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NEW YORK a ' The New York Times Company is considering charging a fee for access to its website, and has begun asking its print edition subscribers how such a charge would affect their subscriptions.

Despite Twitter's popularity and ballooning public image, the micro-blogging site may never be able to turn a profit.

AOL is reviewing all of the assets it has acquired over the years and will likely dump some.

Canwest Global Communications Corp. shares lost more than half their value Thursday in the heaviest trading of the battered stock in nearly eight years.

Gannett Co. Inc. has eliminated 106 full-time and 19 part-time positions at its six newspapers in New Jersey due to the continued impact of the recession.

An estimated 31 million people in the U.S. watched the Michael Jackson memorial on TV Tuesday.

The Reporter newspaper in Fond du Lac has named Richard Roesgen its general manager and executive editor.

Canadian cable and pay TV broadcaster Astral Media on Thursday saw its third quarter earnings and revenue edge higher, but weathering the economic downturn is getting harder as ad sales slump.

Merriam-Webster Inc. has added more than 100 entries to the latest edition of its Collegiate Dictionary.

It turns out the media elite aren't so different from a lot of less affluent people: They think Twitter is a great communications tool, but can't figure out how the online messaging service is going to make money.

DENVER Starting Monday, a single copy of The Denver Post for Monday through Saturday editions will cost 75 cents instead of 50 cents.

It's 20 years and going for Austin Chronicle's "Best of Austin" poll. Erin Collier from the Chronicle drops by Good Day to talk about the upcoming "Best of Austin" issue.

ESPN has acquired the rights to televise Premier League soccer in Ireland. The broadcaster, owned by The Walt Disney Co., will show the 46 matches next season that were previously held by Setanta Sports.

As it defends itself against allegations of copyright infringement made by at least three separate copyright owners, Google's YouTube won some minor legal victories on Tuesday, legal documents show.

Just 2 weeks after its debut, the Sirius XM iPhone App has surpassed more than 1 million downloads.

Yahoo Inc. and the NFL Players Association have reached a settlement over use of players' statistics, photos and other data in Yahoo's popular online fantasy football game.

NEW YORK - A federal bankruptcy judge in New York has cleared the way for newspaper publisher Journal Register Co.

Former press lord Conrad Black should not be freed on bail while appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court his conviction for defrauding shareholders in his Hollinger International media empire, prosecutors said Monday.

Recent attacks against Indians in Australia brought cries of racism from the media and bloggers in India.

The Ricketts family has reached a deal to buy the storied Chicago Cubs baseball team from bankrupt media company Tribune Co for slightly less than the original $900 million bid, a source familiar with the deal said on Monday.