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

This article reports on the sale of the newspaper "Santa Clarita Valley Signal" by Paladin Multimedia Group to Richard Budman, former publisher of "The Signal", and his wife Chris Budman. It discusses the significance of the newspaper to Santa Clarita Valley in Los Angeles County, California, and the concerns of the community on the sale of the newspaper.

The article reports that Argentina based news paper "Buenos Aires Herald" has closed as it was effected by technological changes which has made it difficult for small newspapers across the world to stay afloat and also because of neglect by a string ofowners who seemed to care little about publication's history and how it could adapt to themodern world.

The article reports on the declining fortunes of the newspapers of New Jersey as part of a retrenchment in newspaper publishing throughout the U.S. in 2016. It mentions that the performance of the industry have been felt acutely because of the role of New Jersey newspapers in holding powerful people and institutions accountable in a state which lacks a major independent television station.

The article focuses on the newspaper "Etilaat e Roz" founded by Afghani resident Zaki Daryabi, and talks of popularity due to free Afghan news media and reports about Afghan democracy post the defeat of Taliban by international coalition, and challenges of political pressure and finance.

The article discusses a trend of media companies such as Gannett, Tribune Company, and E.W. Scripps spinning off their newspaper operations into separate companies. The author discusses the reasoning behind a lack of optimism regarding the future of print newspapers, and he discusses the economic aspects of the print newspaper industry.

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 author reports that MediaNews Group Inc., the newspaper chain controlled by William Dean Singleton, has announced plans to acquire four Knight-Ridder Inc. newspapers. According to the author, the four papers are among the 12 that McClatchy Newspapers Inc. purchased from McClatchy Newspapers Inc. The acquisition involves "The San Jose Mercury News," "The Contra Costa Times," "The Pioneer Press," and the "The Herald" of Monterey County, California.

The article reports that the Hearst Corp. said it would sell or close the "San Francisco Chronicle" newspaper if it cannot make steep cuts in costs which would include large layoffs among its 1500 employees. The company said the newspaper lost $50 million in 2008. The announcement makes it possible San Francisco, California could become the first major U.S. city without a daily newspaper.

This article profiles the Queens, New York-based Times Newsweekly newspaper. The Times Newsweekly is an exclusively local newspaper, focusing only on events taking place in Queens. The article examines the standing of the Times as a purely local newspaper, and notes that, while larger-scale periodicals have struggled financially during the 21st century, local newspapers such as the Times Newsweekly have thrived.

The author reports that businesspeople and civic leaders are showing interest in owning their local newspapers again. Recent comments made regarding "The Los Angeles Times" by real estate billionaire Eli Broad are reviewed. The author reviews how a group led by advertising executive Brian P. Tierney recently purchased "The Philadelphia Inquirer" and "The Philadelphia Daily News." The social and economic aspects of the trend are discussed.

The article focuses on the future of Knight Ridder Inc., the nation's second-largest newspaper chain. The author suggests that the company's future will influence the future of what has come to be known as the mainstream media. The company was recently put of sale. Various offers being made for the company are reviewed. The author reviews how Knight Ridder owns 32 daily newspapers, including the Philadelphia Inquirer and The Miami Herald.

Reports that new managers at the "Los Angeles Times" are pushing for more news coverage of celebrities and the entertainment industry in an effort to turnaround sagging circulation and advertising. Plans to link coverage between the print edition and the company's Web site; Number of Pulitzer Prizes the newspaper has won since being acquired by the Tribune Co. despite the advertising and circulation losses; Comments from Scott Smith, president of the Tribune's publishing arm, regarding the disappointing performance of the "Los Angeles Times"; Assessment of the newspaper industry as a whole, suggesting that the Times are experiencing the same problems as other major metropolitan dailies; Challenges that are considered unique to the Times' market.

THIS is not an obituary. The Brooklyn Paper lives. Since 1978, it has been a ''loud, offbeat and somewhat irreverent'' voice in the borough, in the words of its founder and publisher, Ed Weintrob. The paper did, however, undergo something of a transformation this month when it was purchased by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

This newspaper is printed on paper made from cellulose fibers obtained from wood pulp. The fibers are fairly large, on the order of tens of micrometers wide, and the resulting paper is fairly weak -- pull on it and it tears easily. Researchers in Sweden and Japan have developed a much stronger paper, made from much smaller fibrils of cellulose. This ''nanopaper,'' they report in the journal Biomacromolecules, has a tensile strength greater than that of cast iron. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

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 efforts of European newspapers to boost sales by adopting a smaller tabloid style. Types of marketing schemes attempted by the newspapers; Attention given to the effort, which reduced the size while maintaining the content of the paper; Competition faced by the newspapers from tabloids; View that the reduction in size by the Times of London and Gazet Van Antwerpen indicates a concession to the decline of broadsheet papers.

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.

Reports on the impact of the popularity of newspapers web sites. Reference to the fact that at some newspapers, including the New York Times, the number of people who read the paper online now surpasses the number who buy the print edition; Transformation of the newspaper industry; Reference to advertising revenue from online sites as the newspapers' fastest-growing source of revenue; Concern among newspaper executives that they are giving away their content for free; Potential for less support for expensive news-gathering organizations and erosion of advertising revenue from the print side, which is much more profitable; Reference to the Wall Street Journal, which is the only national newspaper that charges readers to use their web sites; Suggestion at the "Times" that readers could be charged for portions of its content.

Focuses on the plan of a group of journalists and managers in Great Britain to start a daily newspaper called "The World". Amount of money needed to start the publication; Editorial staff for the paper; Target market for the daily.

Addresses a slowdown in the newspaper industry, as of March 2001, and declining investor expectations. Thoughts on a letter written by Mike Cassidy, a columnist for 'The San Jose Mercury News,' to P. Anthony Ridder, chief executive of Knight Ridder, which owns the newspaper, suggesting that Ridder stand up to irrational markets and redefine financial success; Other papers that are affected.

Looks at newspaper publisher Frank A. Blethen's efforts to preserve his paper, the 'Seattle Times' of Seattle, Washington, against encroachment by large chains such as the Hearst Corp. Blethen as the fourth generation of his family to operate the family newspaper business; His maverick style of management, as shown in relations with competitors and striking workers; His reputation in Seattle for political and charitable causes; Knight Ridder Inc.'s efforts to buy out his controlling stake.

The article reports on the importance of newspapers to remain for profit despite suggestions that struggling newspaper publishers would be better off as not-for-profit organizations. According to Washington Post Co. publisher Katherine Weymouth, it is important for them to be a business because it is what makes them competitive. Weymouth adds that it would be a mistake to think of print and Internet as substitutes.

The Internet overtook print newspapers as a news source this year, according to a report by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, which asked more than a thousand people where they got ''most of'' their national and international news. (Respondents were allowed to name more than one medium.) The change does not represent a decline in the popularity of newspapers, which actually picked up a percentage point over last year. Rather, it represents a near-doubling, from 24 percent last year, in the number of people naming the Internet as their primary news source. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

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 reports that the reformist newspaper of Iran known as "Shargh," or East, has been shut down. It is being said that this has happened because the newspaper published a cartoon in one of its recent editions that seemed insulting to the government. Also, the newspaper had refused to replace its director.

Discusses how the news staff of several political publications from Washington, D.C. have relocated temporarily to Boston, Massachusetts, in order to cover the Democratic National Convention. Efforts of newspapers to publish special daily editions filled with convention news; Competition between the newspapers; Cost of publishing daily.

Reports on the bidding for British publisher Hollinger International's London periodical "The Daily Telegraph." Companies submitting offers for the daily broadsheet and the entire publishing firm; Resignation of Hollinger executive Conrad M. Black following an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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.

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.

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 local newspaper, "The Lawrence Journal-World" of Lawrence, Kansas. Comments of Dolph C. Simons Jr., editor and publisher of "The Journal-World" and chairman of the World Company, the newspaper's parent; Web site of the paper and related Web sites; Background on this small-town paper, which emphasizes small-town news; The Simons family's media monopoly; Goals of the paper; History of the town; Role of Simons as a consolidator of local news and information services; Attitudes of print reporters and their editors; Lawrence's rich literary tradition; Offerings from the company, including local freedom-of-information requests; Difficulties persuading readers to interact with online display advertisements.

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 article discusses newspaper company Advance Publications' management of "The Times-Picayune" newspaper in New Orleans, Louisiana as of May 13, 2013, highlighting the company's decision to publish a daily print edition of the paper. Topics addressed include the company's earlier efforts to utilize electronic editions of the paper, competition facing "The Times-Picayune" from "The Advocate" newspaper, and the loss of personnel at "The Times-Picayune."

The article presents the author's views on the current state of the newspaper industry in the United States, with particular focus on recent events involving the "Minneapolis Star Tribune." The author reviews how management announced that staff would no longer be provide with free copies of the paper. Issues related to the paper's parent company McClatchy Co. are also discussed.

The article discusses the business strategy and finances of newspaper company The New York Times Company as of October 13, 2013, highlighting its focus on international growth. Topics addressed include the company's shift away from reliance on advertising revenue, the release of news paper "The International New York Times," and a focus on print and digital subscription services.

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]

The article presents information on an issue related to the downsizing of stock pages by various newspapers. Many newspapers, in an effort to survive industrywide financial straits, have made cuts, such as reduction in newsroom staff, paper sizes and stock listings. As a result of readers' response, newspapers, including The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal, have agreed to bring back some of the stock market tables to their papers.

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 outlook for ownership and management changes for the newspaper the International Herald Tribune. Co-ownership of the paper by the New York Times Co. and the Washington Post Co.; Idea that the New York Times may take over the stake of the Washington Post and launch its own international edition; Circulation and sale of the paper.

Discusses the increasing popularity of weekly published alternative newspapers which are often offered free to readers. Target audience of such papers which include youth; Use of such newspapers by young individuals seeking entertainment, companionship and living situations; Reading audience's desire for a sense of community; Several different such papers including New York City's 'The Village Voice.'

The article focuses on David D. Hiller, publisher of "The Los Angeles Times" newspaper. Since his appointment in 2006, Hiller has been a controversial figure at the newspaper who has replaced two different editors due to disputes about staff cuts Hiller insists are necessary to improve the paper's profit margins. Hiller is ridiculed by many employees for his fondness for playing a major role in the city's social scene.

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.

The article reports on the publication cessation of several Michigan newspapers owned by Advance Publications. The company said it would publish online. It announced that it will publish the last edition of "Ann Arbor News" in July 2009 and will be replaced with a community-oriented Web site. Advance will also limit printing of three Eastern Michigan dailies to 3 days a weeks and integrate functions at its 4 remaining papers.

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.

Reports that control of the Salt Lake Tribune will be controlled by MediaNews Group. Ruling by a court which refused to extend the management of the paper by the Kearns-McCarthey family; Idea that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints influenced the decision; Influence of the church with AT&T Corp.

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.

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.

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.