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Knight Ridder WatchNine questions: Murdoch's lion in winter, Alicia calling, junk traffic and negotiating like It's 1999Publishers seem to be saying, in not-quite-on-key unison: The next Internet decade is going to be different than the last one. They are all living with the consequences of unintended Googling, as their own sites have become secondary players to the search aggregators, Google, Yahoo, AOL and MSN.... Read the rest of "Nine questions: Murdoch's lion in winter, Alicia calling, junk traffic and negotiating like It's 1999"
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Hearst plans digital magazine, newspaper servicePublisher Hearst Corp. plans to launch next year a service called Skiff to sell digital versions of newspapers and magazines on electronic readers and other devices, in a system it believes will be more visually appealing to readers and more lucrative for media companies.... Read the rest of "Hearst plans digital magazine, newspaper service"
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A eulogy for old-school newsroomsYou stepped into your first newsroom, and some tectonic plate of destiny shifted. You slid into a new dimension, like Harry Potter at Platform 9 3/4, rematerializing in a parallel realm, previously unimaginable, then life-altering.... Read the rest of "A eulogy for old-school newsrooms"
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Washington Post Co.'s high credit rating 'stable,' S&P saysThe Washington Post Co. is one of the few big newspaper publishers that managed to retain a high investment-grade credit rating during the crisis year of 2009. On Thursday, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service changed its rating outlook to "stable" from "negative," meaning it does not expect to downgrade the rating in the near future.... Read the rest of "Washington Post Co.'s high credit rating 'stable,' S&P says"
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More layoffs, restructuring at WestchesterThe Journal News in Westchester, N.Y., revealed the paper will close its printing plant, leading to the elimination of 166 full- and part-time employees in production and packaging.... Read the rest of "More layoffs, restructuring at Westchester"
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Dallas Morning News reorganizes to bring sales, editorial closerThe Dallas Morning News is reorganizing its sales, marketing and newsroom around 11 "business and content segments" that will have sports and entertainment editors reporting to newly created general managers responsible for increasing advertising.... Read the rest of "Dallas Morning News reorganizes to bring sales, editorial closer"
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Miami Herald to cut 24 positionsThe Miami Herald will eliminate 24 positions companywide and reduce working hours for departments directly related to newspaper production.... Read the rest of "Miami Herald to cut 24 positions"
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Google to let publishers limit free website accessGoogle, under fire from Rupert Murdoch and some other newspaper owners, said it will let publishers set a limit on the number of articles people can read for free through its search engine.... Read the rest of "Google to let publishers limit free website access"
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Tech companies to move into Chronicle buildingThree technology companies have agreed to lease the lower floors of The Chronicle building, the first steps in a broader plan to create what the developers and city are calling an "innovation incubation hub" in the Mid-Market district.... Read the rest of "Tech companies to move into Chronicle building"
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Gannett lays off staffers at USA Today, USA WeekendGannett Co. is cutting 26 newsroom jobs at its flagship USA Today newspaper and 11 positions at USA Weekend magazine.... Read the rest of "Gannett lays off staffers at USA Today, USA Weekend"
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Time spent at top 30 news web sites drops in OctoberJust like the nation’s top newspapers, other leading news sites experienced a falloff in the average time spent per person during October.... Read the rest of "Time spent at top 30 news web sites drops in October"
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MediaNews Group, A.H. Belo following Murdoch out the door at Google?Two more newspaper chains are echoing News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch’s rumblings about blocking content from Google’s search index.... Read the rest of "MediaNews Group, A.H. Belo following Murdoch out the door at Google?"
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Washington Post shutters last U.S. bureausThe Washington Post, in a significant retrenchment, is closing its remaining domestic bureaus around the country.... Read the rest of "Washington Post shutters last U.S. bureaus"
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Furloughs go ahead for Detroit Free Press newsroomDetroit Free Press newsroom employees will take a five-day furlough in exchange for no job cuts through March. Detroit Newspaper Guild members voted in favor of the plan Sunday.... Read the rest of "Furloughs go ahead for Detroit Free Press newsroom"
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News Corp. in discussions with Microsoft to de-list content from GoogleFor weeks News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch and his executives have been taking Google and other aggregators to task calling them "content kleptomaniacs." There was much industry speculation that Murdoch was more talk than anything.... Read the rest of "News Corp. in discussions with Microsoft to de-list content from Google"
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Former San Francisco Chronicle writer records album in paper's basementDelfin Vigil was laid off from his job as a writer for the San Francisco Chronicle this spring, but in addition to the line on his resume, he left the paper with his band’s first album — recorded in the basement of the Chronicle’s building.... Read the rest of "Former San Francisco Chronicle writer records album in paper's basement"
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Tierney group gets more time in Philadelphia Newspapers bankruptcyPhiladelphia Newspapers LLC, the group that owns the bankrupt Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News, will have the exclusive right to propose a reorganization plan until at least the end of January.... Read the rest of "Tierney group gets more time in Philadelphia Newspapers bankruptcy"
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New ABC rules helps some papers boost circWhile U.S. newspapers are losing subscribers at a staggering rate, a few dailies stand out because their circulation is rising. But they aren’t necessarily selling more copies.... Read the rest of "New ABC rules helps some papers boost circ"
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Ad revenue sees 13th consecutive quarter of decline in Q3Newspaper advertising revenue dropped for the 13th consecutive quarter in the third quarter, with 2009 ad sales shaping up to be the lowest since 1987.... Read the rest of "Ad revenue sees 13th consecutive quarter of decline in Q3"
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Newspaper stocks beginning to lose their juice?Since mid-July, newspaper stocks have experienced a magnificent revival after languishing on the gurney: The year-over-year change for many newspaper companies is soaring, with some showing triple-digit percentage growth.... Read the rest of "Newspaper stocks beginning to lose their juice?"
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