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The Great Newspaper Firewall Is Coming. And?

Newsday is going to start charging for its awful website. One columnist there quit over it. The New York Times says it will make a decision on charging for its (good) website "within weeks." Then what happens? More »

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Long Island News a Bargain at Any Price

While the best newspapers in America fret over whether to charge to read their websites, the other end of the newspaper spectrum is charging ahead: Starting next week, it will cost you $5 a week to read Newsday.com. Hahahaha. Ha. More »

#bullies

Cablevision's Jim Dolan Successfully Sues Blogger Into Submission

CityFile just published a groveling retraction of an item it published in July in the face of a defamation suit from Jim Dolan, the truculent chairman of Cablevision, which owns Newsday. More »

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Newsday publisher Timothy P. Knight has resigned "to let others move our business forward."

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Newsday Can Throw Away Money, No Prob

Cablevision, which foolishly bought Newsday for $650 million and promptly began running it into the ground (more so), is now setting money alight by rejecting newspaper ads from Cablevision competitor Verizon. Cablevision is unskilled at newspaper management. [NYT]

#trendwatch

Newspapers Purging Websites of 'News'

The LA Times has a new website! So does Newsday! And you know both these papers are in some serious trouble, so these redesigns better work. What's their secret success formula? Not so much boring "news." More »

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Pick the Best New York Tabloid Flyby Fronts

New York's tabloids are in high dudgeon over yesterday's Air Force One flyby. Who got the best headline and front-page out of it? More »

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New York's Daily Newspapers Getting Kicked Out of NYPD Headquarters

A newspaper's most basic function, one could argue, is to keep tabs on crime. For decades, New York newspapers have done this out of the "police shack," but the NYPD is now kicking them out. More »

#deathofprint

Only a Cable Guy Could Come Up With Newsday's Pay-Only Scheme

Pundits will say Newsday's desperate plan to charge for the Long Island newspaper's website is some kind of bellwether for the industry. What it really means: Newsday and its owner, Cablevision, have nothing to lose. More »

#journalismism

The Media War Over Caroline Kennedy

Look: It's a glorious, bona fide press brawl! Caroline Kennedy's withdrawal from senate consideration touched off the rivalry between New York and D.C. news desks. New York won. More »

#mediacrack

Print Media Is Officially Scary Now

Mailing it in for Hamilton Nolan, who's, er, on assignment, I'm here with your post-inaugural, Nobama media column. More »

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Where Are Newsday's Editors?

The top editors of Newsday: they're missing! From work. Or are they? Rumors say they've been fired! Other rumors say they haven't. One thing is for sure: Cablevision sucks a big one, managerially speaking. More »

#theriches

Millionaire Media Moguls Slightly Less Rich

Did you know that when the stock market goes down, media bosses get poorer like magic? It's true — and the fact that it's a totally obvious point doesn't make it any less fun!

#christmasspirit

Newsday Hates Charity

Newsday, the little Long Island paper that couldn't, just laid off 100 staffers. And they told the union: On the way out, take your damn holiday "food drive bins" with you. Bah humbug: More »

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