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'The Daily Show' plays Sandy edge in Ohio political ad coverage

Comedy Central's 'The Daily Show' rides a fine line between Hurricane Sandy and politics in an analysis of presidential political advertising in Ohio.

In the Media by Michael Krebs - 2 comments

Another day another blackout in India - 600 million affected

Just one day after a massive power failure left more than 300 million people in the dark, India's power grid has collapsed again, cutting power to more than 600 million.

In the Media by Darren Weir

300 million people without power as the lights go out in N. India

New Delhi - A massive blackout in New Delhi and 7 northern states is the worst in a decade and highlights infrastructure problems in Asia's third largest economy.

In the Media by Darren Weir - 2 comments

Russian Wikipedia blackout in protest against Internet censorship

Wikipedia's Russian website has declared a 24-hour-long blackout and boycott in protest against a child protection bill which they say would lead to Internet censorship in that country.

In the Media by Anne Sewell

New Jersey residents clean up in wake of Hurricane Irene Special

Cranford - Though Hurricane Irene moved through Northern New Jersey as a tropical storm, her impact on the area's many riverside communities was quite devastating.

Digital Journal Report by Michael Krebs - 4 comments

Rolling Blackouts Begin Monday in Tokyo

Tokyo - Rolling blackouts in the Kanto Plain, including Tokyo, will begin Monday. The schedule will be announced tonight. Two reactors in Fukushima were also damaged.

In the Media by Mark Weitzman

BBC facing 48-hour news blackout as journalists go on strike

The BBC faces a news blackout on Friday and Saturday as journalists have voted to strike over pensions. Flagship programmes such as Radio 4's Today, BBC1's 10pm bulletin and Newsnight could be hit by the strike.

In the Media by Kev Hedges

Massive Power Blackout in Brazil, Paraguay

A huge power blackout hit parts of Brazil and Paraguay Tuesday night. Millions of people were affected, forced to use candles or the light from their cellphones to function.

In the Media by Joan Firstenberg

Solar Storm spells Global Blackout in 2012

According to a startling new discovery by NASA, the world could be pushed back a few hundred years in 2012, when a solar-storm threatens a global blackout.

In the Media by Vinay Chand - 4 comments

Associated Press threatens news blackout against Google

Associated Press Chief Executive Tom Curley warned that if Google doesn't strike the right deal with the AP soon, Google will not get AP copy.

In the Media by Bob Ewing - 5 comments

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