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• Connecticut daily sued for plagiarism by competitor

  The Hartford Courant, Connecticut's largest daily, is being sued for plagiarism by local competitor The Journal Inquirer of Manchester, reports the Associated Press.  The suit was filed this week in Connecticut Superior Court in Hartford.  It accuses the Courant of lifting 11 articles, both in [...]
  
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 11:11am EST

• Stone urges Murdoch to rethink paywall plans

  Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter, said that he would "love to see what happens" if Rupert Murdoch goes ahead with his plans to block News International titles from Google's search index and implement his proposed paywall. Speaking at an event organised by the [...]
  
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 5:42am EST

• New York Times launches Chicago edition today

  The New York Times is launching its new Chicago edition today, reports Editor & Publisher.  The new edition, which will be included each week in the Friday and Sunday New York Times, will be composed of two additional pages of local news, policy, sports, [...]
  
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 5:40am EST

• Associated Press confirms total of 90 layoffs this week

  After much speculation in the past few days about exactly how many staff were being laid off, the Associated Press has announced that a total of 90 employees worldwide have been let go this week, and that the [...]
  
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 4:47am EST

• AP layoffs total at least 71

  As reported earlier, the Associated Press has been holding a series of layoffs this week.  Though the official totals are still unavailable, there are some numbers coming in.  According to the News Media Guild, which represents 1 300 of the AP's [...]
  
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 11:52am EST

• Seven Ohio papers collaborate on one story

  A collection of seven papers in Ohio have collaborated on a single story, to be run in all seven editions on 29 November, reports Editor & Publisher.  This will be the first joint reporting project by the group of newspapers. 
  The group began sharing content [...]
  
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 10:49am EST

• News content for sale to highest bidder

  Alternative newspaper Creative Loafing, a six-branch newspaper chain, is launching an idea that will earn it a lot of publicity while helping a good cause, reports The Saint Petersburg Times' TampaBay.com.   To raise money for the charity The Children's Home, the Tampa version of Creative [...]
  
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 9:55am EST

• Henry's hand gets Twitterers texting

  Last night's tension filled 2010 World Cup Qualifier between France and Ireland exploded in extra time when French captain Thierry Henry set up what would be the decisive goal after keeping the ball in play with his hand from an offside position.
  
  The [...]
  
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 8:52am EST

• 'Local' the new 'Social'?

  Mercedez Bunz over at MediaGuardian sums up a rising trend in the US news media market with a single word: Local. 
  Apparently one of the driving forces for local information and news is the rise of smartphones and the delay of local trade and listings [...]
  
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 8:46am EST

• Bottled water will save journalism

  There is hope for the internet news business, according to The Online Journalism Review's Brian McDermott.  Newspapers looking to charge for their online content simply need to follow the right business model: that of bottled water.  
  While probably not one's immediate comparison to be sure, [...]
  
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 8:21am EST

• Wow: Sony e-reader delivery delayed due to high demand

  The Daily Edition is Sony's new electronic reader set to release for the holiday season. Widely touted as a 'Kindle killer,' the Edition is designed with newspaper and magazine readers in mind.
  It features a seven-inch touchscreen and wireless connectivity, bringing it in direct [...]
  
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 8:14am EST

• Star Ledger publishes first copy of redesigned paper

  
  
  New Jersey paper the Star-Ledger, published its first redesigned print edition today, with a front-page editor's note reading: "it is done with one goal in mind: making it easier for you to read."
  
  "Yes, we've made the type bigger," Kevin Whitmer writes, [...]
  
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 7:19am EST

• eBay founder Omidyar to start local news service for profit

  Pierre Omidyar, founder of eBay, announced in a blog post that he plans on starting a local news service for Hawaii.
  The service aims to cover public affairs and civic matters across the Hawaiian Islands and will launch in early 2010. At the moment, however, [...]
  
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 6:00am EST

• Mobile codes the key to newspaper longevity?

  In an interview with David Baird, a professor at Anderson University, Rob Durst, a Boston-based business and technology consultant spoke of the ways in which he believes newspapers can remain viable in the digital age.
  
  "Magazines and newspapers should stop treating their publications [...]
  
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 5:57am EST

• Could Murdoch be planning to precipitate a Google vs Bing war?

  Poynter media business analyst Rick Edmonds has suggested that part of Rupert Murdoch's strategy in threatening to remove News Corp content from Google's indexes is to make an alternative agreement with Microsoft's search engine Bing. It is a "theory bouncing through the [...]
  
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 5:21am EST