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Five major newspapers in New Jersey and New York announced on Wednesday that they would share articles and photographs, adding to a growing movement in an industry that is seeking new ways to cope with shrinking resources. The consortium is made up of The Daily News of New York; The Star-Ledger, based in Newark; The Buffalo News; The Record, based in Hackensack, N.J.; and The Times Union of Albany. Similar alliances were formed in the last year among groups of papers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida and Texas. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer will stop printing in 60 days unless the newspaper's owner, the Hearst Corporation, can find a buyer by then, the company said on Friday. Hearst said that if it could not find a buyer, it would either shut the paper entirely or make it an Internet-only operation with a much-reduced staff. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The electronic newspaper, a large portable screen that is constantly updated with the latest news, has been a prop in science fiction for ages. It also figures in the dreams of newspaper publishers struggling with rising production and delivery costs, lower circulation and decreased ad revenue from their paper product. While the dream device remains on the drawing board, Plastic Logic will introduce publicly on Monday its version of an electronic newspaper reader: a lightweight plastic screen that mimics the look -- but not the feel -- of a printed newspaper. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

WHEN Sporting News first hit the presses in 1886, there was no World Series, no National Football League, and no Cracker Jack, much less the Internet, mobile score updates or jeering sports bloggers. In its heyday -- the 1950s and '60s -- it was the authoritative paper for serious sports fans, publishing comprehensive box scores and earning the nickname the bible of baseball. Alas, the world of sports media is not a forgiving place. Along came USA Today, ESPN and, of course, the Web, bringing instant access to all manner of statistics and athletic chatter. Sporting News -- a weekly -- fell behind the times and started bleeding money. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reports on the study which found that about 100 journalists from one of China's most aggressive daily newspapers have taken a rare step for China and gone on strike after the paper's editor and two of his disputes were fired.

This article reports that a report, published last spring, arguing that conservative faculty members are less likely to advance in academe has drawn a withering attack in a new paper written by four scholars at the University of Pittsburgh. The original report, published in "Forum," a journal of applied research in contemporary politics, was based on a 1999 survey of 1,643 faculty members at 183 colleges in the U.S. It also contends that ideological discrimination is unlikely in higher education because political leanings are rarely discussed in the hiring process, and that it would be difficult, and probably impossible, for a potential employer to discover an applicant's political affiliation.

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.

Reports on the effort of newspaper "The Philadelphia Inquirer" to reach out to former readers who dropped the paper after it ran a series of editorials favoring John F. Kerry for president in the U.S.

Comments on "The Times" newspaper in the United States. Role of public editor; Concept of the 'paper of record'; Progress of modern journalism.

Reports on the withdrawal of an offer by the Barclay brothers to acquire Hollinger Inc. despite stories that duo would still like to buy the Daily and Sunday Telegraph newspapers. Announcement cancelling the offer and refusal to finance a buyback of debt which came through Press Acquisition Inc. Options available to the brothers in pursuit of newspaper ownership; Actions of Northern & Shell PLC which sold off its pornographic magazine division, an action being viewed as a possible sign it will bid for the papers; Failure of Hollinger to make a scheduled debt payment of $7 million on its 2011 bonds.

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.

Discusses the sale of a Russian-language daily newspaper in New York City. Background of the buyer, Vadim Z. Rabinovich, and problems he had coming to the United States to check out his purchase; Actions by Novoye Russkoye Slovo, an American-trained young Ukrainian sent by Rabinovich to check out the paper, such as the implementation of new cost-cutting measures; Effects that the changes have had on the current staff, such as the resignation of two of the reporters; Move of the page-design functions from the U.S. to the Ukraine.

Reports on the appeal made by "The Seattle Times" newspaper regarding a court ruling that prevents the paper from dissolving its operating arrangement with "The Seattle Post-Intelligencer" in Washington.

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.

Focuses on how `The San Francisco Examiner' newspaper has developed a reputation for missteps. Printing problems endured; Brief background of the paper; Criticisms against its publishing.

Focuses on the inaugural copy of the quarterly newspaper `The Networker' aimed at lesbian and gay elderly readers in New York City, New York. Distribution of free copies of the newspaper; Cost of publishing and distributing the broadsheet paper; Articles of the inaugural issue; Views on the newspaper.

Focuses on the information compiled by Scott Shuger, an editor at `The Washington Monthly' and book reviewer for Amazon.com, in his news publication `Today's Papers,' which is distributed to subscribers of the electronic magazine `Slate.' Number of subscribers Today's Papers is distributed to; Shuger's impression of `The Wall Street Journal,' `USA Today' and others; Shuger's views on the information provided by these national newspapers.

Reports on the plan of the Long Island newspaper `Newsday' and the owners of a small weekly paper published in New Jersey for a regional Hispanic audience, to start a Spanish-language newspaper that would appear five days a week throughout the New York city region. Title of the publication; Articles to be included in the publication; Organizers of the publication.

Reports that on September 9, 1998 Conrad Black selected the name `The National Post,' for his newspaper, a name that reflects is aim to make the paper Canada's leading political and business daily. When Black, founder of Hollinger Inc., plans to start delivering the newspaper across Canada; What will be done with `The Financial Weekly,' a business daily acquired by Black; Names of other newspapers owned by Black.

The article reports that "The International Herald Tribune" will be renamed as "The International New York Times" and mentions the contents of the newspaper.

While the rest of us were burning hot dogs on the grill last week, the newspaper industry seemed to be lighting itself on fire. There have been cracks in publishing operations that are both hilarious and terrifying. The Times-Tribune in Scranton, Pa., published a box score for a baseball game that was never played, after one of the coaches made up a result to spare the other team the embarrassment of a forfeit. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Last week, Gregory J. Osberg, chief executive and publisher of the Philadelphia Media Network, which publishes The Inquirer, The Daily News and Philly.com, summoned the news organization's three most senior editors to his office. Over three hours, he told them he would be overseeing all articles related to the newspapers' impending sale. If any articles ran without his approval, the editors would be fired, according to several editors and reporters briefed on the meeting who did not want to be identified criticizing the company's leadership. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Iran's main government-run newspaper was published Tuesday without a front-page headline, replaced by photographs of its headquarters during an assault a day earlier by forces working for the judiciary who briefly arrested the newspaper's top official -- the media adviser to the president -- and more than 30 others. The presentation of the front page appeared to be an act of protest by the newspaper over the unusual episode on Monday, which judiciary officials described as a riot carried out by newspaper employees. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

It is possible there is some larger lesson for ailing newspaper sales in the sudden good fortune of The Suffolk Times and The Riverhead News-Review, two modest Long Island weeklies that saw an unprecedented sales spike last week as mysterious buyers swooped in to buy every copy they could. Or more likely, newspaper officials guess, the lesson is very local: Either someone really, really wanted people to be able to read that week's newspaper, or someone really, really did not. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The Metropolitan Police Service is seeking a court order to force The Guardian to disclose confidential information about its reporting on the phone hacking scandal, The Guardian reported on Friday. Among the materials being sought are documents that would reveal the sources for articles by the reporters Amelia Hill and Nick Davies, including those that accused The News of the World of illegally intercepting the voicemail of a girl who was kidnapped and then murdered. The police say that Ms. Hill and Mr. Davies may have violated a law that forbids the dissemination of potentially damaging material leaked illegally by government officials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Phoenicia, N.Y. There's often something appropriately operatic about a newspaper's farewell, but as far as group hugs go, it would be hard to beat the one that accompanied the final edition last week of The Phoenicia Times, with its memorable slogan, ''Covering the Town of Shandaken, Wild Heart of the Catskills' High Peaks.'' [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Randall D. Smith, a pioneer in the hard knocks business of vulture investing, is circling a new target: the beleaguered newspaper industry. Mr. Smith puts money into risky investments that few others will touch -- and these days, that includes many newspaper and radio companies. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The Mail & Guardian said Friday that it had underestimated ''the depth of anger ignited'' by a cartoon it published last week that depicted the Prophet Muhammad lying on a psychiatrist's couch with a thought bubble over his head that said, ''Other prophets have followers with a sense of humor!'' The weekly said it regretted ''the sense of injury it caused many Muslims.'' The cartoon was by Jonathan Shapiro, known as Zapiro, whose sharp satiric pen has gouged many a politician. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

JOHANNESBURG -- Zimbabwe's only national daily newspaper, the state-owned Herald, long a propaganda sheet for President Robert Mugabe, will soon have some competition. Almost seven years after the police shut down Zimbabwe's biggest independent newspaper, The Daily News, a media commission set up under a power-sharing agreement with Mr. Mugabe's political nemesis has announced that The Daily News and a new privately owned newspaper, NewsDay, have been granted permission to operate. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

This is the kind of shape the newspaper business is in: Brian Tierney, a former public relations executive with a reputation for going after reporters, has become the last man standing in a fight to keep Philadelphia's newspapers out of the hands of lenders. Mr. Tierney, who ran his own communications company before buying The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Philadelphia Daily News in 2006, is the kind of newcomer that longtime newspapermen love to hate. He's slick, he cut his teeth in public relations, and he loves to wrap his mouth around a catchy phrase. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

There are more places to go for local news but less news to find there, and the great majority of actual reporting still comes from newspapers, according to a study of the Baltimore area that is scheduled to be released on Monday. Looking at six major story lines that developed over one week last July, 83 percent of the reports in local news media ''were essentially repetitive, conveying no new information,'' said the study, by the Project for Excellence in Journalism, an arm of the Pew Research Center. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Deborah Howell, one of the first women to become the top editor of a large American newspaper, died Friday in New Zealand, where she was struck by a car while on foot. She was 68 years old and lived in Washington. Over three decades in Minnesota and in Washington, Ms. Howell repeatedly ascended professional heights that had been the near-exclusive province of men, earning accolades for her toughness, curiosity and enthusiasm. At each stop, she expanded coverage of social issues like AIDS and women in the workplace. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The newspaper industry is reeling and trying to adapt to an online future. But The Daily Racing Form, the horse-racing tabloid with the familiar red, white and black logo, appears to have found a survival strategy: it feeds its readers a product with news, analysis and data, and sells them more and deeper analytic information from its Web site, drf.com. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

When local bloggers rallied last week in an online forum about how to save the embattled Boston Globe, readers offered loads of sympathetic advice and surprisingly little of the ''let 'em rot'' attitude that has colored so much debate over the future of newspapers. Ever since The New York Times Company threatened 11 days ago to sell or close The Globe unless it accepted deep cost cuts, Boston has been in a state of near shock. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

How much is this sentence worth? This paragraph? This column? Would copying and replicating it elsewhere enhance its value -- or diminish it? Questions about who owns content became a jump ball last week. The struggle results from a rethinking of business models that have existed almost since the birth of print. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A big newspaper company wants to give you news the way Burger King makes hamburgers: your way. MediaNews Group, the nation's fourth-largest newspaper chain, said it would test a customized newspaper service this summer at The Los Angeles Daily News, one of the 54 dailies owned by the company. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Hearst Corporation said Tuesday that it would close or sell The San Francisco Chronicle unless it could wring concessions from its unions, raising the prospect of San Francisco becoming the largest city in the country to lose its dominant newspaper. Hearst said The Chronicle, which has daily circulation of 339,000, lost more than $50 million in 2008 and will lose more this year. It has had significant losses every year since 2001. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Google's efforts to expand its advertising empire beyond the confines of the Internet have hit their first major setback. The company said on Tuesday that it would end a two-year-old program to sell ads in newspapers because the effort, called Google Print Ads, had failed to live up to its expectations. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

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]

One of the area's largest Chinese-language newspapers was ordered by a federal judge here Friday to pay millions of dollars to 200 employees who were denied years of overtime pay and subjected to other labor law violations. The $5.19 million award, to the employees of The Chinese Daily News, included penalties for violating labor laws as well as 10 percent interest on the original award of $2.5 million, which was granted by a jury in 2007. The same judge, Consuelo B. Marshall of Federal District Court, presided over the 2007 trial and over Friday's hearing. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reports that many newspapers including "Women's Wear Daily," have now opened their cover pages for advertisements. The trend is being lamented by many journalists as it is an indication for the fact that differences between editorial and advertising content are weakening. This is because the amount of prime space for news and feature articles is reduced by advertisements. Newspapers with cover page advertising include "The San Francisco Chronicle," and "The Wall Street Journal."

Provides some insights into the ideals and journalistic ethics of "The New York Times" as expressed by its editors, writers and publishers. Quality of news and events coverage by the paper; Politics-and-policy issues in coverage; Issues and controversies relevant to the coverage of key events pertaining to politics, society and other social issues; Aims and objectives of the paper's editors and writers.

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.

The article reports that a suicide car bomber detonated his vehicle inside the office of the newspaper "Al-Sabah" in Baghdad, Iraq, that killed 2 persons and wounded 20 others.

The article reports that "The Tallahassee Democrat," a newspaper owned by Gannett Co. Inc. has purchased the newspaper of the Florida State University, FSView & Florida Flambeau.

The article reports that two major daily newspapers in Philadelphia have collaborated with Monster Worldwide Inc.

The article reports that a group of investors from Philadelphia are negotiating to buy newspapers The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Daily News from McClatchy Co.

The article reports on the plan of the owner of Our Region, a small Russian weekly newspaper, to close the publication in the wake of international protests over the cartoons in Moscow, Russia.

The article reports on the decision of the authorities in a central Russian city to close a newspaper that published a cartoon showing Prophet Muhammad, along with Jesus Christ, Moses, and Buddha.