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According to Lionel Barber, editor of the Financial Times, there is a shift in the balance-of-power of journalism; the power is shifting in favor of new media. Barber believes the "mainstream press lost touch with its audience at the very moment when technology, via the Internet, was dramatically

The Associated Press's recent modifications to its membership rates and the nature of the services that it provides caused a number of US papers to back out of their subscriptions. Publications across the country may be on the hunt for an alternative news source, in particular local papers for whom the AP's content may not be adequate anymore.

The Associated Press's recent modifications to its membership rates and the nature of the services that it provides caused a number of US papers to back out of their subscriptions. Publications across the country may be on the hunt for an alternative news source, in particular local papers for whom the AP's content may not be adequate anymore.

Abu Dhabi-based The National, launched in April, has a circulation between 70,000 and 90,000 copies but pertains to "grand ambitions" and "leaders who are bullish on print journalism," writes The Los Angeles Times. A seven-section Saturday issue is scheduled to be launched in the future.

A recent article in the Examiner explored what the future job of a journalist may look like in a climate where journalism is thriving and newspapers are not. According to the article, journalists will not only have to learn to interview sources, but also write stories for different media platforms, and understand basic business principles so they can market themselves.

Newsquest has announced plans to fire all subeditors and replace them with "multi-skilled, cross-platform journalists". According to the Press Gazette, the changes will take places at the following papers, Epping Forest Guardian, the Waltham Forest Guardian, Wanstead and Woodford Guardian, the

A client of PR Newswire (and of my company as the vendor to PR Newswire) wrote a thesis paper for her MBA in Communications. She happens to be the PR Manager for Varian Medical Systems and has been an active user of our MediaRoom service for three years.

Atlanta, GA (October 1, 2008) – Video Technics, Inc. (VT) today announced that Raycom Media’s flagship WSFA-TV of Montgomery, Alabama is using the Apella™ HDS Media Server for ingest, asset management, and playback of high-definition news clips and animated graphics with key.

There is an interesting article today on the Monday Note site today that examines the new newsroom business model. The author, Frederick Filloux, was part of the team behind 20 Minutes and spent 12 years at Liberation, ultimately becoming the Editor-In-Chief. He now works as editor for the Norwegian group Schibstead.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) founder and chief, Robert Menard, announced his resignation on Friday. Menard is said to want to explore other avenues and will be replaced by Jean-Francois Julliard, 35.