Gannett Job Cuts Hit USA Today, Magazine

Newspaper publisher Gannett Co. imposed a new round of cutbacks Tuesday, with USA Today reducing its newsroom staff by 5 percent, as the industry continues to suffer through an extended advertising slump.

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Gannett furloughs, USA Today cuts

Gannett Co. Inc.’s community newspaper division will require a one-week furlough for most of its employees during the first quarter, as the publishing giant continues to trim costs amid declining advertising revenue.

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Stop the presses: News Corp might not de-list from Google after all

Several public comments made in recent months by News Corp owner Rupert Murdoch were thought to be indicative of a possible deal between Murdoch and Microsoft to de-list all News Corp content from Google News and provide it exclusively to users of Microsoft Bing. However, new reports suggest that the deal is hardly a sure thing.

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Murdoch, Huffington Tangle at Media Workshop

Old Media Murdoch and New Media Huffington took off the gloves Monday at the start of a Federal Trade Commission workshop examining the impact of the internet on journalism.

Calling the future of journalism “more promising than ever,” News Corp. chairman-CEO Rupert Murdoch Tuesday told the FTC that he intended to expand charging to read news to more of his newspapers' websites and is extensively exploring providing content to various e-book and mobile TV platforms.

A bit later, Arianna Huffington, founder and editor-in-chief of Huffington Post, accused some publishers of crying phony tears about being hurt by content aggregators, even as they themselves aggregate content.

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