Newspapers

Big Demand for Today's Historic Print Newspaper Editions
Wonkette's funny headline that "Barack Obama Saves Print Newspapers For Entire Day" has some truth behind it. (November 5, 2008)

Praying for Papers Offers Prayers for Newspaper Industry
Editor and Publisher reports that Mike Koehler, a sports editor for The Oklahoman, has launced a blog called Praying for Papers. (May 18, 2008)

A Newspaper With Friends
The Guardian's Greenslade blog reports that the Scottish Fefe Herald has launched a MySpace page to get tips from young readers. (January 8, 2007)

Top Circulation Newspapers
The New York Post is proud of its circulation numbers and they should be as they are now the 5th highest circulation newspaper in the country -- ahead of the New York Daily News and the Washington Post. (November 3, 2006)

Newspaper Website Readership Jumps 31%
Reuters reports on a new NAA study that found online newspaper readership jumped 31% in the first half of 2006 Online newspaper readership should continue to climb as people abandon print newspapers for the Internet. (October 4, 2006)

CSMonitor Extends Free Archives Back to 1980
The Christian Science Monitor recently celebrated the 10-year anniversary of their website: csmonitor. (June 23, 2006)

McClatchy Sells Philadelphia Newspapers
The AP reports that McClatchy Co. (May 24, 2006)

Newspapers Win Pulitzers for Katrina Reporting
The Times-Picayune of New Orleans and Sun Herald of Biloxi, Mississippi have both won Pulitzers for Public Service. (April 18, 2006)

The Bloggiest Newspapers
Pressthink has a feature on the best blogging newspapers in the U. (March 21, 2006)

Most Still Use Newspapers for Local News
The Baltimore Sun reports that most consumers still turn to local print newspapers for local news according to a new survey from Outsell Inc. (March 1, 2006)

Can Newspapers Compete With the Blogosphere?
Jack Shafer at Slate has an interesting article about the future of newspapers. (January 29, 2006)

Knight Ridder Acquires Silicon Valley Community Newspapers
Knight Ridder has announced the acquisition of Silicon Valley Community Newspapers, which publishes eight weekly free-distribution newspapers in the South Bay area surrounding San Jose. (November 28, 2005)

411 Magazine Joins Unite Window Media
411 Magazine, a nightlife guide to South Florida's growing gay and lesbian community, has joined the Unite Media/Window Media family of publications, including the South Florida Express Gay News. (May 8, 2005)

Will Newspapers and Magazines Ever Open Their Archives?
Dan Gillmor has called for newspapers to open up their archives. (May 3, 2005)

Roxanne Horning Named VP, Human Resources for Gannett
Roxanne V. (April 26, 2005)

Gannett Completes HomeTown Communications Acquisition
Gannett Co. (April 11, 2005)

Tribune Publishing Named L.A. Times CEO, President and Publisher
Tribune Publishing announced that Jeff Johnson, executive vice president/general manager of the Los Angeles Times, will become president, publisher and chief executive officer of the newspaper on June 1. (April 3, 2005)

Report Finds Newspapers Losing Revenue to Craigslist
Craigslist, a free community website that generates more than 1 billion pageviews each month, has cost newspapers in the San Francisco Bay area $50 million to $65 million in employment advertising revenue, according to a new report from Classified Intelligence LLC. (January 3, 2005)

By 2020 Newspapers May Not Be Printed in Most Cities
The Electronic Document Systems Foundation (EDSF) has released a study, which reported various finding including the possiblity that by 2020 newspapers will not be printed in most major cities. (April 25, 2001)