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What the VICE/CNN Partnership Means for Media, Hipsters, and News

It was announced last week that the well-reputed paint-huffing punks of VICE was partnering up to share their VBS.TV content with CNN—the 30 year-old broadcast news network, America’s first all-news channel—on their website. Does it mean anything?

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What the VICE/CNN Partnership Means for Media, Hipsters, and News

Shakira Pledges To Build New School In Haiti

Singer’s Barefoot Foundation has done similar work for children in Colombia. By Jayson Rodriguez Photo: Neil Mockford/ FilmMagic Pop superstar Shakira announced on Thursday that her U.S.-based Barefoot Foundation will partner with Architecture for Humanity to help build a new school in Haiti

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‘Hope For Haiti Now’ Telethon: How You Can Help

From donating online or by phone to purchasing performances from the show, there are plenty of ways to contribute. By Amy Wilkinson Two Haitian children at a makeshift camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Friday Photo: Jewel Samad/ AFP/ Getty Images More than 130 of Hollywood’s biggest stars will rally Friday (January 22) for MTV’s “Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief” telethon, airing across numerous networks, including MTV, at 8 p.m. ET

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‘Hope For Haiti Now’ Telethon Airs Tonight At 8 P.M.

George Clooney, Wyclef Jean and Hollywood’s biggest names help raise money for earthquake relief. By Jocelyn Vena George Clooney Photo: MTV News On Friday (January 22) at 8 p.m. ET/PT (7 p.m

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Robert Pattinson, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts Join MTV’s ‘Hope For Haiti’ Telethon

Other newly announced participants include Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, Leonardo DiCaprio, Nicole Kidman. By Jocelyn Vena Robert Pattinson Photo: James Devaney/ Getty Images Along with newly announced musical performances from Madonna and Haitian artist Emeline Michel, a number of stars of the screen will be participating in the “Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief” telethon, airing Friday at 8 p.m. ET/PT on MTV and many other networks

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CNN’s Post-Heroic Phase

Two days ago, CNN’s Haiti coverage reached a strange climax, as Sanjay Gupta and Anderson Cooper morphed into a heroic team of life-saving reporters. Tonight—eight days after the earthquake hit—Gupta and Cooper seemed beaten down, almost resigned. Their reports focused mainly on the lack of supplies—medical and otherwise—that threaten to make the earthquake’s aftermath as deadly as the disaster itself.

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Beyonce Joins MTV’s ‘Hope For Haiti’ Telethon Lineup

She will join husband Jay-Z, Rihanna and U2’s Bono and The Edge in London for the event, airing Friday at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

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Haiti Earthquake-Relief Donations: What Does Your Money Buy?

Red Cross, UNICEF break down where contributions can go. By Gil Kaufman A Haitian boy washes himself in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Wednesday Photo: Chris Hondros/ Getty Images Since a 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti last Tuesday, more than $200 million has been raised via text, phone calls and mail by the dozens of worldwide relief organizations that rushed in to help the devastated Caribbean island nation. (Head here to learn what you can do to help the people of Haiti.) American Red Cross spokesperson Eric Porterfield, those donations are turned into vitally needed resources for the more than 3 million people displaced by the quake, as of Sunday, said the organization had collected pledges of $22 million through a program where cell phone users can donate $10 by texting “90999.” “I need a better word than ‘unprecedented’ or ‘amazing’ to describe what’s happened with the text-message program,” organization spokesperson Roger Lowe told The New York Times .

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Rihanna Covers ‘Redemption Song’ On ‘Oprah’ To Benefit Haiti Relief

Singer will appear with Wyclef Jean on ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ Wednesday. By Jocelyn Vena Rihanna Photo: Shareif Ziyadat/ FilmMagic Rihanna will join Wyclef Jean for a special episode of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” on Wednesday (January 20), focusing on the devastation in Haiti in the wake of last week’s 7.0 earthquake and what people can do to help

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Rihanna Covers ‘Redemption Song’ On ‘Oprah’ To Benefit Haiti Relief

Brown Wins Massachusetts Senate Race

Republican Scott Brown has won Tuesday's special election for the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by liberal Democrat Ted Kennedy, CNN projects based on actual results

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Brown Wins Massachusetts Senate Race