In this task, you are given a piece of an article. Your task is to generate a short summary of the text. Try to give the summary in just one sentence.

[Q]: Media General, the parent company of WFLA, Channel 8, in Tampa, is buying fellow TV broadcaster LIN Media in a deal worth about $1.6 billion in cash and stock, the companies announced Friday.
[A]: Media General is buying LIN Media in a deal worth about $ 1.6 billion.


[Q]: France said Wednesday that two more French journalists are being held hostage in Syria, bringing to at least four the number of French journalists held there.
[A]: South African stocks rallied.


[Q]: The Defense Department has confirmed that contractors will receive late payments as a result of the government shutdown, according to FedBiz.
[A]:
A Dartmouth man is facing child pornography charges.


