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This is a video of how the USA today newspaper is printed, This would be a really good video because it shows how much printing papers has changed.

This is a picture of production of papers today and shows what the inside of a printing factory looks like.

USA Today President and Publisher Larry Kramer said at a panel in New York that the paper is "exploring" a paywall, Keith J. Kelly reports. Reached by email, Kramer told Poynter, "No plan exists. We're studying it." Kramer also said the paper will remove its trademark white boxes from some locations, Kelly reports. It expects sales from such boxes to decline by about one-third after a planned price hike from $1 to $2 next Monday: "Most people are not going to have eight quarters in their pocket," Kramer told the panel

Bunch of stats and graphs of the revenue decline.

Yet another view of the history and development of the newspaper. While brief, this page shows very important key events that took place in advancing the newspaper to the newspapers of today.

Article on the history of newspapers, where they began and how they quickly came to progress over the years.

bried history of the newspaper and how it got to where it is today

This journal article is very descriptive of the turnaround from 6 cent papers to penny papers. It tells the story of Benjamin Day and how he changed past newspapers into the modern, mass media newspapers that we see today (whether print or web). Benjamin Day aimed at a cheaper newspaper with more content for New Yorker's alone, not just businessmen / politicians. In doing so, he also created a business model in which is still being used in some aspects today.

Very good content for the future part of our presentation. This man is all over the news and google, trying to save the future of newspapers. I think he's defenitly someone we should read about and mention in our presentation

Bezos has already re-defined Amazon by creating the online shopping market we know today. The company transformed its back-end infrastructure into the nation's leading Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS). The Kindle launched e-books into the mainstream, and today, for all intents and purposes, Amazon is the e-book marketplace. Bezos is also biting into the media world with instant video, Amazon Studios, even digital games, not to mention ownership in the Business Insider. Read more at http://venturebeat.com/2013/09/06/why-bezos-will-jumpstart-a-new-golden-era-for-the-newspaper-industry/#PzFSYVWgts6sdX84.99

This is an article about why the inverted pyramid style of organization is controversial in journalism today. This is a helpful article for understanding how this style of writing developed over the years, and how it is now considered outdated.

Talks about what the problem is newspapers are facing. Also talks about what the newspaper is like today and argues that amozon and Jeff Bezos is helping the newspapers.

The history of newspaper comics, which is left out in our class textbook. Includes genres, types, 

Gives lots and lots of great information(including some vocab) about how and why newspapers are where they are today and the people who helped make it what it is.

A list of the top newspapers in leading the latest news

This website talks about the competition newspapers have been facing throughout history. It also discusses todays challenges the newspaper industry is facing.

This is a TRUSTED SOURCE (The U.S. Department of Justice) describing the challenges that the newspaper industry has faced throughout history, such as the invention of radio and television.

Another article about the inverted pyramid style of organization. This describes the history of inverted pyramid and how changes to traditional story telling have changed because of it.

the huffington posts top ten newspapers circulating in america today

This is a little article about newspaper chains and how they were run in the past and how they are being dealt with today.

brief summary of the history of the classified ads and where they are going today

"I'll probably read a print newspaper until I die. And that's a problem for the newspaper business; its most loyal customers are closer to death than to birth." This is another article about how the newspaper industry is currently doing. It provides statistics for the top newspapers around today.

Talks about the business aspect of the newspaper industry