links for 2007-07-03

The media industry must “fight tooth and nail” against proposals to introduce new fees regulations to freedom of information laws … Alastair Brett, legal manager at The Times … said at The Law Society in London”

American football has joined the long list of sports leagues with rules restricting sports reporting in order to protect exclusive broadcast rights. Rafat Ali has some funny video showing the effects.

Zoo assistant editor Steve Nash: “[W]e have taken a view that we will only publish images where we have contacted the creator in advance and they have consented in writing.” How considerate.

John McClain of the Houston Chronicle has a hilarious protest against the National Football League”s new 45-seconds-of-video-a-day rule. (via PaidContent)

“In her first despatch box appearance in the role, Harriet Harman told MPs on Monday that she and Gordon Brown believe that ministers must make major statements in the Commons before briefing details to the media.”

“News Corp has bought … The Bronx Times and The Bronx Times Reporter. … Last fall, News Corporation bought The TimesLedger newspaper group in Queens and The Courier Life group in Brooklyn, with 28 weekly papers.”

“More evidence that Rupert Murdoch is taking over the world: a dozen 7-Eleven stores are being transformed into Kwik-E-Marts like the one seen on The Simpsons…”

A look at the redesigns of three-recently relaunched news web sites: AOL, CNN and USA Today.