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Looks at the problems being faced by the ethnic newspapers that are published in New York City. Objectives of publishing these papers; Cost-cutting measures adopted by various ethnic newspapers.

Editorial. Discusses the role of “The NewYork Times” journal. Recognition of the primary function of the paper in giving news while maintaining its local identity; Citation of the distribution of the paper in other U.S. states.

Discusses the founding of 'The New York Times' by Henry Jarvis Raymond and his partner George Jones in 1851. Background; Newspaper rivals, including Horace Greeley's 'The New York Tribune'; Account of the day of the newspaper's first delivery; Raymond's apprehension; Advice they received from Phineas T. Barnum in the Shakespeare Tavern.

Reports on the need for assistance to finance the operations of the free newspaper, "The New York Page," published by Thomas Crater Jr. Background on what motivated Crater to publish the paper; Emergence of the paper attributed to advertiser's support; Progression of the paper's decline after its main advertisers pulled out.

Focuses on the relocation of the staff of the satirical newspaper 'The Onion,' from Madison, Wisconsin to New York City. First-look movie-rights deal with Miramax Films which they signed in February 2001; New York edition that they will be publishing; Corporate culture of 'The Onion'; Their social anonymity; Style in which the paper is written; Question of whether the move will adversely affect the paper.

Offers a look at ethnic daily newspapers in New York City. Report that the ethnic newspapers keep immigrants in touch with their homelands while educating them on how to survive in the United States; Survey conducted by the Independent Press Association-New York that concluded that reporters for the ethnic press felt that government agencies routinely failed to provide them with information in a timely manner; Importance of the ethnic papers as a tool for civic education.

Focuses on New York City's four Chinese-language daily newspapers. Overview of the papers and their reporters; Zealousness of their rivalry; Possibility that the "Oriental Daily News" of Hong Kong will come to New York, becoming the fifth Chinese daily; Examples of newspaper coverage; Comments of editors; Format revisions; Outlook.

Focuses on changes made to the format of several Chinese-language daily newspapers based in New York City. Change from vertically printed text, which was read from right to left, to horizontally printed text that reads from left to right; Papers that open from the right instead of the left; Replacement of traditional Chinese characters with English characters in some dailies; Reactions of Chinese American readers to the changes.

Focuses on the journalists of `Harlem Overheard,' a free quarterly newspaper published by Rheedlen Centers for Children and Families in New York, New York. How the publishing started; Financial status of the publishing; Comments from Shawn Dove, a former sports reporter for `New York Newsday'; Creation of the Harlem Overheard Publishing Enterprise, a merchandising adjunct to the paper.

Focuses on the circulation of several newspapers in Brooklyn, New York City. Information on newspaper companies such as Courier-Life Publications, Brooklyn Paper Publications and the Brooklyn Eagle Group; Circulation figures.

Reports that the labor dispute between a newspaper deliverers union, a wholesale delivery company and `The New York Times' continued on the streets and in the courts, where a federal judge threatened to fine the union if it obstructed delivery of papers to distributors. Efforts to settle the problem are under way behind the scenes.