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Front Page: Fees For Online Newspapers Coming Soon
- Rupert Murdoch announced plans yesterday to charge for all News Corp newspaper websites by next summer. — The Guardian
- Iraqi troops have taken control of Baghdad's Green Zone, which has been controlled by the US for the past six years. — MSNBC
- By 2011 half of American mortgages will be underwater, meaning that homeowners owe more than their homes are worth.
Front Page: UK Papers Accused of Spying on Famous People
- British police are investigating the tabloid News of the World and other papers for allegedly paying private investigators to obtain private phone numbers, bank statements, and voice mail messages from top celebrities and politicians. — AP
- Violence erupted across Iran, as Iranians held a new wave of demonstrations. Baton-wielding police officers broke up the protests.
Front Page: Domino's Workers Arrested For Spitting in Food
- Two Domino's employees have been charged with felonies after they filmed themselves contaminating food with spit and snot and posted the videos on YouTube. — New York Times
- President Obama will head to Mexico today, his first stop on his Latin American visit. — Los Angeles Times
- Spain's attorney general has come out against his country's attempt to prosecute six US officials for torture.
Briefing Book! Newspapers in Europe Make Money
- Newspapers in Europe aren't failing because they're making money off something other than news. — Gawker
- A lawyer trying to sell tape of Ashley Biden (Joe Biden's 27-year-old daughter) allegedly doing cocaine has been withdrawn the sale. — Huffington Post
- Facebook gets family-friendly with new private groups.
Newspaper Revitalization Act: Tax Breaks, No Endorsements
The Newspaper Revitalization Act would classify newspapers as nonprofits with educational purposes. That sounds about right — papers seem incapable of being profitable, but they do report a bunch of educational information. The bill could be what papers need to survive.
Newspaper Asks For Donations — Would You Chip In?
Seattle residents might not be able to read a paper over their morning Starbucks for much longer. Thanks to its inability to make money, the Seattle Post Intelligencer's days in print are numbered. But staffers want dedicated readers and philanthropists to keep it alive online.
Would You Care If Your Local Paper Stopped Home Delivery?
Detroit's major newspapers the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News will no longer greet residents on their front porches every morning, as these papers are the first in the US to end daily home delivery. The newspapers decided to cut service down to three days a week, thanks to the cost of ink, fuel, and paper. Since 2002, both papers have seen about a 20 percent decrease in circulation.
What Will Happen To Newspapers? Are They Going Extinct?
Do you get a newspaper thumping onto your front porch? If you do, chances are the number of people creating that paper has been considerably slashed. A new study shows that 85 percent of daily papers have cut newsroom staff in the last three years.
Study: Young People Check Email While Checking News, Duh!
The AP conducted a study in an attempt to figure out how best to get the news to young adults. The international study found that young adults are experiencing news fatigue, and overall information overload thanks to the Internet. Participants were also distracted from focusing on news because they were almost always multitasking with activities like reading email.
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Who Says Newspapers Aren't Any Fun?
We usually ask you to guess whether certain headlines are real or fake, but we'll let the cat out of the bag and assure you that these are all real — we've got the newspaper clippings to prove it! Whether the following headlines mean what they say or don't say what they mean, they're all pretty darn hilarious. The headline featured above is fine, but the quoted statement below it is just too good to pass up.
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