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The Internet Overtakes Newspapers as News Source – USA Study

December 30, 2008 – 6:37 pm

The Internet has now overtaken all media except television as a source of news, according to a study by the Pew Research Centre in the United States.
The study found that 40 percent of people got most of their news from the internet, up from just 24 per cent in September 2007. More people say they [...]

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Appetite for News

December 22, 2008 – 3:56 pm

When talking about the crisis in journalism, and newspapers in particular, it is really important, I think, to keep in mind what the crisis actually is. And what it is not.
The business model is what is collapsing. There is no evidence of a reduced appetite for news. On that note this article in the New [...]

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Confusion over Fairfax Bumper Editions, say Newsagents

December 18, 2008 – 2:54 pm

The Australian Newsagents’ Blog – always a good place for goss – has this to say about Fairfax’s plans over Christmas:
Circulation departments at Fairfax are confused about the company’s plans for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age over Christmas / New Year.   People from Tower Systems have made eight calls to Fairfax in pursuit of [...]

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Newspaper misery in Canada

December 17, 2008 – 8:47 pm

Roy Greenslade reports on more newspaper misery in Canada.

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