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IN FEBRUARY 2006, THE SARASOTA HERALD-TRIBUNE was at the peak of its power and influence, or so it must have seemed to the hundreds of reporters, editors, ad sellers and [...]

Family-friendly restaurant chain IHOP Corp. earlier this year told its L.A. franchisees to pull their advertising from the LA Weekly and other papers owned by Village Voice Media Group. That's [...]

Features the popularity of the Spanish-language newspaper, "Rumbo," in the New England region. Base of the newspaper in Lawrence, Massachusetts; Acceptance of the newspaper among the Hispanic population; History of the newspaper.

The article speculates about what the local daily newspaper will look like in the future. First, it would be important to identify the top advertisers in the local market and attempt to gain 100% of their ad budget. Next, a free news-digest daily could be aimed at the least committed readers with a more expensive elite daily newspaper, All stock and TV listings should go online. Local coverage should be increased. The newspaper should be redesigned along classier lines. Finally, take advantage of reader-written contributions.

Looks at the state of newspaper publishing in Great Britain as of October 1, 2005. Opinion on the quality of newspapers such as "Independent" and the "London Times"; Public perception on "The Guardian" paper; Description of "The Mail," which made it the most successful paper in the country.

The changes have been anything but conservative at Canada's unabashedly right-wing national daily. After months of speculation that CanWest Global Communications Corp. was set to fold its perennially money-losing National Post, the paper was granted a reprieve. Ken Whyte, editor-in-chief, and Martin Newland, his deputy--the duo behind the Post's cheeky mixture of agenda-driven news, pointed commentary and unapologetic fluff, have left to pursue unspecified "opportunities." Leonard Asper, CanWest chief executive, announced a three-year plan to make the paper profitable and appointed his older brother David to oversee the flagship. Matthew Fraser, a media commentator and journalism professor with no previous management experience, was named editor-in-chief. More and more Post reporters have been showing up on TV screens, and the content of the chain's daily papers across the country has become increasingly standardized--a trend that seems sure to intensify as the company struggles to get out from under a $3.6-billion debt load.

The article looks at the healthy business competition hosted by Elk City, Oklahoma for its two daily newspapers, "The Elk City Daily News" and "The Daily Elk Citian." "The Elk City Daily News" has been family-owned for three generations since 1901, while "The Daily Elk Citian" was founded by retired Oklahoma state trooper Derek Manning in 2003. Journalism professor W. Joseph Campbell expects that readers will be the real winners of the newspaper war.

Discusses the outbreak of newspaper wars as of November 1998. Mention of the launch of a national paper by Conrad Black and the following hostile takeover for the `The Toronto Sun' empire by the paper; Mention of several publishers, including John Honderich of `The Star.'

Examines the status of newspaper publishing in Saudi Arabia. Leading newspapers in the country; Characteristics of the headquarters of newspaper publishers in the country; Factors that contribute to the success of newspaper publishing in the country; Saudi Royal family's emphasis on public image which makes newspaper publishing a profitable business; News usually covered by the newspapers in the country.

This article offers insights on the status of the media market in various countries. In Mexico, even Reforma, the popular among the newspapers in the country, is no match for The New York Times newspaper. However, the publishing is trying, and so are Mexican journalists on many papers and magazines, despite a weak economy, persistent poverty, shifting standards, implicit and explicit journalistic corruption, and an audience that often seems mugged by television soaps and unable or unwilling to read. In Tokyo, a problem facing news agencies is not on circulation, rather on its stultification. In this country, the political and journalistic poverty is a poverty of the imagination. In China, there was a lack of real jobs in Chinese journalism. In others, particularly in Western Europe, editors and producers have some of the same worries, but hardly the angst. Journalism in Europe, particularly in England, Germany and France, still retains much of the verve and excitement of the Great Game. American journalists are sometimes viewed as taking themselves just seriously in places where sell papers remains the object of the game. In Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, journalists are trying to develop standards for reporting in societies where, for more than 50 years, no real reporting existed at all. In those places, young men and women with an inclination towards journalism often have found themselves shunted into government-ministry jobs or to obscure niches in academia.

Discusses how the author's husband is starting up a national newspaper in Canada. The party he threw in celebration of the launch; How she believes every journalist dreams of starting a newspaper; Her criticism of the homogeneity of the Canadian media; How starting a newspaper can become a compulsion.

Focuses on "The Republic," one of the three earliest newspapers in Wenatchee, Washington. Publication of the newspaper in 1903 by businessman Leonard Fowler; Reputation of the paper; Fowler's efforts to urge his readers to embrace his vision of the future of Wenatchee.

Reports on the plans of former Los Angeles, California, Mayor Richard Riordan, popular among journalists, to put $5 million of his fortune towards starting a new weekly newspaper in Los Angeles, the 'L.A. Examiner.' Editors Ken Layne and Matt Welch, two experienced newspapermen who were pioneers in the online world of weblogs, have put together a colourful 52-page tabloid full of articles by an array of seasoned L.A. journalists and a few well-known outsiders, such as Billy Crystal. The aim, says Mr Layne, is to reflect the cultural energy of the city and, naturally, to cover local stories better than the existing media does. This is a reference to the 'Los Angeles Times,' the dominant local daily. Until October, 2002, Los Angeles had two free weekly "alternative" papers, the 'Los Angeles Weekly' and the 'New Times LA.'

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues, including one on taking political shots at the war, an article which commented on the publication of soft news by the "Times" and another which criticized the selection of N. Christian Anderson III as Publisher of the Year.

The article focuses on the impact of the proliferation of non-news stories on the credibility of newspapers. According to the authors, the huge interest of the public to non-news stories is the key reason why they are worthy of coverage. They add that newspapers will lose its credibility if they will not publish non-news stories because of readers' complaints. A brief description of non-news stories is provided.

An editorial is presented in which the editor discusses the significance of receiving a printed newspaper. She argues that the time it takes to print a newspaper allows for more careful editing of news stories and she highlights the value of investigative reporting and serial reports. She discusses her decision to continue to receive a print copy of the newspaper rather than read it online.