Archive for February, 2009

Wanted: ’survival strategies’ for dying US newspapers (AFP)

Sunday, February 15th, 2009

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The fate of US newspapers is in the news as journalists, editors, bloggers, media pundits and concerned citizens debate the future of the troubled industry. "How to Save Your Newspaper," is the cover story in Time in which Walter Isaacson, a former managing editor of the magazine, revives ...

BBC: BBC suspends Sri Lanka FM reports

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

The BBC World Service is to stop providing radio news to Sri Lanka's state broadcaster because of what it calls "deliberate interference". A statement said FM broadcasts to the Sri Lankan Broadcasting Corporation would be suspended from Tuesday, February 10, 2009. Read the full story

The New York Times executive editor hints at online access fees, reports AP

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

NEW YORK - The editor of The New York Times has hinted that the newspaper might charge again for access to some of its online offerings, less than two years after abandoning fees to boost advertising revenue. Executive Editor Bill Keller gave no specifics or timetable, and company officials characterized the ...

US newspapers fight back, reports AFP

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US newspapers, reeling from sagging print advertising revenue, dropping circulation and the migration of readers online, are fighting back. In a full-page advertisement in The New York Times, The Washington Post and other newspapers, a group called the "Newspaper Project" made the case that news on the printed ...