In an effort to eliminate some of the companies long-term debt, the New York Times Company is in talks to sell off 19 floors of the headquarters building on Eighteenth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. NY Times (Jan. 22, 2009)
While newspaper readership among those 18-24 years of age is slowling declining, a new survey by Northwestern’s Readership Institute shows readership is stable among those over 45 and the time readers spend with the medium has remained steady. MediaLife (July 15, 2008)
James Murdoch has passed his father Rupert in the MediaGuardian 100. As the chief executive at this father’s News Corporation Europe and Asia, James has firmly established himself amongst Press and Publishings Top 10.
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Readex a division of NewsBank Inc. and the Center for Research Libraries, announced that they are in the process of creating the world’s largest, fully searchable digital archive of international newspapers. The goal of The World Newspaper Archive is to give users unprecedented access to historical newspapers published outside the U.S. NewsBreak (July 7, 2008)
Even the most optimistic of newspaper executives are starting to wonder about the future of the business. Dean Singleton, chief executive officer of MediaNews says that “19 of the top 50 U.S. newspapers are losing money. And, he warned, “that number will continue to grow.” In order to combat this, many newspapers are shrinking the [...]
Yahoo has recently launched Yahoo Circulation, a program that enables retailers to deliver personalized online newspaper circulars directly to customers based upon their interests. The program is powered by ShopLocal and is intended to supplement existing newspaper-based marketing programs by delivering benefits like incremental reach, cost-efficiency, flexibility in regional pricing and product availability. B to [...]
Open Air’s lifestyle edit will include workout tips, athletic gear reviews and travel suggestions. It will be distributed in Friday editions of the USA Today, this year on March 7, May 2, Sept. 5, and Nov. 7. It will also be available online at www.openair.usatoday.com. Editor & Publisher (Feb. 21, 2008)
In the second and third quarters, the growth of online advertising at Gannett, Tribune, E.W. Scripps and other major newspaper companies slowed dramatically. Poynter Online (Nov. 12, 2007)