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Advises that Thomson Newspapers Corp. put several of its daily papers in Canada up for sale as part of a restructuring plan. Aim of Dick Harrington, president and CEO of Thomson, to transform the company into a marketing and communications company; Names of newspapers on the block.

The financially troubled `Daily Telegraph' after weeks of negotiations, published a brief front-page story confirming that control of the paper and its sister publication `The Sunday Telegraph' had passed into the hands of Toronto millionaire Conrad Black, 41.

Focuses on competition between `Daily Gleaner' and Henley Publishing Ltd. Creation of 'Northside News' by David Henley; Opinion that the `Daily Gleaner' wants to put Henley out of business; Allegations that the `Daily Gleaner' published personal stories regarding Henley's family.

The article profiles David Black, the owner and publisher of a chain of newspapers. Central to the article is the information that Black concentrates on the purchase and production of small, local newspapers, in place of large, urban, mass-circulation papers. Also emphasized is the fact that Black's organization is thriving at a time when other news outlets are experiencing financial turmoil.

The changes have been anything but conservative at Canada's unabashedly right-wing national daily. After months of speculation that CanWest Global Communications Corp. was set to fold its perennially money-losing National Post, the paper was granted a reprieve. Ken Whyte, editor-in-chief, and Martin Newland, his deputy--the duo behind the Post's cheeky mixture of agenda-driven news, pointed commentary and unapologetic fluff, have left to pursue unspecified "opportunities." Leonard Asper, CanWest chief executive, announced a three-year plan to make the paper profitable and appointed his older brother David to oversee the flagship. Matthew Fraser, a media commentator and journalism professor with no previous management experience, was named editor-in-chief. More and more Post reporters have been showing up on TV screens, and the content of the chain's daily papers across the country has become increasingly standardized--a trend that seems sure to intensify as the company struggles to get out from under a $3.6-billion debt load.

Reports on the burgeoning newspaper war between the `The Globe and Mail' and the `National Post' in Canada. Daily circulation of the newspapers; How the fallout from the battle will affect the entire industry and the standards it uses to measure success; How other competitors have made changes at their newspapers. INSET: The Opinionated Man of the `Globe'.

Profiles Franklin David Radler, the longtime partner and hatchet man for Conrad Black. Newspapers that the two control; The phenomenal success that Black has had; The evolution of Radler from hatchet man to publisher; Papers that he is in charge of; His success with them; His expectations for 1997 and 1998; The role that Black's wife Barbara Amiel plays in Radler's publications.

Focuses on the centennial of the 'Eganville Leader,' a family-owned newspaper that was founded by Patrick McHugh in Ontario. Operation of the publication by brothers Ron and Gerald Tracey; How the Tracey family obtained ownership of the newspaper in 1944; Outlook for the daily newspaper.

Presents information on the plans of Canadian publisher Southam to launch a daily newspaper in 1998. Comments from Don Babick, President and Chief Operating Officer; Lack of hard information on the newspaper; Potential readers to receive little information until the paper is published; Key questions unanswered such as editorial tone, content and cost; Controversial nature of owner Conrad Black.

The article focuses on newspaper publishing in Iran. Since 2000, scores of newspapers, both reformist and conservative, have had their licences revoked by the government for being too critical. Tehran at one point had more than 70 dailies; today, there are about 20. According to one source, in March 2000 Iran's newspapers had a total daily circulation of 3.1 million. A year later, that had been reduced to 1.75 million, a 45-per-cent decline. At one of the newest, and bravest, reformist newspapers, Shargh, I met the young newsroom staff -- over half were women -- who put out six neatly designed editions a week, taking turns on three computers. In the editor-in-chief's office at another new daily, Bonnie Film, Iran's first entertainment newspaper, the walls are covered with the front pages of past editions.

Focuses on CanWest Global Communications Corp.'s acquisition of several large daily Canadian newspapers from Hollinger International Inc. Extent of the media holdings of Hollinger owner Conrad Black; Financial details of the acquisition; Political aspects of Canada's newspaper industry; Outlook for the impact of CanWest on global multimedia industries.

Presents the author's musings on the effects of newspaper ownership on editorial content. The editorial policies of the 'Chicago Tribune' circa 1920, under the ownership of Robert R. McCormick; How the 'Los Angeles Times' has changed since the 1995 appointment of Mark Willes as Chief Executive Officer (CEO); The effects of globalization on the newspaper industry.

Discusses the outbreak of newspaper wars as of November 1998. Mention of the launch of a national paper by Conrad Black and the following hostile takeover for the `The Toronto Sun' empire by the paper; Mention of several publishers, including John Honderich of `The Star.'

Profiles Pierre Peladeau, owner of Quebecor Inc. in Canada. His 1996 bid to buy Toronto Sun Publishing Corp. (TorSun) from Rogers Communications Inc.; Why some at TorSun are disturbed by the bid; Others who are considering a bid for TorSun; Peladeau's personal history; His business acumen; Peladeau's response to criticism.

Laments the demise of `New York Newsday,' a 10-year-old tabloid affiliated with `Newsday,' a Long Island daily, which has been publishing since 1940 and is owned by the Times Mirror Co. of Los Angeles. Awards; Why murdering a newspaper should cause a chill to go down the spine of all of us; Shrinking number of dailies.

The article focuses on the career of Peter White, the former business partner of Conrad Black and David Radler. White bought the "Sherbrooke Record" along with Black and Radler in 1969, and later went on to steer Ravelson, Black's holding company, to its heights in the 1980s-90s. Article topics include White's interest in the "Chronicle Telegram," the corrupt business practices of Black and Radler, who were sentenced to prison in 2007, as well as White's plans for the "Chronicle Telegram."

This article describes a labor dispute at Quebecor, a sprawling conglomerate of television, cable, Internet, bookstores, and newspapers. It is at "Le Journal de Quebec," where management has locked out 140 employees for refusing to accept changes in pay and working conditions. The employees have begun printing their own alternative paper.

A special report looks at Canada's newspaper wars over readers, advertisers, and revenue. Clashes between newspapers in various Canadian cities over readership and markets; Famous newspaper rivalries. INSET: The little paper that grew..

Reports plans of Canadian media mogul Ken Thomson to sell the majority of newspapers held by his company, Thomson Corp. How he plans to modernize the company by selling news through the Internet; Why Thomson is not selling the Toronto-based 'Globe and Mail'; Examples of the newspapers he is selling, including the 'Winnipeg Free Press,' the 'Brandon Sun' and the 'Chronicle-Journal.'

Describes the panic and hope that newspaper publishers in Canada face in light of the availability of so much electronic data to the public as a means of obtaining information. Plans to produce new electronic products or reshape old ones.

Discusses how the author's husband is starting up a national newspaper in Canada. The party he threw in celebration of the launch; How she believes every journalist dreams of starting a newspaper; Her criticism of the homogeneity of the Canadian media; How starting a newspaper can become a compulsion.

Suggests that people in the news business are always on the side of the public's right to know--providing the knowing stops short of media affairs. Details on a minimum standard of good editorial practice that was adopted in 1977 by the Canadian Daily Newspaper Publishers Association; Efforts to do away with the standard, which were made public by John Miller, chairman of the school of journalism at Ryerson Polytechnic University in Toronto; Debate over editorial code of ethics.

Focuses on Roger Fidler's electronic newspaper, a project that will transform the traditional newspaper from a folded sheaf of newsprint delivered to millions of doorsteps each morning, into a portable notebook-sized computer. Problems facing the newspaper industry; Change in the marketplace; Loss of advertising to magazines, television channels and radio; Optimism for the medium-term outlook; Comments from advertising buyer Peter Swain.

Looks at the Southam Inc. empire of Canadian media magnate Conrad Black. Questions over the obstacles facing Southam's chief executive officer; The growing unease over his dominance of the daily newspaper industry; Speculation concerning the company's purchase of several newspapers, among them the `Victoria Times-Colonist and the `Nanaimo Daily News.'

Opinion. Looks at the seizure of Canada's largest newspaper chain, Southam Publishing, by Conrad Black. Why Black's business dealings garner so much attention; Fears generated by Black's takeovers which have turned Hollinger Inc. into the dominant English-language newspaper publisher in six provinces; Black's publishing philosophy; How Black assured that his ideology is represented by his newspapers; View that he is no different than other publishers.

The author discusses sexism and gender issues in journalism, focusing on the May 2014 dismissal of Jill Abramson as executive editor of the "New York Times" newspaper. Topics include Abramson's alleged domineering management, the forced resignation of editor Natalie Nougayrède from the "Le Monde" newspaper, and the state of the newspaper industry in general.

The article focuses on the publication of "ZoomNB," a monthly newspaper in Moncton, New Brunswick which presents only good news.

This article reports on losses in newspaper readership in 2008 and how the industry is compensating for its financial issues. Circulation and revenues have fallen for newspapers such as "The New York Times" the "Los Angeles Times," and the "Boston Globe." The "Capital Times" has stopped printing altogether and shifted to online news only. The article also discusses layoffs, advertisers' shift to online forums, and how economic conditions in the U.S. and Canada are affecting publications.

Presents news on Canadian media figures. Departure of Toronto Star publisher John Honderich; Apology of Gord Martineau, anchor for Toronto's CityTV for remarks made in 1999 outtakes.

Discusses CanWest Global Communications Corp.'s purchase of a number of large Canadian daily newspapers from Hollinger International Inc. Role of father and son Israel and Leonard Asper in CanWest's purchase; Career highlights of both men; Details of CanWest's major media holdings in Canada.

Focuses on the newspaper industry in Canada. Launch of the `National Post,' by Southam Inc.; Torstar Corp.'s takeover bid for Sun Media Corp.; Impact of the bid on Torstar stock; Battle for industry market-share. INSET: A Smile With a Hardened Edge.

Comments on Washington bureau chief Vitaly Gan and New York City-based reporter Victor Linnick for `Pravda,' the official newspaper of the Soviet Communist party, who have not been paid, and are broke. Actions of Russian President Boris Yeltsin against the newspaper.

Profiles Canadian businessman Conrad Black and discusses his decision to launch a new daily newspaper in Canada. Black making up his own rules and creating his own challenges; Black seen as a citizen of the world; Black needing to prove himself to the national Canadian audience; Difficulties in the newspaper publishing trade in Canada.

Reports the amount Sun Media Corp. of Toronto, Ontario will pay for the `London Free Press,' of London, Ontario in 1997. Other cities in Canada in which Sun owns newspapers, making it the country's second largest newspaper publisher; `London Free Press,' as one of Canada's last independent newspapers.

This article focuses on Dose, a free daily magazine in Canada. Dose, set to launch in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto and Ottawa on April 4, will consist of a daily newsprint magazine, a wireless media portal and a website produced for and by 18-to-34-year-old urbanites. In the last decade, free dailies, initially designed for public-transit commuters with nothing else to pass the time, have been popping up in cities all over the world. Inside the office, fresh-faced editors and writers sit at an enormous wooden desk, churning out original features and repackaging wire copy about entertainment, sports, popular culture and news. The commuter-daily trend, which originated in Sweden in 1995 with Metro, appears to be just heating up in Canada. Dose promises to be more aggressively youth-focused by providing content on multiple platforms. Its website, for example, will feature breaking news, a local search tool and a music channel; its wireless portal will provide instant access to movie listings, games and ring tones. The slow erosion of youth readership is a growing problem for traditional dailies. According to the Newspaper Audience Databank, only 45 per cent of 18- to 34-year-old Canadians currently read a newspaper every day, compared to 63 per cent in 1986. The real problem is a generational shift in how people consume information.

Focuses on the struggle within Canada's Southam Inc. since Conrad Black's Hollinger Inc. took control of it. Disagreement between Hollinger President David Radler and Southam head Bill Ardell, pertaining to plans to pull out of The Canadian Press (CP); What some of the differences are beyond the CP discussion.

Comments on the implications of businessman Conrad Black's acquisition of newspapers in Canada. Black's intention to solidify his control in the newspaper market; Concentration of ownership in the newspaper business; Lessening of viewpoints in newspaper reporting.