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The article offers information on the plan of Transradio Press Service to run a national network of newspapers in the U.S. According to this, the radio and the wire facsimiles will be used to transmit newspapers to local printing plants, where they will be repeoduced for the circulation among readers. Though, the company claims to have the capital to begin the publishing, but a central organization to implement the plan is still absent.

Reports on the effect of the paper price hike brought on by worldwide demand for paper, on the newspaper and magazine publishing in the United States. Paper mills that have announced price hikes effective September 1, 1995; Times Mirror Co.'s move to merge the `Evening Sun' into the revamped morning Sun'; Price hike in magazines; Advertisement rate hikes planned; Factors that could keep paper prices high.

Reports on publisher of the `Long Island Business News,' the Long Island Commercial Review's contract to produce the monthly newspaper of the Nassau County Bar Association. Terms under the contract; Comments of Joel Asarch, president of the association, on the deal; Projected circulation of the planned newspaper.

Focuses on the Paper Project, a campaign created by the Independent Press Association, Coop America and Conservatree to encourage the magazine publishing sector of the United States to use recycled paper in magazine publishing. Approach of the project to bring about change in the magazine publishing sector; Strategy of the project to encourage small magazines to use recycled paper; Concerns of publishers and printers in using recycled paper.

The article reports on the increase in the demand for newsprint orders in the U.S. The turnaround is largely due to the recovery in the economy and resulting pickup in newspaper advertising and circulation. Reports from the American Newspaper Publishers Association shows that total newsprint consumption surged 14.1 percent in February 1984.

Focuses on United States publishers and catalogers' concern over paper shortages. Speculation of further price hikes; Paucity of the 40-pound coated groundwood paper; Comments from industry executives; Publishers' decision to increase advertisement prices; Anticipation of the second-class postage increase; Cause of the shortage.

Reports on Z Publishing's distribution of its `Tidbits' lunch-counter entertainment paper in Wenatchee, Washington. Expansion into Wenatchee as an indicator of the firm's success.

The article presents several federal regulations in the U.S. involving priorities, price control and transportation by the War Production Board (WPB). The magazine publishers may appeal to WPB for permission to use the heavyweight printing paper before October 1, 1944 if they reduced the weight of paper being used. The use of blanket maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) symbols had been restricted in obtaining items including chronometers, chronographs and electric timers.

Discusses the reason why Maui, Hawaii, does not have a business newspaper. Economic conditions; Lack of atmosphere to do work in the island.

The article looks at printing paper manufacturer and marketer Consolidated Papers, Inc. as of April 1979. Topics include the comeback in the U.S. magazine industry and its impact on the company's performance, Consolidated's debt, and the company's approach to business expansion. Comments from the company's chairman George Mead are included.

The article offers information on several rumors of plans of U.S. publishing houses for new publications following indications of relaxation of publishers' quotas in the U.S. One of the rumors was that the experimental staff of Time Inc. was working on atleast two magazines including one on women's home and service and another a journal of opinion. Another rumor was that Fawcett Publications Inc. has expansive plans for several new titles including a fashion magazine.

Reports on the preparedness of newspaper companies during the August 2003 blackout in the northeastern part of the U.S. Impact of the power outage on the operations of "Dallas Morning News"; Location of the printing plants of "Washington Post"; Remarks from Rich Cox, vice president for operations of "San Francisco Chronicle" on the advantage of buying a generator.

Reports on the growing client lists for syndicated Total Market Coverage (TMC) publications of various American newspaper companies. Tribune Media Services' `US Express' newspaper; Thomson Newspapers' `CoverStory' magazine; Piedmont Publishing's `Winston-Salem Journal' newspaper.

This article presents comments of Don Norman, Vice President for research at Apple Compute Inc. on the new magazine, "netWorker," by U.S.-based organization Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) as of February 2, 1997. Norman says that net Worker as a magazine will focus on how new mergers of communications and technology affect everyday life. The mission of magazine as described by Norman is to expand the horizons of the reader. To do this, it will need to address an extremely wide range of topics. According to Norman the advantages behind publishing of the periodical by ACM has some very unique advantages. It has a very loyal and powerful membership base. Members are indeed the world authorities on many of the topics net Worker plans to address and the magazine can draw from ACM's membership for authors. Commercial magazines tend to lower quality in order to hit the mass market. ACM can make things understandable but they need not water down the material. ACM's interactions and Communications of the ACM magazines serve as good examples of how ACM can successfully publish magazines by joining membership and professional staff resources.

The article looks at the rise of income in the U.S. advertising industry in 1946, based on the statistics made by Publishers' Information Bureau (PIB). Printed media including newspapers and magazines made earnings in 1946 due to factors including high paper supply, high manufactured products, and growing advertising competition for the money of customers. PIB revealed that in printed media, women's magazines made 28 percent profit increase while general magazines made 19 percent.

Reports on business blows challenging magazine publishers, who are trying to pump more profits and sales out of their circulation amid a steep climb in paper and postage costs. Effect of the acceleration of consolidation among distributors; Increase in printing and distribution costs; Structural shifts stimulating new circulation strategies.

This article reports that Mexican media baron Emilio Azcárraga Milmo is launching an all-sports tabloit newspaper in the U.S. cities of New York, Chicago, Illinois, and Los Angeles, California. The paper's toughest competition could be the nationally distributed Gannett Co. paper "USA Today".

The article discusses the state of financial sections in U.S. newspapers. The author notes that through the depression, newspapers reduced items or sections that are perceived to be luxurious with the financial space being the first casualty along with the system of setting price tables by hand that was employed to have a speedy compilation. The efforts of some newspapers such as the "Baltimore Evening Sun" to experiment or to revive their financial section are also elaborated.

This article deals with the plan of Newspaper National Network to ally with minority publishers in the U.S. in March 1999. The nation's largest daily newspapers is allying with minority publishers to pitch national advertising categories, an indication the industry is responding to pressure for greater use of minority media. Newspaper National Network, the Newspaper Association of America offshoot that represents the 47 largest dailies, will start selling advertisements both Amalgamated Publishers, a group representing 200 daily and weekly African American papers, and Latino Print Network, which represents more than 100 Hispanic publishers.

Reports on the launching of `USA Weekend' periodical in 538 newspapers in the United States, on October 4, 1998.

Reports on an alliance between newspaper advertising representative The Paper Cos. and Houston-based Print Marketing Concepts Inc. to deliver newspaper-distributed television magazines to more than 13 million households in the United States. Background on the alliance; Background on both parties.

The article comments on the release of the digital edition of "Plant Engineering" magazine in the U.S. It cites the advantages and disadvantages between the hard copy and the electronic copy of the magazine. In the digital edition, the stories and advertisements can be click through right from the electronic product.

The article focuses on plans to provide free access to medical research funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), which have met with a mixed response. Last month the NIH called for comments on a scheme under which any papers based on research supported by the NIH would have to be made freely available on an NIH website no more than six months after publication in a scientific journal. Unsurprisingly many publishers are not so keen, with some questioning whether journals can survive financially if much of their content is made available free so soon.

The article reports on the business developments of Tribune Co., a newspaper publisher, broadcaster and newsprint maker in the U.S. It is noted that Tribune's growth has exceeded that of most other media companies despite the soft newspaper and media companies. The newspapers of the firm include the "Daily News" and "Chicago Tribune." Its profits and revenues have increased every year.

The article discusses some significant news in the magazine publishing business in the U.S. for the week ending May 11, 1946. One is the postwar crash highlighted by the growing competition for a potential reader's leisure and the increase in news stand circulations. Another is the decline in the net profit of Curtis Publishing Co. in the first quarter of 1946 due to increased operating costs.

The article informs about the grant of $23,800 given by the U.S. National Science Foundation to the journal "Computing Reviews." It mentions that the grant is sanctioned with the purpose of expanding the activities of "Computing Reviews" for the fiscal year 1965-1966. It is informed that the grant, for many coming years, will offer a more solid ground to the journal after adjustments were made to the proposal made by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). The grant is supposed to prevent "Computing Reviews" from converting to a monthly issue from its January/February 1966 issue.

The article reports on the debut of the first publication of "The Young Professional," which will be digitally distributed to young professionals and students in the Young Professional Network of the National Recreation & Park Association (NRPA). NRPA calls for education session proposals for its 2013 Congress & Exposition to be held in Houston, Texas from October 8-10. NRPA also seeks for citizen and professional leaders who have passion in recreation, environmental conservation, and parks.

Reports on the experience of newspaper companies during the August 2003 blackout in the northeastern part of the U.S. Disaster plan of Chris Wade, production director of "Meadville Tribune"; Preparedness of "Daily News"; Revenue losses of Tribune-Review Publishing Co.