MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
It may seem a little strange to see the nation's top-selling print newspaper pairing with an online news aggregator and social networking site, but today's announcement of a partnership between USA TODAY and Fark.com is just further proof of print's ongoing quest to expand in the digital space. Starting today, USATODAY.com's Tech section will exclusively host and sponsor Fark's Geek page , which in...
Las Vegas Gleaner (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
No, not that kind of fantasy. Pervs. "The Nation's Newspaper" is still publishing (guess that's the news in this item) and provided the least significant person in the United States Senate space on its opinion page to explain how the...
ComingSoon.net (Free subscription) | yesterday
USA Today has published a first look at DreamWorks Animation's Shrek Forever After , the final film in the series that will hit theaters and IMAX in 3D on May 21st. The first trailer will be released with James Cameron's Avatar , which opens on December 18. Director Mike Mitchell told the newspaper that Shrek is feeling over-domesticated in the fourth installment. "He has lost his roar. It used...
Titivil (Free subscription) | yesterday
David Carr, on the trail of even more dead canaries: It comes as a bit of shock to learn that USA Today, which would seem to define a traditional news organization, is teaming up with Fark in a sponsorship of its Geek page. USA Today content will be featured on the page and the Gannett-owned newspaper will sell ads on the site as well. So what's the coalmine in this instance? It is the coalmine from...
BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Filed under: Gannett Co (GCI) , News Corp'B' (NWS) , Media World Bundling is beautiful for newspapers. Since April 1, 2009, new rules for counting circulation have turned some newspapers from losing to gaining , even in a market where the print community is getting thrashed. Instead of selling more copies every day, these publications are counting online visits, as long as they are from paying subscribers...
Today In the Sky (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
In case you missed this story in yesterday's newspaper, USA TODAY reporter Alan Levin writes: When two airline pilots flew past their destination last month because they were intently focused on their laptops, several lawmakers likened it to drivers trying...
Military Times - News (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The Pentagon should rewrite ethics rules for retired generals who work as advisers for the military while representing defense contractors, Arizona Sen. John McCain and other lawmakers said Wednesday.“The important thing is that they avoid the appearance of conflict,” McCain, the ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said in an interview.McCain was among several members...
NewsBusters (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
If a prominent white man said all white men in Congress should vote for or against a pending piece of legislation, what do you think the media firestorm would be like? As you ponder, consider that Jesse Jackson on Wednesday told a reception held by the Congressional Black Caucus, “ You can’t vote against healthcare and call yourself a black man .” Although the comment was first reported...
Today In the Sky (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
In case you missed this story in today's newspaper, USA TODAY reporter Thomas Frank writes: Thousands of airplane maintenance shops in the U.S. and abroad would get increased scrutiny to make sure they are not easy prey for terrorists looking...
Ypulse (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
As regular readers know, we here at Ypulse are strong supporters of free newspaper access for students. So it should come as no surprise that this initiative from USA Today to test out an e-Edition at select colleges (Penn State, Indiana and Missouri) struck a heartwarming chord. From the article ...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- USA TODAY, the nation's top-selling print newspaper, remains the most widely read print newspaper in the United States according to the Fall 2009 Mediamark Research Inc. (MRI) report released yesterday. USA TODAY reaches more than 3.7 million print reade...
CBS 11 - Dallas / Fort Worth's Sour (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Penn State, Indiana and Missouri are the first schools to participate in a USA Today initiative meant to test how students respond to electronic versions of printed newspapers. The "e-Edition" is free for students, faculty and staff. USA Today says it's identical to the newspaper's print edition but with additional interactive and exclusive content.
Today In the Sky (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
In case you missed this story in yesterday's newspaper, USA TODAY reporter Charisse Jones writes: Kent Craford saw a void and decided to fill it. To save business commuters time as they travel between Portland and Seattle, Craford and his...
Today In the Sky (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
In case you missed this story in this morning's newspaper, USA TODAY reporter Dan Reed writes: American Airlines this week is pressing its case that partner Japan Airlines would be better off sticking with it and the 11-member Oneworld global...
Today In the Sky (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
In case you missed this story in this morning’s newspaper, USA TODAY reporter Dan Reed writes: Don Schmincke prefers the full-service treatment he gets as a first-class passenger on United Airlines and other big, conventional airlines. Yet he's flying those...
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