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Tabloid journalism in New York is only seven years old. The history of its growth makes a mushroom seem like a century plant. Tabloids have been appearing all over the country since Joseph Medill Patterson started it. Less important newspaper publishers hopped on the bandwagon, and Bernarr Macfadden, who whelps magazines in litters, decided to get in line. It is said that the inception of the News was due to an earnest desire on the part of Patterson to lose money. The year 1918 saw the Chicago Tribune pile up more profits than ever before in its highly prosperous career.

The article discusses the so-called alternative or underground newspapers in the U.S. and states the difficulty in defining what these really are. It notes as to how alternative press is established and points out that it has grown old with its original audience. It compares the conventional newspapers with that of their alternative counterpart in terms of the contents. It focuses as well on the different things these alternative newspapers bring particularly when it comes to news coverage, their editors and their interest in featuring unknown writers and publishing long articles. Moreover, it presents the reason why their editors are becoming uneasy despite the fact these have become respectable.

Discusses problems at 'The New York Times' following the resignation of reporter Jayson Blair under charges of plagiarism and fabrication. Contentious meeting of the newspaper's staff; Resentment of many staffers over the management style of executive editor Howell Raines; Implications of the incident for U.S. journalism; How the Blair incident highlights a general erosion of public trust in the media; Issue of race; Publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr.'s defense of Raines; Outlook.

Focuses on the history and operations of the newspaper 'The New York Post,' which was acquired by British publisher, Rupert Murdoch in December 1976. Financial performance and circulation of the newspaper; Marketing strategies used to improve circulation; Factors contributing to the success and failure of a newspaper; Profile on Murdoch and his views on journalism and the publishing industry.

Twenty years ago, a calamity occurred in New York journalism. It was recorded at first hand in the February 27, 1931 issue of the newspaper World, the last edition of a great newspaper. The shock of the newspaper's passing was deeply felt by the 2,867 employees of the World, the Evening World and the Sunday World. It registered almost as intensely with working newspapermen throughout the nation and with all men and women of good will concerned about assaults of privilege and corruption and bigotry. The family of World readers believed that the paper fulfilled the Pulitzer ideal as nearly as any daily paper could.

Focuses on the plight of daily journalism in Jacksonville, Mississippi. Influence of Hederman family, which owns leading newspapers of the city, on mass media in the city; Propagation of racism and fundamentalism in newspapers owned by the family; Need for a strong editorial voice to improve the conditions of the city; Role of television in improving the condition of mass media in the city.

Comments on the fraudulent reporting of black 'New York Times' reporter Jayson Blair, who resigned. How publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. encouraged staffers to be candid; Topic of quota systems in newsrooms; Implications of hiring underqualified people; The rising pressures to relax standards; Ideology of diversity and its impact on coverage; Issue of credibility.

Focuses on the demise of the "New York Herald-Tribune" newspaper in the U.S. in 1966. Background of the newspaper; Reputation of the newspaper; Factors that contributed to the newspaper's demise; Increase in the newspaper's daily circulation in 1960; Possible impact of its merger with the "Journal American."

The article reports that, as of 2013, an increasing number of U.S. daily newspapers are cutting back their editorial and commentary sections for financial reasons.

Comments on newspaper publishers' focus on profitability. Trend toward fewer and bigger newspapers; Increase in gross circulations despite a decline in the number of newspapers; Tendency of newspapers to be conservative on economic and political issues.

Metro International, which launched its first free daily newspaper in Stockholm in 1995, now publishes editions in 54 cities in 16 countries and 14 languages. Its combined circulation of more than five million makes it the third-largest newspaper in the world. But building a global newspaper, especially one that's free, isn't the same as selling desks or dresses. In its nine years of existence, Metro has made a profit only twice. Last year it lost $7 million on sales of $204 million. In early May it launched a New York City edition. The company's strategy in New York, as elsewhere, is to target commuters and youth. The tabloid with the green logo is distributed on street corners and in subway stations and supermarkets--wherever people are on the move. Its mix of short wire-service news stories and celebrity tidbits has attracted many first-time newspaper readers. Forty percent of Metro's audience worldwide is under the age of 30. Metro has deep pockets and a relatively low cost structure. It relies on a small staff of journalists spread around the world, outsources most of its production, and is backed by the Kinnevik Group, a Swedish media and telecom conglomerate, which owns 68% of Metro's stock.

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.'