21.72.
Comcast Corp. fell$. 51 or 1.2 percent, to $42.13. Walt Disney Co. fell$. 11 or. 2 percent, to $66.47. Gannett rose$. 24 or 1.1 percent, to $21.80.
Comcast Corp. fell$. 23 or. 5 percent, to $42.64. Walt Disney Co. rose$. 11 or. 2 percent, to $66.58. Gannett rose$. 73 or 3.5 percent, to $21.56.