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World Press Freedom Day brings protests from around the country; Obama ‘especially concerned’ about Saberi and Current TV female journalists

The paper's owner, New York Times Co., has threatened to shut it down unless its unions make $20 million in concessions.

Chicago financier James Tyree is assembling a group of investors to bid on Sun-Times Media Group Inc.

Mr. Tyree, CEO of Mesirow Financial Inc., told Crain's he has reviewed Sun-Times' books and discussed a possible bid with CEO Jeremy Halbreich and other company executives.

Associated Press Chief Tom Curley threatens a news blackout. Will Google flinch?

A five-part Los Angeles Times series on the futility of government efforts to quell the growing threat of wildfires won a Pulitzer Prize on Monday, and the New York Times claimed five of journalism's highest awards in a year that recognized the watchdog function of the press even as newspapers struggle to survive.

The head of Iran's judiciary Monday ordered a "careful and speedy appeal process" for an Iranian-American journalist who was convicted of spying, Iran's state-run news agency reported.

Iran's president has urged the prosecution to ensure an American convicted of spying for the United States be allowed to offer a full defense during her appeal, an official news agency says.

Cheerleaders Coming to a PE lesson near you. It's the day when some news stories are a little bit "out there", when jokers spring traps to make fools of the rest of us. But not every weird report is an April Fool. Here is a round-up of some of the day's seemingly hoax news stories which are actually true.

If you happen to browse upon a news story that's too odd to be true Wednesday, hold your outrage and check the calendar.

The Sun-Times Media Group, owner of the Chicago Sun-Times and dozens of suburban newspapers, has filed for bankruptcy protection from creditors.