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The newspaper is not an endangered species, but sometimes it seems that way. The industry's overall profit margins are still in double digits. Newspapers have loyal readers and deep ties to communities, and their Web sites are getting more viewers every year. But many key segments of the business are spiraling down, with little relief in sight. Circulation declines are so bad that a newspaper with...

LAS VEGAS--The Internet is the cause of much fear and loathing here at this gathering of broadcasters. Some attendees of the National Association of Broadcasters conference this week are worried that local television affiliates will be the next business species to be endangered by the Internet. The warning signs are ominous for local TV outlets. Last month, NBC Universal and News Corp., parent...

NAIROBI, Kenya -- Police questioned two top editors and two directors of Kenya's oldest newspaper for seven hours Monday about a front-page report that an unnamed Cabinet minister was trying to arrange the assassination of former president Daniel arap Moi's son. The Standard newspaper described what it said was a taped confession by the would-be assassin in Monday's story. The alleged target of...

(HRinfo/IFEX) - HRinfo fears for the life of the journalist blogger Abdel Men'em Mahmoud, whose residence in Alexandria was broken into at dawn on 13 April 2007 by security forces seeking to arrest him. The incident appears to be part of a campaign carried out by the police in Cairo and Alexandria to arrest 42 Egyptians suspected of belonging to the Muslim Brothers Group. Mahmoud, a reporter for...

April 16 (Bloomberg) -- The Wall Street Journal won the Pulitzer Prize gold medal for Public Service today for its reports on the scandal surrounding corporate executives' backdated stock options. It was one of two Pulitzers for the Journal. The newspaper was also awarded the prize for international reporting for its look at the impact of Chinese capitalism. The 91st annual prizes for excellence...

Launching his speech by displaying the controversial cartoons of the prophet Muhammad, the Chairman of JP-Politikens Hus, a Danish media conglomerate, defended his paper’s decision to publish the caricatures, while criticizing U.S. papers for failing to republish them. Chairman of JP-Politiken Hus, Joergen Ejboel, speaking at the National Press Club vspace= Joergen Ejboel, speaking at the National...

There has been a new crackdown on women journalists since the start of the month, with two being arrested and held for nearly two weeks, five being summoned before the Tehran revolutionary court and one, who works for the US-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), being barred from leaving the country. “The regime is taking a tougher line with women journalists,” the press freedom...

MOSCOW — Police beat protesters and arrested hundreds in anti-government demonstrations in Moscow over the weekend, but the version on TV made for dull viewing: police rounding up marchers, and the detained filing calmly into trucks. Meanwhile, networks lavished attention on a pro-Kremlin event featuring throngs of youths in crisp white T-shirts and waving Russian flags. Rossiya TV opened its...

(SEAPA/IFEX) - The headquarters of Mizzima News, a SEAPA partner and interim member of International Freedom of Expression eXchange (IFEX), was sealed by New Delhi police and municipal officers on 16 April 2007, reports its editor-in-chief Soe Myint. "All our computers and files are inside the rooms and we cannot take them out," said Soe Myint in an immediate e-mail to SEAPA. Authorities did not...

When Time Inc. killed off Teen People last July but decided to continue publishing it online, the move made sense to some observers, given teen media usage habits. Nearly a year later, though, the site’s audience size has dwindled to 218,000 uniques, according to comScore Media Metrics, and by the end of this month, TeenPeople.com will be absorbed by People.com. Other magazines, however, continue...