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Findings suggested traditional news sites were typically ahead of blogs by two and a half hours when a story line spread.

News Corp. issued a detailed rebuttal of allegations that reporters at two of its U.K. tabloids used illegal methods to collect information on sports stars, celebrities and other public figures.

British police will look into a report that a Rupert Murdoch subsidiary hacked into cellphone messages.

The possible sale of Yahoo’s HotJobs would be a huge blow for members of the Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) Newspaper Consortium, as the alliance is the only source of help-wanted-ad revenue for nearly 200 papers. But that’s apparently not deterring papers from joining.

Many U.S. companies consider lobbying the government just another cost of doing business. When newspapers want help from Uncle Sam, the cost could be their reputation.

A week after The Baltimore Sun slashed 60 newsroom jobs, including 18 top editing positions, some 50 newsroom staffers still at the paper have launched a one-day byline strike, according to the Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild.

With the media world in a seemingly downward spiral, many journalists are wondering how do you get ahead in an industry that can’t see its own future?

On a recent morning, when many newspapers and news sites were buzzing about swine flu, voiceofsandiego.org wrote instead about a local science professor and his quest to understand the beginning of the universe.

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