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Tuesday, January 03, 2012

St. Petersburg Times evolves into Tampa Bay Times

"A letter to readers

Since I started here as a reporter in 1978, I have answered my phone with some version of “St. Pete Times.” I will need to learn a new habit.

On Sunday, Jan. 1, we changed our name to the Tampa Bay Times. The new name reflects the growth of our newspaper and our vision for this region.

This change was a long time coming. For decades, the Times has been reaching north and east from St. Petersburg. Nearly 25 years ago, we launched our Tampa edition; on a typical Sunday, it routinely sells more than 100,000 copies. By a wide margin, the Times is Florida's favorite newspaper.

With that success, our name no longer fit the newspaper or the audience we serve. Three-fourths of Times readers live outside St. Petersburg.

Continued: http://www.tampabay.com/newname/st-petersburg-times-becomes-tampa-bay-times/

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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Westminster Maryland Online: Reflections of a Newsosaur: Newspaper job cuts sur...

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Reflections of a Newsosaur: Newspaper job cuts surged 30% in 2011: "MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2011

Newspaper job cuts surged 30% in 2011 http://newsosaur.blogspot.com/2011/12/newspaper-job-cuts-surged-30-in-2011.html

The number of jobs eliminated in the newspaper industry rose by nearly 30% in 2011 from the prior year, according to the blog that has been tracking the human toll on the industry for the last five years.

Meanwhile, a separate analysis confirms what most of us already suspected: The proportion of cutbacks was higher in newsrooms than it was for the industry as a whole – twice as high by the calculations I will share in a moment.

First, let’s take a look at the surprising surge of job cuts in 2011, a year that many newspaper people had hoped would be a time of relative stability after five years of successive revenue declines. Instead of steadying, advertising sales slid throughout 2011 and likely will come in at less than half of the record $49.4 billion achieved as recently as 2005.

As publishers scrambled to bring costs in line with diminishing revenues, 3,775+ newspaper jobs were eliminated in 2011, according to Erica Smith, the author of the Paper Cuts blog. The toll this year is nearly 30% greater than 2,920+ cuts Smith reported in 2010.

Smith says ... http://newsosaur.blogspot.com/2011/12/newspaper-job-cuts-surged-30-in-2011.html

Labels: Media Commentary, Media Reflections of a Newsosaur, Newspapers
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Thursday, November 10, 2011

Newspaper Roundup for Thursday, November 10, 2011 By Susan Jones

Newspaper Roundup for Thursday, November 10, 2011

By Susan Jones http://cnsnews.com/news/article/newspaper-roundup-thursday-november-10-2011

November 10, 2011

Washington Post:
Remains of war dead dumped in landfill
Dover, Del., mortuary engaged in the practice from 2003 to 2008

USA Today:
Obama: We'll use GOP debates against Republicans
Told Hispanic journalists showing debate clips will win over Latino voters

Washington Post:
Activists say Obama aide Cecilia Munoz has ‘turned her back’ on fellow Hispanics

USA Today:
Study questions benefits of reducing sodium in diet

USA Today:
State Department mulls new route for Canada oil pipeline
Action could delay final decision on the politically charged project until after the 2012 election

Fox News:
Obama administration putting off Keystone Pipeline decision with new environmental study

Chicago Sun-Times:
City gives public School officials 2-1/2 years to add daily phys-ed to school day

Washington Post:
Occupy Washington protesters have “activated the urban core"

Politico:
Christmas tree tax tabled by Obama

Denver Post/McClatchy:
At Michigan debate, GOP presidential candidates say no bailouts for Europe, autos, banks

Fox News:
USS Cole suspect poised to put CIA interrogation program on trial at Gitmo

USA Today:
Wal-Mart looks into expanding services at health clinics
Partnering with outside vendors to provide chronic and preventative health care services

Fox News:
Man who faked his way into Harvard held without bond for listing Harvard on resume
Probation terms said he could not represent himself as a Harvard student

Houston Chronicle:
Reactions to Rick Perry’s debate performance scathing across political spectrum

Boston Herald:
Mass. clean energy agenda includes $4 billion in extra costs tacked onto electric bills
AG criticizes the law’s “sweetheart incentives” for utilities

Washington Times:
New emails show White House, VP office ‘orgasmic’ over Solyndra deal

Fox News:
Occupy Protests Plagued by Reports of Sex Attacks, Violent Crime

Washington Times:
China says its pathway to prosperity is superior to Western model

Arizona Republic:
Arizonans favor path to citizenship, ASU poll says
78% favor laws helping illegal migrants living in U.S. for years

Politico:
Conservative group running ads against U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren in Mass.

Arizona Republic:
Arizona border agents seize pot hidden in watermelons
Washington Post:
In Ohio collective-bargaining vote, Democrats see some hope for 2012

Los Angeles Times:
Former Giffords intern elected to Arizona school board
Daniel Hernandez Jr., came to Rep. Giffords' aid after she was shot

Chicago Sun-Times:
Ex-Mayor Daley heading to Harvard for visiting fellowship

Fox News:
Super Committee Democrats Reject GOP Tax Proposal
Politico:
Rep. Elijah Cummings, Democrat, slams Boeing in NLRB case

Arizona Republic:
'Family Circus' cartoon creator Bil Keane dies at 89

Politico:
Slain border agent's family rips Holder

Los Angeles Times:
Author Stephen King plans to donate up to $70,000 to heat Maine homes

Los Angeles Times:
Villaraigosa wants to borrow future tax money to fix L.A. streets

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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Reflections of a Newsosaur: How newspapers are losing next-gen readers

Reflections of a Newsosaur:

How newspapers are losing next-gen readers

Posted: 28 Sep 2011

A new study shows the dramatic degree to which consumers under the age of 40 have repudiated newspapers.

The must-read report, which was released Monday by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism, found an alarming disconnect between younger and older consumers in the value they put on newspapers as sources of information about their communities.

http://newsosaur.blogspot.com/2011/09/how-newspapers-are-losing-next-gen.html

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Sunday, September 25, 2011

Decapitated Body Of Mexico Newspaper Editor Found

Note Attributed To Criminal Group Found With Body

September 25, 2011

(CNN) -- The editor of a Mexican newspaper was found dead, her body decapitated and with a note next to it, officials said.

Maria Elizabeth Macias Castro, 39, was the editor in chief of the newspaper Primera Hora.

Her body was found

Cuerpo decapitado de editor de un periódico México encontró

Nota atribuido al grupo criminal encontró con cuerpo

25 de septiembre 2011

(CNN) - El editor de un periódico mexicano fue encontrado muerto, su cuerpodecapitado y con una nota al lado de él, dijeron las autoridades.

María Isabel Macías Castro, de 39 años, fue el editor en jefe del periódico Primera Hora.
Su cuerpo fue encontrado

Leer más: http://www.wbaltv.com/news/29294037/detail.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

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Thursday, March 17, 2011

An important announcement from the publisher of The New York Times

An important announcement from
the publisher of The New York Times

Dear New York Times Reader,

Today marks a significant transition for The New York Times as we introduce digital subscriptions. It’s an important step that we hope you will see as an investment in The Times, one that will strengthen our ability to provide high-quality journalism to readers around the world and on any platform. The change will primarily affect those who are heavy consumers of the content on our Web site and on mobile applications.

This change comes in two stages. Today, we are rolling out digital subscriptions to our readers in Canada, which will enable us to fine-tune the customer experience before our global launch. On March 28, we will begin offering digital subscriptions in the U.S. and the rest of the world.

If you are a home delivery subscriber of The New York Times, you will continue to have full and free access to our news, information, opinion and the rest of our rich offerings on your computer, smartphone and tablet. International Herald Tribune subscribers will also receive free access to NYTimes.com.

If you are not a home delivery subscriber, you will have free access up to a defined reading limit. If you exceed that limit, you will be asked to become a digital subscriber.

This is how it will work, and what it means for you:

On NYTimes.com, you can view 20 articles each month at no charge (including slide shows, videos and other features). After 20 articles, we will ask you to become a digital subscriber, with full access to our site.
On our smartphone and tablet apps, the Top News section will remain free of charge. For access to all other sections within the apps, we will ask you to become a digital subscriber.
The Times is offering three digital subscription packages that allow you to choose from a variety of devices (computer, smartphone, tablet). More information about these plans is available atnytimes.com/access.
Again, all New York Times home delivery subscribers will receive free access to NYTimes.com and to all content on our apps. If you are a home delivery subscriber, go to homedelivery.nytimes.comto sign up for free access.
Readers who come to Times articles through links from search, blogs and social media like Facebook and Twitter will be able to read those articles, even if they have reached their monthly reading limit. For some search engines, users will have a daily limit of free links to Times articles.
The home page at NYTimes.com and all section fronts will remain free to browse for all users at all times.

For more information, go to nytimes.com/digitalfaq.

Thank you for reading The New York Times, in all its forms.

Sincerely,

Arthur Sulzberger Jr.
Publisher, The New York Times
Chairman, The New York Times Company

As a loyal reader of NYTimes.com, you will receive a special offer to save on our new digital subscriptions. We will e-mail this special offer starting on March 28, the day we begin charging for unlimited access to our Web site and mobile apps*. We truly value your readership and look forward to bringing you the world’s finest journalism every day.

*Mobile apps are not supported on all devices. Does not include e-reader editions, Premium Crosswords or The New York Times Crosswords apps. Other restrictions apply.

This message was sent to inform you about an important change to our Web site and NYTimes applications. Please note, if you have chosen not to receive marketing messages from The New York Times, that choice applies only to promotional messages. You will continue to receive important notifications that are legally required or could affect your service.

To review our Privacy Policy, please go to:
http://www.nytimes.com/content/help/rights/privacy/policy/privacy-policy.html

© 2011 The New York Times Company / 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018

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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

So You Want to Be a Journalist

Hat Tip Bryan Sears

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Monday, November 22, 2010

Congrats to our Capitolbeat 2010 Cappie Winners

Congrats to our Capitolbeat 2010 Cappie Winners BY Laura L

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

http://capitolbeat.wordpress.com/2010/11/16/congrats-to-our-2010-cappie-winners/

Thanks very much to everyone who entered Capitolbeat’s 2010 statehouse reporting contest. Here’s the full list of winners announced Saturday at our awards dinner in Phoenix…:

http://capitolbeat.wordpress.com/2010/11/16/congrats-to-our-2010-cappie-winners/

20101116 Congrats to our 2010 Cappie Winners

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Alan Rusbridger - Guardian: Why Twitter matters for media organizations

Why Twitter matters for media organizations

http://www.cyberjournalist.net/why-twitter-matters-for-media-organisations/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed:+cyberjournalist+(CyberJournalist.net)

November 21, 2010 · Filed Under News, Social Media, Alan Rusbridger, Article, Blogging, Comment, Digital media, Extracts, Guardian Media Group, internet, media, National newspapers, newspapers, Newspapers & magazines, social media, Technology, The Guardian, Twitter

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Here are 15 things guardian editor Alan Rusbridger says Twitter does rather effectively and which should be interest to anyone involved in the media at any level.

This article was written by Alan Rusbridger, for guardian.co.uk on Friday 19th November 2010 10.41 UTC

I’ve lost count of the times people – including a surprising number of colleagues in media companies – roll their eyes at the mention of Twitter. “No time for it,” they say. “Inane stuff about what twits are having for breakfast. Nothing to do with the news business.”

Well, yes and no. Inanity – yes, sure, plenty of it. But saying that Twitter has got nothing to do with the news business is about as misguided as you could be.

Here, off the top of my head, are 15 things, which Twitter does rather effectively and which should be of the deepest interest to anyone involved in the media at any level... http://www.cyberjournalist.net/why-twitter-matters-for-media-organisations/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed:+cyberjournalist+(CyberJournalist.net)

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