Epic Win: News Corp Likely To Remove Content From Google

News Corp founder and CEO Rupert Murdoch has told an interview with Sky News Australia that News Corp will likely remove News Corp content from Google. The revelation came early in the interview, after Murdoch claimed that Google ... continue

Age May Not Weary Them, But Do The Years Condemn The Old To Media Negativity? #Media140

Among the doomsayers and Luddites at Sydney's Media140 conference (see my earlier review here) this week there were some positive people, some on stage, but more again in the audience. Without the benefit of actually undertaking a ... continue

The Spin Fails Here: Day One At #Media140 Sydney

At the last minute I made the decision to fly up to Sydney to attend Australia's first Media140 conference. I mostly needed a break away from home, which makes the "blogger" pass I got into the conference ... continue

FTC targets bloggers, ignores newspapers

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is preparing to launch new guidelines that will legally force disclosure on blog posts that involve "compensation" to the blogger writing it. The guidelines, coming primarily in response to paid posting, are ... continue

Nick Cohen argues the BBC is more trustworthy than bloggers. ORLY?

One of the most common lines used in defense of the mainstream media is that we need journalists, because bloggers can't be believed. The line argues that journalists are trustworthy because they tell the truth, and if ... continue

And so it begins: Law Makers ask State to subsidize local papers

Connecticut State Representatives are petitioning the State to subsidize The Bristol Press and The Herald of New Britain, two papers facing shutdown in January as we reported November 11. The letter from seven Democrat State Representatives to the ... continue

Print newspapers will be the first to fall

Back in July I argued that broadcast television would be the first heritage media medium to fall. The reasons I gave hold true today: broadcast television is the least prepared for the changes ahead, and not having ... continue

Two Connecticut papers to be shut without a new owner

The Journal Register Company will close two of its daily newspapers in Connecticut unless a buyer is found by January. The two papers facing closure are the Bristol Press and The Herald of New Britain, reports the Hartford ... continue

Tribune Co. reports $124 million loss for 3rd quarter

The Tribune Company, the publisher of The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times, Newsday and others has reported a $124 milliion loss for the 3rd quarter, down from a profit of $84 million for the same quarter ... continue

Media Briefs: Sun-Times, Boston Globe Cuts, NY Times Cash Crisis

Another week on bad news for the newspaper industry, with cuts and a serious cash crisis facing the New York Times. The New York Times owned Boston Globe has cut 42 jobs, mostly managers in advertising, circulation and ... continue

The Seattle Times cuts 10% of workforce

The Seattle Times will cut around 10%, or around 130-150 positions, following a similar cut at the beginning of the year. In a memo to staff, Seattle Times Publisher Frank Blethen and company President Carolyn Kelly (as published ... continue

As Rome burns, journalists whine about new media

As revenue heads south, smart newspapers are looking at different ways they can adapt to survive. At the extreme end, The Christian Science Monitor announced yesterday that it was moving to a primarily online model and abandoning ... continue