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CBS News to partner with GlobalPost

CBS News has reached a deal with the news website GlobalPost to use its 70 correspondents around the world to reinforce its foreign news reporting.

Newspapers' pain presents opportunities for marketers

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Elitism, atrophy, complacence and a resistance to new ideas: MediaCom's Strategy Director Philip Phelan didn't mince words when he pronounced the cause of the newspaper's deteriorating health at the MBS Marketing Association's event Who Killed the Newspaper? this month.
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Charging for Web content no panacea for newspapers

Two generations of Murdochs have caused a wave of excitement in the battered newspaper industry in recent weeks with a series of comments and actions suggesting that charging readers for news on the Web is the way forward.
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Iran's Neda shows citizen journalism unleashed

Youtube frames of 'Neda', a young Iranian woman whose face is engulfed in blood, are a horrific image of what some are calling the Tehran spring. They also show the genie unleashed by citizen journalists.
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Internet most popular information source: poll

The Internet is by far the most popular source of information and the preferred choice for news ahead of television, newspapers and radio, according to a new poll in the United States.
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Geffen offered to buy NY Times stake: source

Media mogul David Geffen tried to buy a stake in the New York Times Co from hedge fund Harbinger Capital Partners, but was rejected, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Monday.
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Boston Globe union, NY Times reach accord

The Boston Globe's biggest union reached a tentative accord on Wednesday with owner New York Times Co to secure the money-losing newspaper's survival after a month of intense negotiations.
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NY Times union members OK 5 percent pay cut: memo

Unionized employees at the New York Times Co flagship newspaper and its digital unit ratified a deal on Monday to cut pay by 5 percent, according to a memo obtained by Reuters, paving the way for a reduction in pay for 1,300 employees starting Tuesday.
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NY Times leads race for Pulitzer Prize's in 2009

The New York Times took the lead for the Pulitzer Prize this afternoon walking off as the winners in five categories including investigative reporting, breaking news reporting and international reporting.
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New York Times cuts sections to save money

New York Times Co's flagship newspaper plans to eliminate several weekly sections and cut freelance spending to save millions of dollars in annual costs, according to a memo obtained by Reuters.
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New York Times threatens to shut Boston Globe

The New York Times Co has threatened to shut The Boston Globe unless the newspaper's unions quickly agree to $20 million in concessions, the Globe reported on Friday, quoting union leaders.
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Murdoch says papers should charge on Web

Rupert Murdoch, whose media company News Corp owns one of the few U.S. newspapers that makes people pay to read its news on the Web, said more papers will have to start doing the same to survive.
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New York Times lays off staff, seeks pay cuts

The New York Times Co laid off 100 employees on Thursday and cut salaries for the rest of the year by 5 percent, and said it might cut newsroom jobs at its namesake newspaper if it cannot get union employees to agree to a similar cut.
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Washington Post to offer new buyouts

Washington Post Co plans to offer a new round of buyouts in 2009 to employees at its namesake, money-losing newspaper and cannot rule out layoffs, its publisher said on Thursday.
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Washington Post to offer new buyouts in 2009

Washington Post Co plans to offer a new round of buyouts in 2009 to employees at its namesake, money-losing newspaper and cannot rule out layoffs, its publisher said on Thursday.
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Washington Post to offer new buyouts in '09

Washington Post Co plans to offer a new round of buyouts in 2009 to employees at its namesake, money-losing newspaper and cannot rule out layoffs, its publisher said on Thursday.
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Washington Post to offer new buyouts: memo

Washington Post Co plans to offer a new round of buyouts in 2009 to employees at its namesake, money-losing newspaper, according to a memo obtained by Reuters on Thursday.
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Big French press find brand power helps online

In a grimy part of eastern Paris a morning editorial conference is underway, similar to the planning meetings that go on in newsrooms everywhere, except this one is being blogged live and readers can join in.
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Newspaper Circulation Plunges 3.6 Pct; WSJ, USA Today Up

U.S. newspaper circulation fell sharply in the six months leading through March, with the exception of the two largest national dailies, USA Today and The Wall Street Journal, as more readers turn to online sites to read the latest news.
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Murdoch Needs FCC Waiver on Media Rule

News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch faces challenges following media ownership rules that the Federal Communications Commission recently adopted, as it nears completion of a deal to acquire Newsday.

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