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Neil Armstrong gives rare interview - to accountant

The famously private Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, has been coaxed into giving a rare interview -- with an Australian accountant.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 5

New Orleans newspaper to end daily publication

The Times-Picayune, the largest newspaper in New Orleans, said Thursday it would end daily print publication, moving to a schedule of three issues per week, to adapt to "an increasingly digital age."

Technology / Business

created May 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Irish student's Wikipedia hoax dupes newspapers

An Irish student's fake quote on the Wikipedia online encyclopaedia has been used in newspaper obituaries around the world, the Irish Times reported.

Technology / Internet

created May 07, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 9

Online ad revenue exceeds print in Canada: study

Online advertising revenues have surpassed those of newspapers in Canada and are expected to grow further in the coming years, according to a study published Tuesday.

Technology / Business

created Aug 03, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Amazon expected to lift wraps on large-screen Kindle

Amazon.com is widely expected to lift the wraps on a new large-screen Kindle device this week, which could be the first in a line of electronic reading devices geared toward newspapers and textbooks.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Buffett's Berkshire to buy Media General papers

(AP) -- Billionaire Warren Buffett's company is making another foray into newspapers, agreeing to buy 63 newspapers from Media General Inc. for $142 million.

Technology / Business

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Apple unveils digital media subscription service

Apple, in a move long awaited by publishers seeking new sources of revenue, unveiled a subscription service on Tuesday for digital newspapers and magazines purchased through its online App Store.

Technology / Business

created Feb 15, 2011 | popularity 1.8 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Kindle puts readers and friends on same page

Amazon on Monday released a preview version of a Kindle software update that puts electronic book readers on the same page with friends still clinging to ink and paper works.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Feb 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

US newspaper circulation drops five percent

Average daily US newspaper circulation fell 4.99 percent during the six months ending on September 30 compared with the same period a year ago, the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) said.

Technology / Business

created Oct 25, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 4

Canada's Globe and Mail to erect online paywall

Canada's Globe and Mail newspaper has announced plans for an online paywall to generate extra revenue and has also asked staff to take unpaid leave amid an ongoing slide in advertising income.

Technology / Internet

created May 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google CEO says newspapers can make money online

(AP) -- Google Inc. Chief Executive Eric Schmidt told a group of editors Sunday that he is confident that newspapers will find new ways to make money online by harnessing the vast reach of the Internet.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 12, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Murdoch to limit Google, Microsoft access to News Corp. papers

News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch said Tuesday that Google and Microsoft's access to his newspapers could be limited to a "headline or a sentence or two" once he erects a pay wall around his titles' websites.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 07, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 14

New York Times to ask Web readers to pay up in '11

(AP) -- The New York Times plans to charge readers for full access to its Web site next year, reviving an idea that fizzled twice for the newspaper. This time it's betting that it will be able to wring more ...

Technology / Internet

created Jan 20, 2010 | popularity 1.2 / 5 (5) | comments 12

New revenue model elusive for US papers: study

US newspapers are searching for a new revenue model in an era of falling circulation, declining print advertising dollars and free online competition.

Technology / Business

created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 13

US newspaper owners are 'mad as hell'

US newspaper owners, their advertising revenue evaporating, their circulation declining and their readership going online to get news for free, are fighting mad.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 08, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (13) | comments 40

Newspaper

A newspaper is a publication containing news, information, and advertising. General-interest newspapers often feature articles on political events, crime, business, art/entertainment, society and sports. Most traditional papers also feature an editorial page containing columns that express the personal opinions of writers. Supplementary sections may contain advertising, comics, and coupons.

Newspapers are most often published on a daily or weekly basis, and they usually focus on one particular geographic area where most of their readers live. Despite recent setbacks in circulation and profits, newspapers are still the most iconic outlet for news and other types of written journalism.

Features a newspaper may include are:

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