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

The article reports on the announcement of the U.S. Dept. of Commerce that it will push through with plans to impose tariffs on Canadian newsprint as of August 3, 2018, highlighting the significant increase in paper cost.

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 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.

Reports on the distribution of new daily newspapers. Hopes to attract younger readers with free subscriptions and brevity of articles; Street distribution of "amNew York," a free daily whose primary investor is the Tribune Company; Similar papers in Chicago and Washington; Struggle of free daily papers to make profits; Comments of skeptics and supporters.

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Ibrahim al-Amine, the hawk-eyed editorial chairman of Al Akhbar, describes his newspaper's founding ambitions this way: ''We wanted the U.S. ambassador to wake up in the morning, read it and get upset.'' He succeeded. Earlier this month Al Akhbar became the only Arab newspaper to obtain its own substantial batch of WikiLeaks cables and gleefully cataloged various embarrassments to the region's kings, princes and politicians. Soon afterward, the paper's popular Web site came under a cyberattack that became a story in its own right, and provided more free publicity. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The logistics of distributing any newspaper are daunting, but imagine not knowing, even a few days in advance, where the paper will be printed, who will deliver it, where the readers will be or how much danger they will be in. That is what Stars and Stripes faces in a new military deployment, and helps explain why the first copies did not reach Haiti until Saturday, 11 days after American troops began to arrive there. [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]

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

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.

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]

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.

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 a libel suit between London brokerage firm, Collins Stewart Tullett, and the British newspaper, "The Financial Times." Publishing conglomerate Pearson who is being sued for publicizing accusations by a former brokerage employee; Accusations which involved corrupt practices; Differences between British and United States libel law; Newspaper which is currently facing financial difficulty.

Reports on the six month circulation figures for the top daily newspapers in U.S. for the period ended March 31, 2003.

Provides information on the implications of the financial problems experienced by newspaper 'Street News' for homeless people in New York City.

Reports on the criticism of weekly newspaper 'The Mountain Citizen' against Martin Countain Water which is chaired by prominent citizen John R. Triplett of Inez, Kentucky.

Reports on the layoff of employees in the newspaper 'The Jersey Journal,' in Jersey City, New Jersey.

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.

Reports that Cox Newspapers of Atlanta, Georgia purchased six weekly newspapers in central Texas from Westward Communications.

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.

Reports on the newspapers in Denver, Colorado that posted circulation increases during the second half of 1999. Factor that contributed to the gains; Daily circulation at `The Chicago Tribune'; Five largest dailies in the united States that showed gains in daily circulation.

Focuses on the `Highbridge Horizon,' a monthly newspaper published by the Highbridge Community Life Center in High Bridge, New York. Purpose of the newspaper; Cases of government actions on issues published in the newspaper; Plans for the publication.

Reports on the beating of Shafqat Chugtai of New York City, editor of the Urdu-language newspaper serving Pakistani immigrants. Arrest of a prominent Pakistani, Zakir Siddiqui, in connection with the beating; Accusations against Siddiqui that were voiced in Chugtai's newspaper `Sada-E-Pakistan.'

Focuses on the advertising strategy of three newspapers in New York, New York. Common theme of their strategy; How the strategy become common.

Reports that an estimated 30 newspapers in the United States have called for the resignation of American President Bill Clinton, in light of Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr's September 11, 1998 report on his investigation of President CLinton's relationship with former White House intern, Monica Lewinsky. Names of the newspapers which include `The Seattle Times' and `The Tampa Tribune'; Details on the newspapers articles which called for the President's resignation.

Presents statistical information that relates to the decline of circulation of the 10 largest metropolitan newspapers in the United States such as New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post for the six-month period that ended in September 1995. Which newspapers showed an increase; Findings on The Wall Street Journal and USA Today; Further statistical information.

Reports that after her dismissal as managing editor of `The Walton Reporter' Andrea Paternoster started another newspaper. Observations from Paternoster on her agenda; Evaluation of newspapers' coverage; Description of `The Reporter' and `The Review.'

Reports on the walk out by many workers off their jobs at the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News, on July 13, 1995, after contract negotiations broke down. Information on the same.

Focuses on the decline in circulation of New York's newspapers. Figures of circulation of various newspapers; Cause for decline; Reason behind the decline of Newsday; Information about the circulation rise of Sunday edition of The Daily News.

Reports on the libel case won by Proinsias De Rossa against the newspaper `Sunday Independent' concerning an article written by Eamon Dunphy. How much money was won in damages; What was De Rossa linked to in the article; Information on De Rossa's party.

Reports on homeless people in Seattle, Washington who sell newspapers to earn a living. Impact of selling the `Real Change' newspaper on the life of Marion Marshall; Listing of other newspapers similar to `Real Change'; Information on the financing of these newspapers; Opinions of homeless advocates on the newspapers.

Examines how publishers and editors at most large United States newspapers are facing intense pressures for profits, rising costs for newsprint, and declining circulation. Humorous examples of cost-cutting including an edict by Robert J. Hall, publisher of Knight-Ridder's two Philadelphia daily newspapers, forbidding reporters from making directory-assistance telephone calls.

Replies to a question regarding the so-called subway fold. Method of folding a newspaper without bothering the persons seated beside oneself; Step-by-step instructions on executing the subway fold.

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 history of USA Today is full of firsts for the newspaper business: the first general-interest national paper of its kind, the first to use color widely in charts and photographs and once first in the number of copies printed each day. But lately the paper has lost its grip on the national media market. Its advertising revenue has collapsed. Its circulation has plunged -- last year it forfeited its title as the nation's most widely circulated newspaper on weekdays to The Wall Street Journal. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

ON June 1, The Times raised its newsstand price to $2 for the daily paper and $5 or $6 for the Sunday paper, depending on the part of the country where you live. Home delivery prices went up an average of roughly 10 percent. In the last week, the newspaper has trimmed the dimensions of its Sunday magazine and announced that it was eliminating a half page of financial tables and other features in Business Day. It is a familiar pattern. In the face of a severe recession and a technological revolution luring readers away from print, the price of the ink-on-paper Times keeps going up and some content is reduced or disappears. The losses are as small as a list of companies mentioned in each day's paper and as large as whole sections, like Escapes and zoned sections for local news in the New York area. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

When the first issue of The New York Sun hit the streets six years ago, reviving one of the storied names in American journalism with a new conservative tone, some of the analysts who followed the newspaper industry predicted that there would be rough going. It had been years since a brand-new newspaper had tried to capture the minds of readers in New York, not to mention money from advertisers. The Sun's editors and reporters loved the David-and-Goliath odds they faced, competing against long-established papers with larger staffs and bigger budgets. They prized their scoops, even as the paper ran up million-dollar losses year after year. [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 conflict between the Richard M. Daley, mayor of Chicago, Illinois and a powerful newspaper over safety at Wrigley Field. Accusation of Daley that the paper is withholding the bad news about Wrigley Field because its corporate parent owns the field; Other conflicts between the mayor and the paper; Statements of Daley regarding his dispute with the parent company of the paper.

Reports that "The Los Angeles Times"--after winning five Pulitzer Prizes this year--has been forced by the newspaper's owners, the Tribune Company, to cut newsroom staff. Claim that Tribune executives Jack Fuller and Dennis J. Fitzsimmons told "Times" editor James S. Carroll and managing editor Dean P. Baquet in a recent meeting that the paper must trim staff due to a shortfall in the paper's advertising revenue; Reasons for the fall in ad revenues at the "Times;" Details of the financial performance of the Tribune Company, compared with competitors such as Gannett and E.W. Scripps.

Looks at an early retirement policy at the Washington Post newspaper where 54 reporters, editors, photographers and other staff have taken the early retirement program but have signed contracts to stay on as freelancers to help the paper ease the transition of losing 7 percent of its staff all at once. First offering of the incentive program and its success which made the freelance contracts necessary; Which reporters will be staying on; Cost of the buy-out program to the Washington Post Company; Estimate that the paper is losing 1,000 years of journalistic experience.

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 newspaper established by the Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild that went on strike against the Seattle, Washington-based daily newspapers, `The Times' and `The Post-Intelligencer. Reputations of the papers; Pressure facing Frank Blethen, publisher of `The Times' from rival Knight Ridder, a newspaper chain; Wage increase the guild proposed to the papers.

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.