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Ann Arbor News to close in July - Newspaper will close, but continue publishing only on the Internet. Full Story.

“This business was too gentlemanly, filled with people who don’t know how to claw for every dollar, which is what’s needed now.” Quote from major city newspaper editor. Read about editors of major newspapers being forced out.

One Young Lady's Solution to Financial Problems - view photo I am surprised the bank had any money for this bank robber. From HeraldNet - Snohomish County's online news source in Everett, WA.

Dow Jones Freezes Wages - NEW YORK Dow Jones & Co. is the latest newspaper company to implement salary freezes in 2009. In a memo to employees, first posted on FishbowlDC, CEO Les Hinton informed staffers of the move because business faces a "weakened global economy, which continues to encroach on our business." Wages will be frozen for one year, Hinton wrote. Read Full Article

How Newspapers Tried to Invent the WebBut failed - A moment of sympathy, please, for newspapers, whose readers and advertisers have been fleeing at a frightening rate. It would be easy to accuse editors and publishers of being clueless about the coming Internet disruption and to insist that the industry's proper reward for decades of haughty attitude, bad planning, and incompetence is bankruptcy. Read Full Article

Buyer comes forward to save Conn. newspapers - Financially troubled Journal Register Co. has agreed to sell two of its daily newspapers in Connecticut, less than two weeks before its deadline to shut down the publications. Read Full Article

Google news, CEO Eric Schmidt wishes he could rescue newspapers - (Fortune Magazine) -- Metaphorically speaking, Google is killing the newspaper industry. Online news is quickly hollowing out the traditional paper - the Christian Science Monitor eliminates its print edition, Tribune Co. declares bankruptcy, Detroit's two dailies slash home delivery to three days a week - while Google rakes in advertising profits. Read Full Article

Previous Media News

Pasadena Newspaper - Outsourcing to India “In today’s world, whether your desk is down the hall or around the world, from a computer standpoint, it doesn’t matter.” - Dean Singleton, The Associated Press’s chairman

Newspaper Lose Print Subscribers - As newspapers losed circulation, eg. Atlanta Journal-Constitution printed circulation is down to these figures over this time last year. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- 274,999 -- (-13.62%). But their web site is up by 19.4%. This is a clear indication of the transistion from print based publishing to electronic publishing. See complete article on newspaper web site increases in this Fitz & Jen column.

On the Other Hand....

Community newspapers like ours remain strong and vibrant - It’s time for newspapers and their staffs to tell the other side of the story about our industry. This past week, we read about the decline of newspaper circulation in most of the major markets across the country. But what we didn’t read about is the readership increase that has taken place in other parts of the country in our print products and the expansion of our Web sites. Read on

THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION announces more cuts to jobs and circulations. According to a report on its Web site, starting Jan. 11 the AJC will no longer deliver to the following counties: Banks, Butts, Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Greene, Habersham, Haralson, Heard, Jackson, Lumpkin, Morgan, Pickens, Rabun, Spalding, Towns, Troup, Union, and White in Georgia, and Cherokee, Clay and Macon counties in North Carolina. ed note: This can only mean an increase in circulation for the weekly newspapers in those counties.

U.S. Weekly Newspapers Embrace Web Sites - Most respondents see the Internet as the future of publishing and are exploring how their sites can increase readership and revenues. They also see online editions as complementary to the printed paper.

The Internet has transformed the newspaper business and to keep up with readers' ever-changing habits many newspapers have launched electronic editions. Worldwide, there are more than 5,000 daily, weekly and other newspapers online. In a study of National Newspaper Association members in May 2006, it was found that half of the 7,000 community newspapers in the United States have online newspapers. Two-thirds of those without an online newspaper said they plan to begin one, while one-third said they would launch a site in the next 18 months. Full article

Newspapers Draw 41% of the Internet Users - Newspaper Web sites attracted a record 68.3 million unique visitors in the third quarter of 2008-- equal to 41.4% of all American Internet users, according to the Newspaper Association of America. Read Full Article Here

Four Weekly Community Newspapers For Sale - Well Established, Some For 50 Years. Total Circulation 60,000 Four community newspapers in Houston area. Separate printing business also available. Trained, loyal staff. Production equipment. Trade and community resources well established. Real estate also available. Located in Houston, TX Gross: $550,000 Net: $75,000. Contact owner.

Christian Science Monitor shifts from print to Web-based Strategy - In 2009, the Monitor will become the first nationally circulated newspaper to replace its daily print edition with its website; the 100 year-old news organization will also offer subscribers weekly print and daily e-mail editions. Full Story

Part 1, Good Media Website Examples - NewspapersYou know from my sidebar that I keep a dynamic list of good news media websites. Some of the examples are newspaper websites, there are a couple of news aggregators on there, and few stand alone news sites. They all exhibit something unique and compelling which makes me go back to them over and over again. Here I break down why I think the following sites are Great Newspaper Website Examples. Read on...Written by Robert Ivan on Wednesday, October 15, 2008. Ed note: pay attention to the Every Block newsfeed service.

Murdoch Reaches 4.7 Billion People - Beginning in the early 1950's young Rupert Murcoch inherited his first media property and has not stopped growing and he now owns a media giant that reaches 4.7 billion people. For 50 years the US liberal media establishment has divided up the media spoils and Murdoch wrenched those spoils away from them and they are less than happy. Here is a video that clearly demostrates their displasure with what Murdoch has accomplished and the effects he has had on their industry including thousands of them losing their jobs. View the 78 minute Video