Wall Street Journal shuffles editorial management (Reuters via Yahoo! News) The Wall Street Journal said on Wednesday it is reorganizing its editing ranks to integrate print and online news operations as well as simplify its international news structure....more...Congressmen make another bid to block Roan drilling (Aspen Daily News) Congressmen John Salazar and Mark Udall are teaming up in a long-shot effort to delay drilling on top of the Roan Plateau by presenting a special amendment on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives this week....more... Dow Jones Union Warns: Murdoch Would Cut Jobs (Editor & Publisher) NEW YORK Union leaders representing Dow Jones' newsroom staffers continued their assault on Rupert Murdoch's bid to buy the company that owns the Wall Street Journal with yet another internal memo urging members to oppose the effort....more... Martin trails in bid for eighth term as Choctaws leader (Hattiesburg American) PHILADELPHIA ? Phillip Martin, bidding for an eighth term as chief of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, trailed challenger Beasley Denson in unofficial returns from Tuesday?s election....more... Profiles In Travel Management: Leveraging Videoconferencing, Consolidation (Business Travel News) JUNE 11, 2007 -- Mobile telecommunications provider Vodafone has slashed a $155 million travel bill by 20 percent by multinationally consolidating its travel policy and supplier base for the first time, pushing the widespread adoption of videoconferencing....more... Johnson begins bid for Accomack commissioner's seat (Eastern Shore News) ACCOMAC ? An Accomack County man has announced his candidacy for the constitutional office of Commissioner of the Revenue. E. Wayne Johnson, an Eastern Shore native, is a 26-year member of the Bloxom Town Council and has served 14 years as mayor....more... CITES bans trade in sawfish but sharks lose out (New Scientist) The plight of this toothy fish has been recognised, but the porbeagle and the spiny dogfish got no protection ...more... Increase in break-ins cited (The Times and Democrat) BAMBERG -- Bamberg City Council members heard concerns from downtown merchants, including Stitch-N-Things owner Gail Ellis, about an upswing in break-ins and vandalism during their regular meeting Monday night....more... Ajinomoto to acquire Calpis in $680m stock swop (Food Navigator) 11/06/2007 - Ajinomoto plans to merge with Japanese compatriot Calpis, in a bid to further its transformation into a health and nutrition company and develop more value-added products to meet market demands....more... |