Articles tagged "newspapers"

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Newspaper circulation declines 7% in last six months

by David B. Wilkerson [MarketWatch (MCT)]

[28.Apr.09] :. The average daily circulation of U.S. newspapers declined 7 percent in the six-month period ending March 31, according to the latest data from the Audit Bureau of Circulations, reflecting an...

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In such films as ‘The Soloist, the journalist is the message

by Carla Meyer [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[23.Apr.09] :. “The Soloist,” opening Friday, tells the story of Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez’s relationship to Nathaniel Ayers, a homeless, schizophrenic classical musician. It also,...

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At your cineplex: Newspapers in peril (‘Soloist,’ ‘State of Play’)

by Roger Moore [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)]

[16.Apr.09] :. In the new thriller “State of Play,” a corporate-owned newspaper struggles with cutbacks, ethics and a changing media landscape to nail down and break an epic scandal of sex, politics and...

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Blaming Brenda Starr for newspaper woes

by Kevin Horrigan [St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MCT)]

[31.Mar.09] :. Over the past few years, it has been my sad duty to help “roast” dozens of friends and colleagues who have retired - or, because in the journalism business, “retire” is a...

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Job cuts planned for New York Times, Washington Post

by David B. Wilkerson [MarketWatch (MCT)]

[27.Mar.09] :. CHICAGO - A depressed economy and a shift in consumer behavior have taken another toll on the newspaper industry, with the latest round of job cuts planned at the New York Times and the Washington...

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Last edition of print Seattle Post-Intelligencer set for Tuesday

by Eric Pryne [The Seattle Times (MCT)]

[17.Mar.09] :. SEATTLE - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the city’s oldest newspaper, will roll off the presses for the last time Tuesday, its owner said Monday. The Hearst Corp. also said it will keep the...

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San Francisco daily may close without significant staff cuts

by Pete Carey [San Jose Mercury News (MCT)]

[27.Feb.09] :. In the latest sign of the deteriorating state of the newspaper industry, Hearst Corp. said Tuesday it must significantly reduce the number of employees at the San Francisco Chronicle “within...

 

Rocky Mountain News to publish final edition Friday

by David B. Wilkerson [MarketWatch (MCT)]

[27.Feb.09] :. Denver’s Rocky Mountain News, founded in 1859, will publish its final edition Friday, parent company E.W. Scripps Co. said Thursday, as the lethal combination of changing consumer habits and a...

 

Read The Guardian

by Jillian Burt

[8.Feb.08] :. Reading and literacy today.

 

The New York Times Newsroom Talks

by Jillian Burt

[10.Oct.07] :. The New York Times routinely opens up a dialogue with the editors of the various sections of the newspaper, its business divisions as well as editorial departments. The Media and Marketing Editor,...

 

The Newspaper Equivalent of Iron Chef?

by Jillian Burt

[4.Oct.07] :. A new model for co-operative competition between newspapers in an online alliance.

 

The Skyline is Falling

by Jillian Burt

[19.Sep.07] :. Newspaper or Viewspaper? Advertising or Editorial? The blurring of categories.

 

The i-pod Times?

by Jillian Burt

[5.Sep.07] :. The wailing about the death of the newspaper focuses on the diminishing editorial standards due to the lack of money flowing into the newspapers because of the dwindling sales of newspapers in their...

 

Reading About APEC

by Jillian Burt

[5.Sep.07] :. September 4, yesterday, was the day that George Bush arrived in Sydney. I waited for the time to shift to September 4 in America so that I could listen to a preview of Bruce Springsteen’s new...

 

The Poetry that Lingers in a Clipped Article

by Jillian Burt

[28.Aug.07] :. We’re so attuned to the immediate quality of the media and the high adrenalin of the big stories—the explosion about to happen, the man-made tragedies and natural disasters—that it...

 

Are we there yet?

by Amy DePaul

[23.Apr.07] :. For newspapers struggling to harness the Internet, the road up ahead is foggy at best. Still, editors at daily papers across the country are beginning to find their way.

 

Newspapers struggle to adapt

by Kim Peterson [The Seattle Times (MCT)]

[18.Apr.07] :. SEATTLE—The newspaper is not an endangered species, but sometimes it seems that way. The industry’s overall profit margins are still in double digits. Newspapers have loyal readers and...

 

Yahoo, newspapers expand partnership

by Elise Ackerman [San Jose Mercury News (MCT)]

[17.Apr.07] :. SAN JOSE, Calif. - Twelve newspaper companies have joined Yahoo in a joint effort to sell ads and help readers find local news online, representing one of the broadest attempts by the struggling...

 

Miami Herald reporter awarded Pulitzer Prize

by John Dorschner [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[16.Apr.07] :. MIAMI - The Pulitzer Prize, the American newspaper industry’s highest honor, was awarded Monday to Debbie Cenziper of The Miami Herald for House of Lies, a riveting series on widespread...

 

New York Daily News awarded Pulitzer Prize

by David Saltonstall [New York Daily News (MCT)]

[16.Apr.07] :. NEW YORK - The New York Daily News’ Editorial Board won the Pulitzer Prize Monday for its groundbreaking series of editorials, “9-11: The Forgotten Victims,” which documented the...

 

Future journalists featured in The Paper

by Wendy McCardle [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[11.Apr.07] :. Like many Americans, Aaron Matthews said he was feeling let down by the media. He tested his lack of faith by putting a campus newspaper in the spotlight of his latest documentary, The Paper,...

 

Tribune goes private, Cubs on the auction block

by Michael Oneal [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[3.Apr.07] :. CHICAGO - After an epic corporate takeover drama, Chicago’s Tribune Co. will go private in an deal that puts the 159-year-old media conglomerate in the hands of the city’s most...

 

‘Grave Dancer’ Zell’s offer leaves some dumbfounded

by Michael Oneal and David Greising [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[3.Apr.07] :. CHICAGO - Sam Zell likes to say a true entrepreneur has unending self-confidence - that he doesn’t see risk, he sees only solutions. That might explain why the flamboyant Chicago real estate...

 

Tribune Co. sold to Chicago billionaire

by Michael Oneal and David Greising [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[2.Apr.07] :. CHICAGO—Tribune Co.‘s board of directors negotiated late into Sunday night on a deal aimed at handing control of the 159-year-old Chicago Tribune and other major media properties to...

 

The murky world of conflicts of interest

by Edward Wasserman - McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)

[2.Apr.07] :. Sometimes a newsroom conflict of interest is as unmistakable as a pimple on prom night. Consider a financial writer praising a company whose stock she owns or a real-estate reporter hyping a...

 

The Same Old Story

by Amy DePaul

[1.Apr.07] :. Frontline’s recent special, News War, offered a few unintentionally poignant moments. One was seeing veteran reporter Lowell Bergman, in Part III, stumbling around in search of...