USA Today rewrites strategy to cope with Internet
USA Today, a newspaper created nearly 30 years ago to appeal to people who grew up watching television, is revising its formula to try to counter the Internet’s threat to its survival. The nation’s...
View ArticleNewspapers turn to Brainworks
The newspaper industry, already reeling from changing reader habits, was particularly devastated in the economic downturn due to declines in advertising revenue. But one Long Island firm is reaping...
View ArticleFCC report finds shortage in local reporting
There is a shortage of in-depth local journalism needed to hold government agencies, schools and businesses accountable, the federal agency that regulates television broadcasters concludes in a new...
View ArticleNewspapers to insert ‘iCircular’ ads on phones
Major newspapers and retailers are teaming up to put more advertising into mobile phones through a new service developed by The Associated Press. The feature, called iCircular, will start appearing...
View ArticleKominicki: A few minutes on Andy Rooney
I met Andy Rooney in 1992 during a 50th anniversary soiree for The Stars and Stripes, the GI newspaper at which we both had worked, albeit during different wars. I think we hit it off because I treated...
View ArticleThe Daily tablet newspaper lays off third of staff
The Daily, a digital-only news publication championed by News Corp. founder Rupert Murdoch, is laying off nearly a third of its staff. In cutting 50 of the roughly 170 employees at The Daily, the...
View ArticleNewsday discontinues Newsday Westchester
Parent company Cablevision said Wednesday it discontinued Newsday's Westchester-based site for "economic considerations."
View ArticleAmazon founder Bezos to buy Washington Post
Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos is buying The Washington Post and other newspapers for $250 million.
View ArticleNew York Times goes global by rebranding IHT
The New York Times Co. has rebranded its Paris-based daily, the International Herald Tribune, as the International New York Times.
View ArticleNewsday tests higher single-copy prices
Newspaper's raised to $1.99 in some areas for market research
View ArticleLI attorney leads push to purchase Newsday
Jaspan Schlesinger chief pushing for local takeover.
View ArticleNewspaper decline continues to weigh on AP earnings
Earnings, revenue edged downward last year
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