Minneapolis-based Dolan Media Co., the parent company of Long Island Business News, said Monday it agreed to acquire mortgage default processing company National Default Exchange for and undisclosed amount.

BAGHDAD -- The number of foreign journalists in Baghdad is declining sharply, a media withdrawal that reflects Iraq's growing stability and the financial strains faced by some news organizations.

A MEDIA practitioner could be meted a jail term of one to 10 years, and fined as much as P500,000, for revealing identities of children in conflict with the law.

The public is invited to an open forum at 7 p.m. Thursday about the media and its coverage of several recent breaking-news stories, including fatal shootings at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church and Central High School.

Media and entertainment company CBS Corp. is buying CNet Networks Inc., an online news and information provider, for $1.8 billion in cash in its latest bid to expand its reach on the Internet, the companies announced Thursday. The price of $11.50 per shar