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14. August 2009 | 19:10

12 Things Newspapers Should Do to Survive

Vadim Lavrusik is a new media student at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He is @lavrusik on Twitter and blogs at Lavrusik.com . Though there are countless articles and blog posts sprawled across the web about the dying newspaper industry, this will not be one of them. Some people have even come to the conclusion that journalism itself is dying, yet in reality, journalism … (News Source: Mashable - 16:29:35)

FP Newspapers Income Fund Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA–(Marketwire - Aug. 12, 2009) - FP Newspapers Income Fund (TSX:FP.UN) announces financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2009. FP Newspapers Income Fund owns securities entitling it to 49 percent of the distributable cash of FP Canadian Newspapers Limited Partnership (”FPLP”), which owns the Winnipeg Free Press and Brandon Sun daily newspapers, and Canstar Community … (News Source: Marketwire - 10:15:03)

Does A Cup Of Tea Reduce Stress?

Several daily newspapers in the UK and elsewhere carry reports this week of a study commissioned by the Direct Line insurance company that suggests a cup of tea reduces stress, not just by drinking it but also because of the calming effect of the ritual of putting the kettle on. (News Source: Medical News Today - 12:12:25)

It’s fanciful nonsense to

In reply to Why We Need A Public Newspaper : It’s fanciful nonsense to think that government funded newspapers could be trusted and that the public should be forced to pay for opinions they disagree with. Take a look around at the countries who currently run government funded newspapers. Iran. Egypt. Jordan. North Korea. Etc … I go along with Thomas Jefferson’s admonition “that to compel a man … (News Source: New Matilda - 06:27:43)

Indeed, grass says the dumbest things

In terms of interesting messages, save water ranks down near the bottom, right below eat your vegetables. Yes, do keep the faucet turned off, and yes, don’t waste water watering the lawn and, yes, let’s talk about something else. (News Source: Media Life Magazine - 16:07:59)

Bill Clinton explains power of blogging

Bill Clinton is all for blogging. The former U.S. president said he was flipping through articles he had collected on health care reform and climate change not too long ago, when he realized that he’d saved more clips from blogs than he had from newspapers. (News Source: The Pitt News - 14:02:07)

Q&A: AnnArbor.com blogs leader Ed Vielmetti

In March it was announced that The Ann Arbor News, located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, would be closing. The paper had been publishing since 1835. Sad as it was, it wasn’t an unusual considering the state of newspapers nationwide. What made it unique was what happened next. (News Source: e-Consultancy - 10:11:35)

Hartstein sworn in as Elder Affairs secretary

New England Newspapers PITTSFIELD — The newest advocate for senior citizens from the Berkshires to Boston is being touted as “the right person” to become the state’s new secretary of Elder Affairs. Ann L. Hartstein, a 30-year veteran of assisting the elderly in Massachusetts, was formally sworn into office by Gov. (News Source: North Adams Transcript - 06:28:47)

Friends hit streets for library prop.

Robert Ragaini/Hudson-Catskill Newspapers The Hudson Area Association Library on State Street in Hudson. The Hudson Area Association Library Board is looking for support for a ballot referendum that would more than double their taxpayer funding. (News Source: Register-Star - 06:00:23)

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Fatah: A New Beginning or an Imminent End? This is hardly the rational order of things. An overpowering military occupation was meant to be resisted by an equally determined, focused and unyielding national movement, hell-bent on liberation at any cost and by any means. (News Source: Scoop.co.nz - 04:20:33)

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