Politico is launching a free, bi-monthly print magazine, as well as a new “Politico Magazine” section of its website that will be updated daily. The editor, Susan Glasser, was formerly editor… Read more »
The Financial Times now has 100,000 more digital subscribers than print subscribers, and starting next year it will make changes in the way it publishes its print edition. Read more »
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (s BRKA) has sold off its $38 million stake in newspaper publisher Gannett Company (s GCI) and purchased $23 million worth of shares in the Dish Network,… Read more »
The University of Pennsylvania, Frederator Studios, the Chicago Tribune and the Toronto Star all recently started publishing ebooks. Here are some of the lessons they’ve learned — and how well they’re… Read more »
A new survey from the Newspaper Association of America and Nielsen finds that newspaper readers are highly engaged. But they have to do more on mobile, particularly as ad revenue plunges. Read more »
The Financial Times is hoping that at least 35 staff members will accept buyouts as it attempts to prepare for a digital-first future. That future includes hiring 10 new digital employees… Read more »
A new survey from the Alliance for Audited Media (formerly the Audit Bureau of Circulations) finds that newspaper and magazine publishers’ digital businesses are gradually becoming profitable, and 63 percent say… Read more »
The Huffington Post is moving into Asia. The company will publish a Japanese-language edition in partnership with Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun, and is also in discussions with publishers in South Korea… Read more »
After years of providing content for free through Philly.com, the Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News will launch their own paywalled sites in early 2013. Read more »
The Houston Chronicle and Crain’s New York announced new paywall initiatives, while Newsweek editor-in-chief Tina Brown suggested that the now digital-only magazine is heading in that direction. A news roundup. Read more »