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Focus Media posts narrower 4Q loss (AP)

AP – China’s Focus Media Holding Ltd. said Tuesday that a drop in one-time expenses helped narrow its fourth-quarter loss.

DG FastChannel 4Q earnings rise 81 percent (AP)

AP – DG FastChannel Inc., a digital media advertising services company, on Tuesday said fourth-quarter earnings rose by 81 percent, easily beating Wall Street expectations.

Forestar swings to a loss in 4th quarter (AP)

AP – Forestar Group Inc. said Wednesday it swung to a loss in the fourth quarter as the real estate and natural resources developer took a write-down on a condominium development and booked a charge for an environmental remediating project.

Media General posts 4Q profit on cost cutting (AP)

AP – Newspaper publisher and TV station owner Media General Inc. said Thursday that cost cutting helped it turn a profit for the fourth quarter despite falling ad revenue.

Geely will keep Volvo running as is: report (Reuters)

Reuters – China’s Geely would barely lay a finger on Ford Motor Co’s Volvo if it succeeds in acquiring the Swedish luxury car brand, the firm’s top executive was quoted by state media as saying on Friday.

Pakistan’s Role In Afghanistan Examined

President Obama said Tuesday success in Afghanistan “was inextricably linked” to Pakistan. Adil Najam, professor of international relations at Boston University and the founding editor of the blog Pakistaniat: All Things Pakistan, says events in Afghanistan have an almost-immediate impact in neighboring Pakistan.

Vivendi shares rise on hopes NBCU stake sale near (Reuters)

Reuters – Vivendi shares rose on Tuesday as hopes mounted that Europe’s largest entertainment group was close to selling its stake in U.S. media group NBCU and getting cash to fund its growth plans.

Fla. justices consider mediation for foreclosures (AP)

AP – Mediation would be a good way to expedite a flood of mortgage foreclosures, members of a foreclosure task force said Wednesday, but some disagreed on the details in oral arguments before the state Supreme Court.

Twitter Seen As Tool For Social Change In China

When Iranians used Twitter to get out news about their recent election, people took note in China. Compared with Iran, Twitter played a much smaller role in the recent ethnic clashes in western China. But many Chinese believe Twitter and its Chinese imitators, like Jiwai, have considerable potential to change their media and their society.

India’s Airports A Window Into Its Quirks

NPR’s correspondent in India, Philip Reeves, reports on the quirks of Indian airports — and on the pre-flight frisking of a “very, very important person” that sent the media and parliament into a frenzy.