A lawsuit filed by the Associated Press against news aggregator Meltwater, accusing it of copyright infringement and “free riding” on its content, is just another sign that the newswire is trying… Read more »
The Associated Press and a consortium of major media owners such as the New York Times have launched a “news registry” called NewsRight. The entity says it is about tracking and… Read more »
The Philadelphia Media Network has launched a tech incubator and the Digital First Media chain have both announced plans to invest in startups. While both of these efforts may fail, it’s… Read more »
New York Times CEO Janet Robinson recently stepped down from her post, and industry sources say she was asked to resign because she didn’t do enough on the digital side. Here… Read more »
At the second f8 conference on September 22, Facebook launched a series of features that are just as sweeping and potentially just as disruptive for the web as Facebook Connect was… Read more »
We’ve written a lot here at GigaOM about the evolution — and disruption — of the book-publishing industry, from the rise of self-publishing phenomenons like Amanda Hocking to new e-book ventures… Read more »
When the FCC said it was putting together a report on the future of media, many feared it would recommend subsidies and other breaks for traditional media entities, but the report… Read more »
The New York Times’ latest financial results are a snapshot of a traditional media giant that is trying desperately to move into the digital future, but keeps getting dragged back down… Read more »