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Reports on billionaire investor Philip Anschutz's move to publish "The Washington Examiner," a free newspaper in Washington, D.C., in competition with the United States' most respected papers.

Reports that Journal Register Co. is buying 21st Century Newspapers Inc. in the U.S.

Discusses a dispute between the newsprint industry and newspaper publishers in the United States, as of May 2001. Impact of increased newsprint prices on the newspaper industry; Effect of declining revenues and the conservation of paper on publishers' willingness to pay more for newsprint.

The article discusses how the print edition of the periodical is prepared; mentions the plant at College Point in Queens, in New York that produces nearly 41 percent of the daily papers; reports the comments of Amy Kelsey, deputy director of the periodical's news design, on the issue.

The article focuses on tensions between the American newspaper publishing company Tribune Publishing and its two California newspapers, The San Diego Union-Tribune and The Los Angeles Times. Topics include Tribune Publishing's decision to lower its revenue projections for both newspaper's 2015 final quarter, both newspaper's finances, and Tribune Publishing chief financial officer Sandra J. Martin.

The article presents information about two Urdu-language newspapers based in the U.S., "The Pakistan Post," and "The Urdu Times," with reference to their vanishing copies. Though Mahammed Farooqi, owner and publisher of Pakistan Post, had got accustomed to his paper disappearing occasionally over the years, but recently every copy of his paper vanished and he was even threatened. Similarly, many copies of "The Urdu Times," also disappeared.

Reports on the overstatement of the average circulation figures of Tibune Co. papers, the Newsday and Hoy in the U.S. Effort made by the company to compensate advertisers; Number of Newsday and Hoy copies overstated in the average daily circulation in twelve months; Issues affecting the circulation of papers, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations.

The article discusses entrepreneur Aaron Kushner's management of "The Orange County Register" newspaper, which is owned by Kushner's Freedom Communications media company, highlighting a lawsuits and problems facing Kushner. Topics addressed include Kushner's decision to resign as publisher of the "Orange County Register," as well as lawsuits filed by the "The Los Angeles Times" newspaper and other parties against Kushner for allegedly failing to make various payments.

Looks at the problems being faced by the ethnic newspapers that are published in New York City. Objectives of publishing these papers; Cost-cutting measures adopted by various ethnic newspapers.

Reports on the acquisition of "El Tiempo Latino" a weekly Spanish-language magazine in Washington, D.C. by Washington Post Co. Claim that Washington Post has acquired it from the Farragut Media Group.

Reports on the battle for the media empire built by Conrad M. Black, the Canadian publisher turned British Lord. Two versions for consideration; Lord Black as man who ignored his fiduciary duty so he could live well; Or, Lord Black as the victim of institutional investors who are out to deny him his fundamental rights of ownership; Role of the Sarbanes-Oxley law in each scenario; Ownership in Hollinger Inc. in Canada, Hollinger International in the U.S.; Stalemate in the struggle; Suggestion of a reasonable settlement by Lord Black; Suspicion that only the lawyers will come out on top.

Presents information on the plan of H. Brandt Ayers, publisher of 'The Anniston Star' newspaper in Alabama, regarding the establishment of an institute to train journalists and a foundation that will own the stocks in the parent company of the newspaper.

Discusses the founding of 'The New York Times' by Henry Jarvis Raymond and his partner George Jones in 1851. Background; Newspaper rivals, including Horace Greeley's 'The New York Tribune'; Account of the day of the newspaper's first delivery; Raymond's apprehension; Advice they received from Phineas T. Barnum in the Shakespeare Tavern.

Unveils the venture of the Family Newspapers of America company to acquire smaller newspaper publishing companies in the United States.

Focuses on the talks of budget cuts in the newspaper industry in Philadelphia. Profits of Knight Ridder newspapers, 'The Philadelphia Inquirer' and 'The Philadelphia Daily News'; How financial results are becoming the competition among newspaper companies; Comparison of the profit margins of Philadelphia News Company and other companies with newspapers.

Focuses on the Miami Herald Publishing Company in Miami, Florida and its bilingual customer base. Features of its newspapers `The Miami Herald' and `El Nuevo Herald'; Challenges for the newspaper publishing company, including suburban exodus, immigrants who prefer radio to newspapers, and erosion of advertisers; Comments from publisher and chief executive, Alberto Ibarguen; Outlook.

Focuses on the successful performance of the newspaper industry in the United States for 1997. Expected amount that newspapers' earnings will finish at, as predicted by analysts; Total amount of advertising space sold; Increase in advertising spending compared to 1996; Factors influencing the strong performance of newspaper stocks for the year; Comments from key individuals in the industry.

Reports on the merger of The Milwaukee Journal with The Milwaukee Sentinel on April 1, 1995. To be called The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; Reasons for the merger according to the chairman and chief executive of the parent company Journal Communications Incorporated; Expected reduction in costs.

Reports on the reopening of a debate over an alleged decrease in quality in American newspapers, after the resignation by two editors of The Des Moines Register newspaper. Reaction to the resignation of Geneva Overholser, one of the editor and her comments on the issue; Causes of the debate in the American newspaper industry.

Looks at the growth of the ethnic press in the United States amidst closure of mainstream newspapers in the country. Switch of relatively large advertising accounts to ethnic newspapers; Cutthroat competition in this segment; Other problems of the ethnic press.

Editorial. Discusses the role of “The NewYork Times” journal. Recognition of the primary function of the paper in giving news while maintaining its local identity; Citation of the distribution of the paper in other U.S. states.

The article discusses businessman Mortimer B. Zuckerman's sale of "The Daily News" newspaper, highlighting potential obstacles facing prospective buyers of the paper. Topics addressed include possible bidders such as supermarket owner John A. Catsimatidis, entrepreneur Jimmy Finkelstein, and entertainment industry executive Jon Peters, as well as well as the paper's history and reputation.

The article discusses Katharine Weymouth's resignation from her position as publisher of the "Washington Post" newspaper. Topics addressed include the end of the Graham family's, which formerly owned the paper, connection to the paper after its sale to entrepreneur Jeffrey P. Bezos, as well as Weymouth's replacement by media executive Frederick J. Ryan Jr.

The article informs about the shutdown of operations of alternative weekly news and culture paper "The Village Voice" after 63 years in the business in New York. Topics discussed are role of "The Village Voice" in the career of theater critic Hilton Als and novelist Colson Whitehead as well as investigative reporters Jack Newfield and James Ridgeway, advantage of a digitizing the newspaper, and decline of local journalism and failure of news organizations to turn profit in the digital realm.

The Gannett Company, the nation's largest newspaper chain, will lay off about 10 percent of its work force by early December, company executives said on Tuesday, a few days after Gannett disclosed another sharp drop in revenue and earnings. The layoffs will not apply to the company's flagship paper, USA Today, but to the company's 84 other daily newspapers in the United States, and more than 800 small, nondaily local papers. The announcement does not include Gannett's hundreds of small papers in Britain. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

OUTPOSTS Last week, almost 1,000 jobs were eliminated in the American newspaper industry, making it perhaps the bloodiest week yet of a year where many papers are fighting for their lives. You read about the great names -- The Baltimore Sun, The Boston Globe, The San Jose Mercury News -- as if reading the obituary page. Even rich cities like San Francisco can no longer support a profitable daily paper. Columnists, reporters, editors, cartoonists and photographers who brought to life the daily narrative of a city or region have been swept aside. What started as layoffs and buyouts is edging toward closures and bankruptcies. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Reports on the Gannett Co.'s notification of "The Cincinnati Post" in January 2004 that it would not extend a joint operating agreement beyond 2007. Gannett's handling of the business and production operations for the paper and its northern Kentucky edition since 1977; Decline in the paper's circulation; Ownership of the paper by E.W. Scripps Co.

Reports on the need for assistance to finance the operations of the free newspaper, "The New York Page," published by Thomas Crater Jr. Background on what motivated Crater to publish the paper; Emergence of the paper attributed to advertiser's support; Progression of the paper's decline after its main advertisers pulled out.

Focuses on the relocation of the staff of the satirical newspaper 'The Onion,' from Madison, Wisconsin to New York City. First-look movie-rights deal with Miramax Films which they signed in February 2001; New York edition that they will be publishing; Corporate culture of 'The Onion'; Their social anonymity; Style in which the paper is written; Question of whether the move will adversely affect the paper.

The article discusses the naming of Frederick J. Ryan Jr. as the publisher of "The Washington Post" newspaper by the newspaper's owner, Jeff Bezos. Topics addressed include Ryan's political connections and career history, differences between Ryan's and Bezos' personalities, and Bezos' plans for the future of the paper.

Offers a look at ethnic daily newspapers in New York City. Report that the ethnic newspapers keep immigrants in touch with their homelands while educating them on how to survive in the United States; Survey conducted by the Independent Press Association-New York that concluded that reporters for the ethnic press felt that government agencies routinely failed to provide them with information in a timely manner; Importance of the ethnic papers as a tool for civic education.

Focuses on New York City's four Chinese-language daily newspapers. Overview of the papers and their reporters; Zealousness of their rivalry; Possibility that the "Oriental Daily News" of Hong Kong will come to New York, becoming the fifth Chinese daily; Examples of newspaper coverage; Comments of editors; Format revisions; Outlook.

Focuses on 'The Los Angeles Times,' a newspaper in Los Angeles, California. Changes made to the newspaper after its parent company, Times Mirror, was acquired by the Tribune Company; Decline in readership when paper was divided into different regional editions; Decision of Tribune to abandon the regional operations and return to one edition; Role of John S. Carroll as editor and John Puerner as publisher.

Focuses on changes made to the format of several Chinese-language daily newspapers based in New York City. Change from vertically printed text, which was read from right to left, to horizontally printed text that reads from left to right; Papers that open from the right instead of the left; Replacement of traditional Chinese characters with English characters in some dailies; Reactions of Chinese American readers to the changes.

Reports on the signs of consolidation in newspaper industry in the United States. Daily newspaper companies that announced that they were up for sale; Companies that were buying the newspapers put on sale by Thomson Corporation; Amount paid by Community Newspaper Holdings for papers in Indiana, southern Georgia and the Appalachian region of West Virginia and western Maryland.

Focuses on `The Maine Antique Digest' and editor and publisher Samuel Pennington, of Waldoboro, Maine. Impact of the Internet and online auctions; Circulation; Basis of the newspaper's authority with United States antiques dealers; Family members who participate in publication; Pennington's background; Establishment of the paper.

Talks about a deal by `The Los Angeles Times' with the Staples Center to share profits from a magazine about the arena. Reaction of the newspaper's employees to the deal; Details on the protest of the employees; Other issues that troubled editors; Profile of Kathryn Downing, publisher of the paper; Information on a letter of apology written by Downing for the staff.

Focuses on the journalists of `Harlem Overheard,' a free quarterly newspaper published by Rheedlen Centers for Children and Families in New York, New York. How the publishing started; Financial status of the publishing; Comments from Shawn Dove, a former sports reporter for `New York Newsday'; Creation of the Harlem Overheard Publishing Enterprise, a merchandising adjunct to the paper.

Focuses on the circulation of several newspapers in Brooklyn, New York City. Information on newspaper companies such as Courier-Life Publications, Brooklyn Paper Publications and the Brooklyn Eagle Group; Circulation figures.

Reports that the labor dispute between a newspaper deliverers union, a wholesale delivery company and `The New York Times' continued on the streets and in the courts, where a federal judge threatened to fine the union if it obstructed delivery of papers to distributors. Efforts to settle the problem are under way behind the scenes.

Discusses how newspapers across the United States are embracing color, drama and intimacy in an attempt to better connect with their increasingly distracted and time-pressed readers. Declining circulation and aging readership that newspaper editors and publishers face; Basic assumptions of print journalism that are being questioned; Readers and newspaper marketers who are getting a bigger say in what goes into the paper.