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Pretoria, South Africa The murder trial of South African Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius has attracted unprecedented media attention. The coverage of the story, however, has not been without problems.

Pistorius' closely watched murder trial is the first major South African criminal trial to be broadcast live from within the courtroom.

The trial is being played on local radio stations and two South African news providers have started a cable channel dedicated entirely to the case.

But critics say the media attention has had significant issues. Among the critics is the trial's judge, Thokozile Masipa.

On day two of proceedings, Masipa lashed out at local media for publishing a photo of a witness who did not give broadcasters permission to film her testimony. In doing so, Masipa showed while that she may talk very softly, she carries a big stick.

"I must say this is very disturbing, I am warning the media if you do not behave you are not going to be treated with soft gloves by this court," she said.

Media mistake

University of the Witwatersrand journalism professor Anton Harber said the media outlets, including a prominent TV news station that ran a photo of witness Michelle Burger on screen along with her testimony, made a mistake.

"I think it was very foolish of the media to run a picture of the witness when it is clear that courts were trying to protect her. I think technically they may not have been in breach of the rules and regulations, but they were certainly in breach of the spirit, and that is a rather silly thing to do when the judge has her finger hovering over the control button for public broadcast," said Harber.

Pistorius has pleaded not guilty to the charge of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day, 2013. He said he mistook Steenkamp for an intruder when he shot her four times through a locked bathroom door.

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Statement From Scoop Media Limited Publisher Alastair Thompson

Scoop Media Ltd. regrets that an investment from Sublime Group in Scoop Media Limited will not proceed at this time.

On Monday 24 February operational control of Scoop Independent News returned to the Scoop Media Limited shareholders.

The team running Scoop has now returned to normal, Scoop Co-Founder Alastair Thompson has returned to Scoop as Publisher and Editor, Gordon Campbell continues on as Political Editor & Werewolf Editor and Lyndon Hood remains News Editor.

Scoop co-founder Alastair Thompson said today:

"Scoop Media Limited's shareholders regret that the investment proposition which we had been working on for the past year has been unable to proceed at this time.

"In 2014, Scoop Independent News will report on its 6th election. It is fast shaping up to be the most interesting and important election Scoop has been around to report on.

"In this election year Scoop's mission to report without fear or favour on New Zealand news and provide an open public platform for all voices ( excepting those who engage in defamation and hate speech ) remains as important as it has ever been.

"Looking towards the 2014 Election Scoop has recently enhanced products and services which enable businesses and civil society to participate in the National Debate.

"Scoop has a highly experienced political & digital communication team which can help provide effective marketing and communication solutions which reach New Zealand's influencers."

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In March 2012, Rupert Murdoch flew to Ankara and spent an hour chatting with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan about investing in Turkey.

It wasnt his first foray into the country. Murdochs News Corp., which at the time owned film, television and newspaper companies from North America to Europe and Australia, had bought a stake in one television channel in Turkey in 2006. In 2008, News Corp. had been interested in two other media assets: a national newspaper and its television partner.

By the time of the meeting with Erdogan, those companies had lost as much as $200 million, their financial reports showed. The owner, Calik Holding AS, had hired Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to seek buyers. The bank had done its job. News Corp. was among the potential bidders, in addition to Time Warner Inc. and private-equity firms such as TPG Capital, KKR & Co. and Dubais Abraaj Group.

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Their quest proved futile. By October, Calik had asked Goldman Sachs to abandon its sales efforts, even as negotiations were underway with Time Warner, according to a person familiar with the discussions. Two months later, Calik sold the media properties to a Turkish company.

The matchmaker: Erdogan, according to a 252-page police account of mobile-phone intercepts, stakeouts and video surveillance, part of a 15-month investigation into government corruption. The newspaper, Sabah, and the channel, ATV, had been allies of Erdogans AK Party since 2008, when Calik bought them.

Sabah is seen as a traditional, respectable broadsheet and the prime minister seems to want to keep it in friendly hands, said Fadi Hakura, a London-based associate fellow at Chatham House who specializes in Turkey. Since 80 percent of his voters get their news from the print media, rather than the Internet, controlling the newspapers message is critical.

For Erdogan, battling a barrage of leaks about corruption, the coming weeks are key to a public relations offensive before local elections March 30 and a presidential election in August in which he may run. Already, television channels allied with him cut off opposition speakers in parliament, newspapers supporting him reject suggestions of impropriety and Erdogan himself calls the probe an attempted coup.

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The battle for media control stepped up last year, when Sabah and ATV were for sale. While Time Warner and the others worked with Goldman Sachs to hammer out a deal, Erdogan asked his son-in-law, chief executive officer of the company that owned the media properties, to come to his Istanbul home.

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Media Control is a Windows Media Center plugin that enhances the features offered to the end user. It is interfaced with FFDShow Tryout, a DirectShow filter that is able to decode most audio & video formats.

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