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Profiles David Shribman, executive editor of the 'Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'. Journalism career; Goal for the newspaper; Professional mission.

Focuses on the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority's lawsuit against Modern Times Group (MTG) to stop MTG's distribution of an American version of its European subway papers, `Metro,' in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Potential impact of the lawsuit on MTG's attempt to launch the paper in other cities; Comment by Floyd Weintraub, vice president of Metro International North America.

The article provides an overview of the consolidations of newspapers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in accordance with the trend of journalism throughout the U.S. The number of English-language dailies in the country had declined in the past six months from 2,001 to 1,952. An acquisition was made by Scripps Howard Inc. which involved an amount of more than $6 million. There is already not a single newspaper in the state that is locally owned.

Focuses on the key employees of Transit Publications Inc. Metro's daily newspaper to be launched to serve the commuters of the Southern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority in Philadelphia. Managing editor Jack Roberts; Editor Mary Ellen Bornak; Advertising director Allen Murphy.

Reports on the plans of the Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania-based newspaper `The Citizens' Voice' to sell due to the decline in its circulation. Competition between the newspaper and Knight Ridder's `The Times Leader'; Plans of Times-Shamrock Communications to purchase the paper; Possible impact of the newspaper's sale on the newspaper industry.

Focuses on 'Metro,' a transit paper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Challenges facing the company; Expected growth of the paper in 2000; Selling point of 'Metro'; Efforts of the paper to stay independent of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.

Reports on the expanded distribution of `Metro,' Philadelphia's transit paper, to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority's 1,200 buses. Debut of the free paper on January 24, 2000; Major competitors of `Metro' in the city; Court injunction filed against the newspaper; Marketing results.

The article reports on the profitable circulation built by the national weekly newspaper "Grit" in small U.S. communities. More than 900,000 small town families across the country buy the weekly newspaper that is published in Wiliamsport, Pennsylvania. An estimated 30,000 Boy salesmen make door-to-door calls to attract new readers. The founder of the newspaper was German immigrant Dietrick Lamade.

Comments on the collage of pictures of people gracing the front pages of Ebensburg, Pennsylvania-based `The Mountaineer Herald' during the Christmas season. Tradition of the newspaper of printing the collage since mid-1970s; Innovative printing process used to print the collage; Goal of the paper to be the premier dispenser of information in its hometown.

The article reports on the changes in operations at the newspaper publishing plant of Reading Eagle Co. in Pennsylvania. It states that the format of the firm's daily newspaper "Reading Eagle" will be converted from the conventional broadsheet to Berliner. The company made its first change in 1990 when its management went into flexography. Associate publisher Larry Orkus stated that the goal of the firm is to grow its business and not reduce expenses to fix an issue.

Reports on the upgrade of the Saturday editions of the 'Scranton Times-Tribune' newspaper published in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Purpose of the upgrade; Newspaper features.

Reports on mass media, technology and Web-focused business enterprises in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as of May 2000. Information on the newspaper publishing business in the city; Television market; Several radio stations in the area.

Presents news updates on the periodical publishing industry in the United States as of January 24, 2000. Lawsuit filed by a group of newspapers to prevent the publishing of a free daily paper for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's transit system; Naming of Judy Miszner as publisher at `Village Voice'; Resignation of `Saint Petersburg Times' publisher Judith Roales.

Focuses on the local mass media market in Wilkes-Barre-Scranton, Pennsylvania. Background on the newspaper heritage of the market; Information on ABC affiliate television station WNEP-TV of New York Times Co.; Percentage of the cable penetration in the market.

Reports on the 'Philadelphia Daily News' unveiling of a magazine-style look that goes with an increased use of in-depth stories. Adoption of a money-saving smaller page size; Promotional campaign to support the redesign.

Reports that Richard M. Scaife's Tribune-Review Publishing Co. has acquired two newspapers in western Pennsylvania from Gannett Co. Scaife's strategy of assembling a cluster of daily papers around Pittsburgh; Growing newspaper dominion controlled by Scaife.

Provides information on the radio and newspaper industry of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in Pennsylvania. Technology in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton; Agreement between television stations WYOU and Nexstar Broadcasting; Readership competition between the `Times Leader' and `Citizens Voice.'

Reports that striking employees of 'The Times Leader' newspaper in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania created a newspaper named 'The Citizens' Voice' after the employees received shares in the company. Approval by the stockholders of the sale of the newspaper to the Times-Shamrock Communications chain.

Reports on Times Publishing Company Inc.'s plan to merge the newspapers `Erie Daily Times' and `Morning News' in Erie, Pennsylvania.

Lists television and radio stations, newspapers and magazines in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 'Health and Fitness'; 'Pittsburgh Pride Sports Magazine'; KBL Fox Sports Pittsburgh; Valley News Dispatch; 'City Paper'; 'In Pittsburgh Newsweekly'.

The article reports on speakers who will participate in the National Society of Newspaper Columnists (NSNC) conference to be held on June 21-24, 2007 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It states that columnist Stu Bykofsky studied the results of a 2006 survey of NSNC when considering the speakers for the said event. The speakers include Dave Barry, Robin Givhan, and Bill O'Reilly. The conference will tackle issues on avoiding ethical problems and layoffs in the newspaper business.

Discloses that a feud has developed between `Tribune-Review' publisher Richard Scaife and `Pittsburgh Post-Gazette' co-publisher John Robinson Block over each publisher's handling of Pennsylvania's Regional Renaissance Initiative tax issue. Beginnings of the dispute; Defeat of the initiative in a November 1997 vote; Scaife's belief that taxes is the wrong way to finance public works projects.

The article discusses mass media ratings and finance and economic conditions in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania market. The close competition for ratings of local news television programs is examined. The relatively healthy finances of the city's two newspapers are examined. A lack of a housing bubble is attributed for the relatively mild effect of the recession on the market.

The article discusses the thriving business of Software Consulting Services LLC through the introduction of more products. It is inferred that their Layout-8000 newspaper automated dummying system is responsible for processing about half of U.S. daily copies for more than 30 years, with more than 300 newspapers using the system. It is also supported by the AdBoss suite comprising of several modules. Located in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, the company is still owned and led by its founders throughout all the changes in the publishing system.

Discusses how Calkins Newspapers benefits from the economic boom and population growth of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Desirable demographics of Calkins' readership; Dailies being published by Calkins in Bucks County and neighboring Burlington County, New Jersey.

Reports that Lorraine Branson was hired as assistant to the publisher of the 'Pittsburgh Post-Gazette' newspaper in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Work experience in the newspaper business; Duties and responsibilities for the newspaper.

Reports on the launch of `Metro' newspaper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Advertising campaign and parties conducted in conjunction with the launch; Distribution on the city transit system, SEPTA, as well as in key office buildings and street racks; Effort of the publication to know who are reading the paper; Demographics of readers of the newspaper.

Focuses on the adoption of the Good Neighbor Program by the Pittsburgh City Council in Pennsylvania that puts distributors in charge of monitoring news racks placement. Number of newspapers opposing crackdown on news racks; Remarks from Bob Higdon, vice-president of the `Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.'

Reports on the launching of Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers Association's campaign called `Operation Open Government,' aimed at strengthening the state's open meeting and public record laws. Support from more than 240 newspapers; Focus on educating the public about the subject.

Deals with computer software for newspaper publishing featured in the America East conference and trade show in Hershey, Pennsylvania, in March 2003. Uses of Asura Smart from OneVision; Features of the PrePage-it News from Polkadots Software Inc.; Descrption of the Ixia native-extensible markup language database.