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New Orleans Times-Picayune Cutting Back to 3 Days

Rob Quinn — Fri, 25 May 2012 01:48:01 CDT

Sad news from one of America's great newspapers: The New Orleans Times-Picayune has announced that it will cease daily publication this fall. The paper, founded as the Picayune in 1837, will now offer print editions just three days a week, on Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday, while continuing to offer daily...

Buffett's Latest Buy: 63 More Newspapers

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:56:31 CDT

Billionaire Warren Buffett's company is making its largest foray into newspapers yet, agreeing to buy 63 papers from Media General Inc. The $142 million deal includes the Richmond Times-Dispatch and the Winston-Salem Journal . The company is selling all its papers except those in Tampa, most importantly the Tampa Tribune . Media...

Investors Snapping Up Daily Papers

Rob Quinn — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:23:04 CST

Despite plunging revenue and circulation figures, plenty of people in America are still buying daily newspapers—lock, stock, and valuable headquarters. Some 71 daily papers were sold last year, and while some investors see buying a paper as a civic duty, others view it as a way to turn a...

Ark. Paper Snubs Gay Couple

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:37:46 CST

When Cody Renegar got engaged to his partner, he wanted to shout it from the rooftops—or at least announce it in his hometown paper. No dice, said the Northwest Arkansas Times . "There's a certain amount of validation that comes with putting it in the paper. You know, you grow...

Warren Buffett Buys Hometown Newspaper

Mark Russell — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 02:57:30 CST

Warren Buffett makes news for his multi-billion-dollar investments, not a piddly $200 million—but Buffett surprised many people when he announced yesterday he was spending that to buy his hometown newspaper, the Omaha World-Herald , reports Bloomberg . The billionaire slammed the newspaper industry two years ago, saying it had the "potential...

Murdoch Shuts Down News of the World

Polly Davis Doig — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:10:58 CDT

Mired in an ever-deepening phone hacking scandal, Rupert Murdoch's 168-year-old News of the World will fold after Sunday's edition, reports the Wall Street Journal . "If recent allegations are true, it was inhuman, and has no place in our company," James Murdoch said in a statement announcing the closure of the...

College Paper Goes 'Topless' Over Stripper Story

Sat, 16 Apr 2011 09:05:46 CDT

A Philadelphia college newspaper has gone topless to publish a story alleging a professor used exotic dancers in a business seminar. La Salle University students say administrators would not let them print the story above the fold on the front page, so the top half of Thursday's Collegian is blank,...

Bomb Hidden in Newspaper Injures California Man

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 08:22:05 CDT

A Northern California man who went outside to retrieve a newspaper from his driveway yesterday morning was injured when a device hidden inside the paper exploded, authorities said. The blast forced the evacuation of about 50 surrounding homes in Vacaville, which is located between San Francisco and Sacramento. It wasn't...

NY Times Paywall Details Leak

Matt Cantor — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 10:44:17 CST

The New York Times ’ long-expected paywall is due next month, and details are starting to leak out about the plan. Everyone will have limited free access to the site, sources tell the Wall Street Journal , but once users reach that limit, they'll have to pony up. Users can buy...