Seattle P-I On the Market: Will Close or Go Web Only if Buyer Not Found

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle P-I), one of two daily newspapers servicing Seattle, Washington is on the market, and will switch to web only or close if a buyer can't be found. Owner Hearst Corporation said in a statement ... Read >

Now We’re Talking: Laid Off Journalists Start News Sites

While many journalists, current and former bemoan the fall of newspapers, some unemployed journalists are responding by starting their own news sites. The Arizona Guardian comes from four laid-off East Valley Tribune workers, three writers and an editor ... Read >

Google to buy NBC in ‘09 so says Glick

Oh man the funny shit just won’t quit rolling in today. First it was the porn industry looking for a few billion dollar bailout. Then comes word that Joe the Plumber is going to be a ... Read >

Media Briefs: Three Newspapers Switch to Online Only

The tide of doom in the newspaper industry didn't take a break over the Christmas/ New Year period, with three newspapers announcing their intention to quit print publishing for an online only presence. Spanish-language weekday paper Hoy Nueva ... Read >

LG Unveils Internet-Enabled, Netflix-Connected TVs

Netflix has partnered with LG Electronics to create a new line of Internet-enabled, HD video-streaming televisions. The new TVs, announced Monday, will officially debut at this week's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The sets will offer ... Read >

Magazines Hit Hard By Advertising Downturn, Condé Nast The Hardest

The magazine industry has been hit hard by the recession, with advertising by volume dropping 17% in January, according to figures from the Media Industry Newsletter. Worst hit was Condé Nast, with four magazine titles featuring in the ... Read >

Hyperlocal Websites will Boom in 2009 as Community Newspapers Fold

Hyperlocal websites have for a long time been an albatross of the 2.0 world; many have tried to create vibrant startups in the space, and many have failed. There is some argument about the definition of hyperlocal; some ... Read >

Journalist Calls For Government Assistance…For Journalists

One of the predictions I forgot to make for 2009 is one of a media bailout: some sort of Government intervention in the media industry as it plummets into the abyss. I'm probably glad I didn't make ... Read >

8020 Media Folds, JPG Magazine No More

8020 Media, the company behind the crowdsourced photography magazine JPG is closing its doors. JPG Magazine, founded in 2005 was hailed as an innovative 2.0 entry into the magazine space, tapping into the wisdom of the crowd and ... Read >

Last Minute Deal Keeps Viacom Content on Time Warner Cable

Time Warner Cable has reached a last minute deal with Viacom Inc. on carriage fees, avoiding a blackout of 19 cable channels to around 15 million customers. Channels that would have disappeared from the United State's second largest ... Read >

2008: The Year Newspaper Stocks became worth less than the paper they were once printed on

How bad was 2008 for the newspaper industry in the United States? E&P calculated the stock price movements, and massacre doesn't fully describe it: GateHouse, down 99.55% McClatchy, down 93.6% Lee Enterprises, down 97.3% Journal Register Co., down 99.58% Media General, down ... Read >

Time Warner Cable Customers: Say Good Bye to Nick, MTV and Comedy Central

A break down in negotiations between Viacom and Time Warner Cable will mean customers on Time Warner's cable network, the second largest in the United States, will no longer be able to view Viacom channels from January ... Read >