FOX has done it again, and this time, once again, FOX says its misplay of the wrong crowd video was another regrettable mistake. Obviously, news executives at the network consider this to have been another sloppy error.

Candido Figueredo sits on his bullet-riddled porch holding the tools of his trade: a reporter's notepad, a mobile phone and a black 9mm submachine gun. "I'm a rare species of journalist," admits Figueredo, the regional correspondent of Paraguay's largest daily newspaper.

A memo from new Washington Times Publisher Jonathan Slevin, says "limited resources and fiscal constraints" will likely prompt more changes at the paper, which has been in a period of crisis since three top executives were fired and its head editor resigned.

At a time when some critics insist that content in newspapers is unofficially for sale, Tampa's Creative Loafing is about to put that notion to the test. To raise money for the Children's Home, Creative Loafing has opened an online auction allowing the highest bidder to provide content and make editorial choices for its Jan. 20 edition.

Newspapers should become "radically open" if they want to make money in the online world, the co-founder of social networking site Twitter has said. Biz Stone said that he would "love to see what happens" if newspaper mogul Rupert Murdoch went ahead with plans to block Google from his Web sites.

The Local Community Radio Act (S 592) was passed unanimously by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. The bill has been moving swiftly in the last few months in both the House and Senate and looks poised to pass this congressional session.

The Local Community Radio Act passed unanimously out of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation with a voice vote. Both the Senate and House versions of the bill are on their way to full floor votes.

Liberty Media Chairman John Malone expressed his disapproval of the potential deal that would make NBC Universal a joint venture between Comcast and General Electric. Malone said that the deal would give Comcast too much market power and that competitors would then begin to explore similar acquisitions or partnerships to "protect themselves."

The Senate Judiciary Committee once again failed to bring a federal shield law bill to a vote, in its 16th attempt over the past seven months to do so. Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) warned that unless a manageable list of amendments could be produced, the bill might be sent directly to the floor, bypassing the committee approval process.

There is scant legal help for members of the new media, even though they face the same complex legal threats as traditional media. Plus extra threats -- like government attempts to out anonymous bloggers, which can cost a lot to fight in court. Harvard's Citizen Media Law Project are launching a program of free legal services for online and citizen media.