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Wall Street Journal battles for freedom of the press in Britain

Oct 18, 2013
The British government is trying to prohibit The Wall Street Journal from publishing the names of trades implicated in the LIBOR scandal.

eBay founder Pierre Omidyar plans new media company

Oct 17, 2013
The founder of eBay gets into the news business, even recruiting Glenn Greenwald, who brings with him a trove of unpublished security documents from Edward Snowden.

AOL's new hyper-local news plan: A little less local

Aug 12, 2013
AOL hoped to create a viable new model for local news, but now it's planning dramatic cuts to Patch sites and staff.

Americans don't think journalists contribute a lot to society

Jul 11, 2013
The military topped a survey of occupations in the U.S. that people think "contribute a lot" to society.

Local newspapers are dead; long live local TV

Jul 1, 2013
The Tribune Co. has agreed to pay $2.7 billion for 19 local TV stations.
Pedestrians walk by the Tribune Tower, headquarters of the Tribune Company on June 7, 2012 in Chicago, Ill.
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In digital age, leaks get harder to hide

Jun 10, 2013
The source of information leaks is getting harder to hide. Can whistleblowers do anything to cover their tracks?

Photojournalist John H. White on layoffs, 35 years at Chicago Sun-Times

Jun 4, 2013
He won a in Pulitzer in 1982, but didn't stop there. Chicago's legendary photojournalist John H. White reflects on the power of pictures days after he was laid off along with the Sun-Times' entire photo department.

For public good, not for profit.

New entries in the AP Stylebook: 'Flash mob,' 'Google Hangout'

May 30, 2013
The go-to manual for print media turns 60 this year.

Could Bloomberg lose the trust of Wall Street?

May 17, 2013
Wall Street banks are taking on Bloomberg in the wake of news that the news service’s reporters snooped on clients. Could there be business implications for the company?
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on May 6, 2013 in New York City.
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Aaron Swartz's 'Strongbox' could help protect sources

May 17, 2013
The late internet activist and a New Yorker reporter worked together to develop a way for sources to anonymously share documents.