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Tim Armstrong , CEO of AOL, said he believes the next phase of the Internet is about content. And he told the audience at D8 that AOL is working on the "future of journalism." " lang="en-us

Sony's electronic reader will offer subscriptions to The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post, the latest in a series of moves by publishers and consumer-electronics companies to loosen Amazon's hold on the embryonic e-reader market." />

Google's Eric Schmidt called on newspaper executives to create a "new format" for online journalism, including more personalized content.

A survey conducted by the Columbia Journalism Review found that magazines' Web sites reflect a trade-off of standards for online speed.

Speculation on the future of journalism and the possibility of user-generated content to gain local news stories.

The editor of The Atlantic outlines what he thinks will happen to good journalism and good journalists in a post-print world.

A must-read series on online privacy by the Wall Street Journal.  If you browse the web, if you write email, if you have an ISP you should know about this  

I know we've discussed in class how Google (and other entities) seems to know so much about us, but isn't it a bit naive to assume the opposite? We expose a piece of our private lives in every way: credit cards for example track where we go, where we eat, what we buy, and the like. Even if paying cash at places, we're signing up for list servs, blogs, campaigns, donating to charities that require contact information, filling out surveys. Given this, is it all that surprising that we are being "watched"? I don't think it's possible to function in today's society without exposing much of ourselves (when you want to pay cash somewhere, the bank knows when, where, what time of day you withdrew money), unless we change our names or deliver false information.

Herald publisher predicts near-term industry shift to paid online model

Dow Jones announced an online venture that combines The Wall Street Journal's Web site with Dow Jones's business-to-business news service and databases." />

Long before anyone had heard of the Internet, early home computer users could read their morning newspapers online ... sort of. Steve Newman's 1981 story was...

The future was NOW! Brought to you by Rob Arthur---owns home computer.

This is classic! I like the "electronic journalism" term that was used to describe their methods. If only the journalism industry knew what was coming . . . the guy saying "we're not in it to make much money" -* the newspaper delivery guy "not worried about losing his job" shakes my head*. Oh, and I own a home computer too - lol.

In The Wall Street Journal, Google CEO Eric Schmidt says that the Internet will not destroy news organizations. He says that Google working in cooperation with publishers of newspapers and magazines can help bring about a business model to share ad revenue from searches." />

Students of GW can get full access to this article through http://www.gelman.gwu.edu. Go to the listing of databases and search for the Wall Street Journal.

News Corp. CEO Murdoch said traditional newspaper and television advertising markets are picking up, but they still must devise new strategies to compete with Internet ads and free online news." />

Brief, but interesting take on making money online with free content or a free/paid hybrid.

Look who's headed for $100 million of revenue!

Escalating the battle between traditional newspapers and online news providers, media mogul Rupert Murdoch lashed out at Google Inc. and other Web companies Tuesday, accusing them of looting news articles and contributing to the industry's decline.

The conditions in digital media, essential to just about any future growth for newspapers, are getting worse for papers.

With over 40,000 freelancers in more than 240 neighborhoods, Examiner.com aims to dominate every province of local news, bringing marketers along with it.