Will fans go… nuts? CBS cans Jericho

TVWeek says CBS has dropped Jericho from its lineup — again. The network previously jettisoned the show, but brought it back after fans bombarded the Tiffany Networks’ mail system with peanuts — a plot device from the show. “Without question, there are passionate viewers watching this program,” CBS’ Nina Tasler said. “We simply wish there were more.”

14 comments March 21st, 2008

Are you paying WSJ to read that story?

While the Wall Street Journal charges for access to much of its content - it is pretty easy to get around the pay wall to read your story of choice. Salon outlines how simple it is to get to the WSJ’s content - including a simple Google News search, to a Firefox add-on that helps you exploit the paper’s relationship with Digg. Salon: “The Journal no longer really has a pay wall. It’s a pay curtain, useless and flimsy, and you’re committing no transgression in dancing around it.”

Update: Salon — not Slate

5 comments March 21st, 2008

AP beefs up coverage… entertainment coverage

The Associated Press is adding a total of 21 new people to cover entertainment for the organization, according to Nikki Finke. From an AP internal Q&A memo:

he entertainment vertical is not about gossip, unnamed sources and innuendo or about “peephole” journalism with AP photographers becoming paparazzi. It’s about recognizing an opportunity to use our journalistic talent and unmatched network of resources to produce high quality, multimedia coverage in an area of growing interest. AP’s high editorial standards and news values will continue to be observed, honored and practiced.

1 comment March 21st, 2008