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Michael Crichton, Author of ?Jurassic Park? and Other Thrillers, Dies at 66

Michael Crichton, whose technological thrillers like "The Andromeda Strain" and "Jurassic Park" dominated best-seller lists for decades and were translated into Hollywood megahits, died on Tuesday in Los Angeles. He was 66 and lived in Santa Monica, Calif.

On the waning days of madmen in the media

Keith Olbermann rips President Obama, a sobbing Bill O'Reilly minus pants, and eating the heart of Sean Hannity. All this and more in a reflection on the imminent end of a wild and pathetic era of TV journalism...

Covering political rallies: Who decides what TV cameras show?

We know that candidates dicker with presidential debate sponsors on everything, such as what television cameras may or may not show. Candidates demand control. We expect this at debates. But who decides what cameras show at political rallies?

TV crew blamed for traffic chaos

Thousands of motorists faced traffic chaos because a television crew was filming a documentary.

Which came first? Network news or public’s short attention span?

Whether the brevity of the evening network news stories produced the short attention span or the short attention span produced the brevity is the sort of chicken-and-egg question philosophers and lawyers love. But rarely do those involved in network news admit to their roles in creating a public less capable of sustained, serious thought.

Film and television celebrities express support for striking writers

A mass picket outside Universal Studios in Universal City, California Tuesday brought out scores of film and television personalities to support striking writers in the second week of their walk-out.

US film and television writers launch their struggle

Twelve thousand members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) walked off the job Monday morning, as negotiators for the union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) broke off talks Sunday night at 9:30 West Coast time, without reaching an agreement. The Writers Guild in New York had officially declared a strike at 12:01 Eastern time, 9 p.m. in Hollywood. This is the first writers strike in nearly 20 years. No talks are currently scheduled between the two sides.

This American Life - Ira Glass

Mr. Glass is a radio wonk who got his start as a 19-year-old intern at National Public Radio. He has since worked as an audiotape editor, a newscast writer and an education reporter. He became known for having a light, fanciful touch with common folks, and in 1995 he was asked if he had any ideas for a local show in Chicago.

‘Lost’ creators say show will have end date

Is Lost still on? I mean when they put six new episodes on and then broke for 2-3 months I forgot all about them, well, except for Evangeline.

The Kid With All the News About the TV News

ABC VP Has Never Heard of RSS: The whole industry pays attention to his blog, said Jeffrey W. Schneider, a senior vice president of ABC News. It would not surprise me if I refreshed my browser 30 to 40 times a day.

O.J. Simpson book, TV special canceled - Celebrity News

Belated but welcome change: I and senior management agree with the American public that this was an ill-considered project, said Rupert Murdoch, News Corp. chairman. We are sorry for any pain that his has caused the families of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson.

South Park Celebrates Tenth Anniversary with Best of DVD

Both men point to the episode Scott Tenorman Must Die as the turning point for the show. Presented on July 11, 2001, it featured an older boy who cons Eric Cartman into believing that a sign of maturity is when a boy buys his first pubic hair. Tenorman sells pubic hairs to Cartman, whose friends Stan, Kyle and Kenny rip him for being tricked. Cartman seeks revenge by chopping up Tenorman s parents and feeding them to him in a bowl of chili.

Grey's Anatomy Creator Finds Success in Surgery

Apparently Ms. Rhimes is not the only one. Her show s mixture of medicine, drama and sex has proved such a winning formula that more than 25 million viewers tuned in last week to watch its season premiere.

Crocodile hunter, Steve irwin, killed

Steve Irwin, known as the ``Crocodile Hunter,'' died after being attacked by a stingray while filming a documentary, the Daily Telegraph said. The 44-year-old television personality died after the sting- ray's barb pierced his chest, the newspaper said on its Web site. The incident occurred near Port Douglas in north Queensland state, the report said.

Olbermann and CNN, MSNBC August ratings on rise as Fox News Channel's prime time ratings plummet

Ratings for The O'Reilly Factor fell 15 percent, while MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann increased 55% and CNN's Paula Zahn Now rose 32 percent.