Miley Cyrus, aka Hannah Montana, is backpedaling after a recent photo shoot for Vanity Fair magazine in which the squeaky-clean teen star appeared topless, covered only by a sheet.

A Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ) study found that The Wall Street Journal de-emphasized its front-page business coverage in favor of political news during the first three months of News Corp.'s ownership, compared to the prior four months.

Fresh off her Pennsylvania primary win, Sen. Hillary Rodham-Clinton (D-NY) told morning news shows that "the tide is turning" in her uphill race against Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) for the Democratic presidential nomination.

An analysis by The New York Times found that the Bush Administration's communications team used a group of "military analysts" that frequently appear as experts on a variety of TV networks to skew the media coverage in its favor post-September 11.

A Texas woman sued video rental company Blockbuster for sharing personal information with Facebook through the company's Beacon marketing program, the Associated Press reported.

LANCASTER, PA: Pennsylvania's Department of State used the long run-up to the closely watched primary on Tuesday, April 22, to build buzz for its voter-education push that targets minority communities, first-time voters, and older voters.

WASHINGTON: WPP Group confirmed that Mark Penn will continue to be CEO of Burson-Marsteller despite a perceived conflict of interest that arose because of his meeting with officials from Colombia, a former client of the firm, and his work for Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.

BEIJING: Protests in London, Paris, and San Francisco have marred the Olympic Torch Relay events and fueled the continued politicization of this year's Games in Beijing.

The Federal Communications Commission approved an emergency alert system yesterday that will use text messages to notify Americans of emergencies.

NEW YORK: WPP Group confirmed that Mark Penn will continue to run Burson-Marsteller as CEO, after a conflict arose between his work at the agency and his work for the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign.