Google in Talks to Pay Publishers for News - WSJ

Too little too late.

Meet the Unlikely Hero Saving California’s Oldest Weekly Paper - The New York Times

Love it!

Maybe Information Actually Doesn’t Want to Be Free - The New York Times

I hope this is as hopeful for the future as it seems. But how do we value information at a lower price tag and make people willing to pay for it again? Like the proverbial nickel paper. Or even penny paper.

Warren Buffett Will Sell His Newspaper Empire – Editor & Publisher Magazine

Fascinating news.

Opinion | Pompeo Called Me a ‘Liar.’ That’s Not What Bothers Me. - The New York Times

A superb response to a venile man.

Worried Reporters Make a Plea: Please Buy Our Paper - The New York Times

I don't have the stomach to read much more of this.

Pompeo Says NPR's Kelly Lied To Him Twice But Doesn't Deny Lashing Out : NPR

Secretary ASS. Let's see, did I spell that correctly?

Reporter says Mike Pompeo cursed and demanded she find Ukraine on a map after interview - CNNPolitics

She does not work for a newspaper, but thank goodness she is there and is who she is!

Jim Lehrer, understated PBS news anchor and presidential debate moderator, dies at 85 - The Washington Post

They don't make 'em like that anymore.

Opinion | How Amazon, Geico and Walmart Fund Propaganda - The New York Times

This is really bad and inexcusable.

Justice Dept. Investigating Years-Old Leaks and Appears Focused on Comey - The New York Times

I wonder how this will touch the news organizations receiving the leaks?

Luxury Developers Turn the Page on Old Newspaper Headquarters - WSJ

At least it is not reduced to the dust of ages, or of whatever.

The Newseum belonged to an earlier age of media culture. It couldn't survive the change. - The Washington Post

The pace of change is nauseating.

These Reporters Lost Their Jobs. Here Are the Stories They Couldn’t Tell. - The New York Times

We have lost a national commitment to be informed. I cannot imagine a route that gets it back for us.

A Local News Site Uses A Paywall And Succeeds : NPR

Good luck.

The Kansas City Star to drop Saturday print edition | KCTV5 News This Morning | kctv5.com

So it goes by trickles.

Netflix trips for ‘Irishman’ and ‘Marriage Story’ anger rivals -- and raise questions - The Washington Post

Bad no matter how you rate it.

"Vendre le magazine, parler aux gens, redonne de la dignité aux sans abri." Cette Niçoise a créé un mensuel de rue - Nice-Matin

Learn more.

These Reporters Rely on Public Data, Rather Than Secret Sources - The New York Times

Imagine.

Chris interviews one of his ‘heroes’: Fmr. Hearst CEO Frank Bennack

I bet there is a whole story to why he does not have his own entry in Wikipedia. Probably involves money and power.