Newspaper Giant Tribune Co. Developing Tablet Device

"Hoping to take a small slice from Apple's big pie, newspaper publishers are developing tablet computers of their own. The Tribune Co., one of the largest U.S. news enterprises, is working on a touchscreen tablet that it plans to offer to newspaper subscribers, according to people briefed on the plans.

More Media Sites Customizing News for You

"Tech and media companies are in a race to sap the serendipity from news consumption and distill readers' interests into an algorithm."

Say Hello to Google's Online Magazine

"Google has quietly launched its own full-length online magazine, a quarterly publication whose aim is to create a 'breathing space in a busy world.'"

Local News, Information are Going Mobile Big Time, Pew Survey Says

"According to new research from the Pew Internet and American Life Project, nearly half (47%) of all U.S. adults get at least some local news and information on their phone or tablet."

New York Times Paywall Coming March 28

"The New York Times announced 'digital subscriptions' on Thursday, revealing the long-awaited details of its paywall plan. Starting March 28, non-subscribers will be able to read only 20 online articles for free each month."

Apple, Google Make it Easier to Subscribe to Digital Media

"Apple and Google are making it easier for consumers to subscribe to digital media on an array of devices."

'The Daily' Launches on iPad for 99 Cents a Week

"News Corp. launched its most ambitious effort yet to re-invent the way news is delivered and consumed with the introduction Wednesday of The Daily— the first national news publication designed specifically for Apple's iPad."

Online Paid News Service Launched for Big Papers

"A personalized news service funded by New York Times Co., Washington Post Co., and Gannett Co launched on Tuesday in an attempt to get readers to pay for online news."

Pew Study: In the News, Apple Is Beating Google

"A new study finds that Apple is beating all other technology companies, at least in terms of media coverage."

Magazines, Newspapers Still in Talks Over iPad Newsstand, Report Says

"Buzz has been picking up lately about Apple opening an iBooks-like distribution medium for the iPad, but for magazine and newspaper subscriptions."

Americans Spending More Time Reading News

"Americans are spending more time reading the news now than they have at any time during the last decade, according to a new study."

Report: Murdoch's News Corp. Readying Digital Newspaper

"Rupert Murdoch has long championed pay walls for online news content, and now the News Corp. chairman is reportedly working on a newspaper that would be available exclusively on mobile devices like Apple's iPad and smartphones."

Publishers See Signs the iPad Can Restore Ad Money

"Good news for the news business: Companies are paying newspapers and magazines up to five times as much to place ads in their iPad..."

Online Journalists Make Pulitzer History

"Today, a cartoonist for SFGate.com, the online arm of the San Francisco Chronicle, and an investigative journalist at ProPublica won Pulitzer Prizes for their work. The reason we’ve dubbed these wins “history-making” is because this is the first time any online-only publication has won the prestigious award for editorial content."

Survey: People Prefer Free Online News

"The project's report contained an extensive look at habits of the estimated six in 10 Americans who say they get at least some news online during a typical day. On average, each person spends three minutes and four seconds per visit to a news site."

Survey: More Americans Get News from Internet than Newspapers or Radio

"More Americans get their news from the Internet than from newspapers or radio, and three-fourths say they hear of news via e-mail or updates on social media sites, according to a new report."

Ten Sages Read the Future of Print

"What becomes of the printed word? What's the fate of companies that produce periodicals and books? Here's what 10 media and tech luminaries think."

Will You Be E-Mailing This Article?

"Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have intensively studied the New York Times list of most-e-mailed articles, checking it every 15 minutes for more than six months, analyzing the content of thousands of articles and controlling for factors like the placement in the paper or on the Web home page. The results are surprising..."

Tech Giants Offer Ideas on Charging Readers Online

"Some of the world's most prominent technology companies are offering suggestions to publishers on how they can charge readers for news online. IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp. and Google Inc. — a company some newspapers blame for helping dig their financial hole — responded to a request by the Newspaper Association of America for proposals on ways to easily charge for news on the Web."

Online News Fees: Financial Salvation or Suicide?

"The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette is a rarity among large U.S. newspapers — it's selling more weekday copies than a decade ago. In Idaho, the Post Register's circulation has remained stable, while many other print publications have lost readers to the Internet. How can this be? The executives behind the Arkansas and Idaho newspapers believe it's because they've been giving free access to their Web sites only to people who subscribe to the printed edition. Everyone else has to pay to read the Democrat-Gazette and the Post Register online. Meanwhile, most publishers have been giving away their stories and photos to all comers on the Internet."