A few weeks ago, when the death of Terry Schiavo and deathbed vigil for Pope John Paul II dominated headlines, Wayne Saewyc was surprised to see an odd bit of papal news pop up on his computer screen. On the website Wikinews, which posts stories from a network of volunteer reporters, someone had written that the pope's feeding tube had been removed.

The list of entrepreneurial stars is getting longer by the day. It's led by Hilary Swank, who is now acting as chief flack for her upcoming Celebrity Charades TV show, and extends to The O.C.'s Mischa Barton, Bono, Ashlee Simpson and beyond. There's no shortage of stars leveraging their fame for a concept, company or cause -- no matter how unlikely the pairing.

A new generation of technology-savvy young people are getting their news in ways that threaten the very viability of newspapers and other traditional news media, according to a study commissioned by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

A federal bankruptcy judge cleared the way last night for Time Warner and Comcast to proceed with the acquisition of Adelphia Communications.

Five years ago, when Nick Palazzo and Chad Zimmerman were high school football teammates in suburban Cleveland, they had a hard time tracking down advice for improving their performance. When they went to college - Mr. Palazzo to Harvard and Mr. Zimmerman to Carnegie Mellon - they heard the same complaint from their teammates. Thus was born an idea: start a magazine providing high school athletes with training tips and other pointers for revving up their skills.

The Donald must be so proud. Donald Trump's third season of "The Apprentice" is the most watched TV show among his peers - the rich, according to a new study that analyzed wealthy people's viewing habits.

An organization opposed to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. took out a full-page newspaper advertisement on Wednesday that accuses the world's biggest retailer of costing U.S. taxpayers some $1.6 billion a year.

Former ABC News reporter/anchor Sam Donaldson is ready to say the last rites for network news because it will soon lose its dominant position as Americans' primary source of news. "I think it's dead. Sorry," he said during a breakfast panel Tuesday at the National Association of Broadcasters' convention in Las Vegas. "The monster anchors are through."

Viacom, the media conglomerate that owns CBS and MTV, reported yesterday that its net income fell from a year ago when it recorded a tax benefit, but revenue rose 5 percent on growth in its cable networks division.

The television industry is undergoing a fundamental transformation that will make traditional advertising on TV redundant, according to a new report. The report by accountancy firm Deloitte & Touche and the Technology, Media & Telecommunications Industry Group claims that the TV industry is evolving from a mass-market, single broadcast-focused sector, into one that is far more complex.