March 2008 Archives

With control of the chocolate market concentrated in the hands of so few companies, and the technical difficulties of entering the market and merchandising new products, "the chocolate candy product market was ripe for collusion," Giant Eagle claims.

The supermarket chain contends the three suppliers increased average prices 16 percent from December 2004 to March 2005, even though there was no evidence of increases in raw material prices.

Hershey and Nestle raised their candy prices by an average of 11.7 percent this year, Giant Eagle said.

The suit cites a 2007 investigation by the Canadian Competition Bureau, which claimed Nestle, Hershey and Mars conspired to fix prices in Canada. Canadian authorities said an informant described meetings among top food executives that led to the price fixing.

Our timeline looks at the history of new media and online journalism from 1969 to 2008.

We are presenting it in two parts, with parallel sections on "Technology/Services/Social" and "The Media."

David Shedden, Library Director of the Poynter Institute's Eugene Patterson Library, began compiling this timeline and bibliography in 1995.

We hope the timeline serves as a useful reference tool for journalists, students, and researchers.

We also hope it helps preserve the history of new media and online journalism, a history that isn't very new after all.

Begin the timeline: 1969