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Billionaire extends New York Times financial lifeline

20 Jan 2009 07:31 - Staff Reporter
Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim on Monday agreed to provide the cash-strapped New York Times Company a $250-million loan.

Cash-strapped New York Times opens front page to ads

05 Jan 2009 18:11 - Staff Reporter
The cash-strapped New York Times on Monday for the first time opened its editorial holy of holies, the front page, to advertising.

Cape Times editor resigns

15 Dec 2008 18:12 - Staff Reporter
The editor of the Cape Times, Tyrone August, has resigned following an apparent dispute with management of the Independent group of newspapers.

Sudan journalists detained at censorship protest

17 Nov 2008 13:09 - Andrew Heavens
More than 60 Sudanese journalists and newspaper staff were detained on Monday at a rare public protest against media censorship.

The end of the story as we know it

02 Nov 2008 06:00 -
News articles are failing to keep the world informed -- it's time for the next generation, writes Jeff Jarvis.

Economic crisis throws Zim into 'information dark age'

07 Oct 2008 07:25 - Jan Raath
Zimbabwe's economic catastrophe is plunging the country into an "information dark age", according to media analysts.

Google sets sights on stories fit for print

10 Sep 2008 16:07 - Michael Liedtke
Google is trying to expand the newspaper section of its online library to include billions of articles published during the past 244 years.

Transnet takes Sunday Times to press ombudsman

05 Sep 2008 11:27 - Staff Reporter
State-owned transport group Transnet said on Friday it has lodged a formal complaint with the press ombudsman against the Sunday Times.

How a tribal people's charity was misrepresented

02 Sep 2008 13:23 - Staff Reporter
Britain's Observer has apologised for a "misleading" article about dramatic images apparently of a "lost" Brazilian tribe.

M&G Media buys back M&G Online

29 Aug 2008 09:01 - Staff Reporter
In a major strike for our independence, M&G Media has bought back the Mail & Guardian Online from MWeb, which has owned a stake since 1995.

American paper cuts

20 Aug 2008 06:00 - Mark Pinsky
The talk in US newsrooms is all about redundancies. Mark Pinsky tells of how he lost his job.

Senegal newspaper raids deepen bitter media dispute

18 Aug 2008 17:24 - Diadie Ba
Attackers ransacked the offices of two independent Senegalese newspapers at the weekend, editors said on Monday.

ANC newspaper? Not yet, says ruling party

11 Jul 2008 16:33 - Staff Reporter
The African National Congress has rejected media reports that it has plans to establish its own daily newspaper.

My daily diet of dog biscuits

08 Jul 2008 00:00 - Lev David
Twenty-four-hour news channels are like soap operas, every time you tune in, the characters are in a holding pattern, awaiting something dramatic.

Papers lambaste Collingwood over run-out decision

26 Jun 2008 09:05 - Staff Reporter
England captain Paul Collingwood risked pitching cricket into one of its most serious crises in years, newspapers said on Thursday.

Google has 'moral imperative' to assist newspapers

17 Jun 2008 18:18 - Michael Liedtke
Google's chief executive said this week that the internet search leader hopes its recently acquired advertising service will aid newspapers.

Celebrating a century of journalism

08 Jun 2008 15:41 - Deanne Lawrance
The Christian Science Monitor celebrates 100 years as a newspaper at its stall on the Cape Town Book Fair.

'The worst crime in journalism is dullness'

14 Jun 2008 11:36 - Elvira Van Noort
Anton Harber, co-founder of The Weekly Mail, now the Mail & Guardian, answers 10 questions as the M&G celebrates 20 years.

Allegations of corruption at Beeld

06 Jun 2008 13:25 - Staff Reporter
A series of anonymous letters from employees and former employees of daily newspaper Beeld to the board of its holding company, Media24, has accused Beeld management of "serious corruption".

Zimbabwe slaps import duty on foreign newspapers

07 Jun 2008 14:08 - Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe has imposed an import duty on the foreign press following concerns by President Robert Mugabe's government over "hostile foreign newspapers coming into Zimbabwe".

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