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The office of the vice president has apologized to a University of Maryland student after a member of Joe Biden’s staff confronted the college reporter and forced him to delete photos of an event.

Harvard said it had not notified most of the employees involved because it wanted to protect the one who inadvertently leaked confidential material to the news media.

We have a new media colleague: David Axelrod. The long-time strategist for President Obama and former White House senior adviser is joining NBC News and MSNBC as a "senior political analyst," the networks said Tuesday.

NBC News President Steve Capus is stepping down, six months after NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke named Pat Fili-Krushel to oversee the company's news operations.

... But, as rival MSNBC was quick to point out, and BuzzFeed was quick to trumpet, Fox News had its worst prime time ratings in the coveted 25-54 demographic since August 2001, and its lowest total day ratings since June 2008.

Hunched over a desk in his spartan Westwood apartment, David Klawans squints at his computer monitor and knits his brow in concentration. "I'm perusing," he says. His eyes dart between headlines almost indecipherable on a Web page displaying about 800 stamp-sized images of newspapers from 90 different countries.

The relationship between former Alaska governor Sarah Palin and Fox News has ended. "We have thoroughly enjoyed our association with Governor Palin. We wish her the best in her future endeavors," Fox Executive Vice President Bill Shine said in a statement.

Veteran ABC newswoman Barbara Walters has fallen at an inauguration party in Washington and has been hospitalized....

Just in time for inauguration coverage, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has joined CBS News as a contributor. Rice, who served as secretary of state during President George W. Bush's second term, made her debut on "Face the Nation" Sunday and will be included in inauguration coverage on Monday.

Is the newspaper business dead? John Garrett's hyperlocal chain in Texas suggests there's still life in the old medium.