Put it that way, it does sound absurd, though of course a very small amount for Google: the Belgian newspapers’ association Copiepresse is asking Google (NSDQ: GOOG) to pay up…

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By the beginning of Q3, Media General (NYSE: MEG) says it will have dropped the equivalent of 750 full-time jobs from its payroll—saving an estimated $40 million—and added 60 in…

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Robert Scoble went to the New York Times (NYSE: NYT) R&D lab (run under Michael Zimbalist) and did a bunch of videos about the various products, services and devices the…

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Janet Robinson, president and CEO of the New York Times Co. (NYSE: NYT), gave the audience at Goldman Sach’s Internet Conference an overview of the company’s “strides” on the digital…

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The Murdochization of the Wall Street Journal is complete: publisher Robert Thomson is ceding that role to Dow Jones CEO Les Hinton and switching roles officially to managing editor of…

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-- NYT: Internet ad revenues for the New York Times Co.’s (NYSE: NYT) News Media Group grew 25.6 percent as both display and classified remained healthy, especially compared to April…

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Today’s latest ad network launch comes courtesy of Fox International Channels’ .Fox Networks, which has formed Worthnet.Fox, a vertical ad net focused on financial news and investment advice online. At…

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Back in March, newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises (NYSE: LEE) warned that it would take a $500-$700 million non-cash hit related to its $1.4 billion purchase of Pulitzer in 2005. We’d…

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Newspaper publisher Journal Register (OTCBB: JRCO) is veering close to bankruptcy. The stock, which fell from the NYSE to the bullet boards, currently trades at just $.19 per share, and…

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Debt-ridden UK regional news publisher Johnston Press is buying (or rather, selling) itself a financial lifeline in the struggling regional classifieds market by taking a £212.3 ($414 million) investment from…

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As expected, Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) has won the Newsday-stakes, and will acquire 97 percent of the Tribune-owned paper for $632 million. Tribune will get another $18 million related to prepaid…

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Update: A slew of reports Sunday from a variety of media outlets (who could all be talking to the same person as far as we know) claiming that a deal…

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While the Journal Register (NYSE: JRC) Company posted a net loss of $72.2 million ($1.84 per diluted share) for Q1, the publisher’s online revenues grew by 22.8 percent year-over-year. All…

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E. W. Scripps’ (NYSE: SSP) board has approved executives’ plan to separate Scripps into two public companies, effective July 1. The board’s vote follows Scripps decision in October to split…

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-- NYT: Voluntary buyouts weren’t enough to stave off layoffs in the NYT newsroom. In a staff memo posted on Romensko, NYT Editor Bill Keller says that the goal of…

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After a chaotic six months at The Tribune Company’s interactive division, this may be a sign that things are settling down… Randy Michaels, who defected from radio network Clear Channel…

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News Corp (NYSE: NWS) is planning closer integration between its new Wall Street Journal website and its existing News International publications in the UK. Times Online EIC Anne Spackman told…

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Many in the newspaper industry were stunned by the Capital Times‘s decision to move to an online-only edition. IDG Magazines decision to drop the print edition of InfoWorld, while equally…

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You’re reading it here first… The number of newspaper editors who believe news will become an entirely free commodity - both online and in print - is growing. This year’s…

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My former associate was laid off from Merrill Lynch earlier this week as part of its job slashing. I can assure you it wasn’t a comment on his talent but…

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FT.com managing editor and publisher Ien Cheng, the Financial Times’ most senior digital executive, is quitting the company to take up the post of director of product management for advertising…

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A dismal economy combined with the usual newspaper industry challenges led The Washington Post Company’s (NYSE: WPO) Q1 net income downward 39 percent to $39.3 million ($4.08 per share) from…

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Tribune’s LATimes.com expects to generate $25 million in display ad revenue this year, more than tripling the $6 million that area attracted three years ago, according to Rob Barrett, SVP…

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Yesterday, reports had Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) making a joint bid, possibly with Jared Kushner, for Newsday, the Long Island-based paper. Now WSJ is reporting that the cable operator is willing…

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Talk about Slo-Mo ... a week after news broke that Marcus Brauchli was leaving as managing editor of the Wall Street Journal at the suggestion of News Corp-appointed execs, the…

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