"Creating Content No Longer 'Elite' Endeavor" - MediaPost Publications

The number of content creators on the web is growing dramatically.

"Newspaper Outlook Dubbed Deeply Depressing, Ad Business Shifting To Online" - MediaPost Publications

Projections are lowered based on the impact of newspaper competitors.

"Top Secret, Does The U.S. Government Have Too Many 'Secret' Documents?" - CBS News

The clash between the government's interest in keeping secrets and the public's desire to know what they are continues to create new disputes.

"Kidnapped Iraqi TV Reporters Draw Little Attention" - National Public Radio

The rest of the media, and others, appear not to care.

"After The Flood" - Forbes

Paul MAIDMENT challenges newspapers to think like at least one department store chain.

"Federally Funded VOA Off the Air in Baghdad" - National Publc Radio

Security is the issue.

"Adapt or Die" - American Journalism Review

One view of what newspapers need to do.

"Med media women see common aim" - ANSA

Women around the world continue to fight for more opportunities in the media.

"Iran Closes Newspaper Over Cartoon Furor" - The Associated Press

The editor and cartoonist have been put in prison.

"Explosive Words" - The Washington Post

Books find themselves increasingly at the center of digital revolution battles of all kinds.

"France Denies It Paid Millions for Release of Journalists in Iraq" - Editor & Publisher

This is one of those stories that will outlast the truth, even if it ever gets established.

"APTN Opens Full-Time North Korea Office" - The Associated Press

This is the first Western news organization to set up a bureau in North Korea.

"For Tiny Screens, Some Big Dreams" - The New York Times

"What do people want on their cellphones?"

"Des journalistes etrangers interpelles brievement en Egypte" - Le Monde

Four reporters were detained in Egypt by authorities and then released.

""Corse-Matin" : les grevistes annoncent la levee du blocage des depots de carburants" - Le Monde

The striking delivery workers at Corse Matin had blocked deliveries of gasoline to the the island.

"Les portables se preparent a devenir de vrais televiseurs" - Le Monde

France considers new laws for digital television services.

"New Media Shifts Boundaries for Journalism, Marketing at Medill" - Advertising Age

There are lots of changes in the works for US schools of journalism and communications. The Medill School at Northwestern, is potentially one of the leaders.

"One billion people have Internet access" - Agence France Presse

Nearly 850 million "use the internet regularly".

"Publishers find silver lining in coloring books for the elderly" - The Japan Times

Many media offerings thought only for the young are proving to have great interest to older people as well.

50-Year-Old Italian Newspaper Geared for the Future" - AKI

Serving people in different languages is a challenge that media organizations face all over the world, including Italian language readers interested in Tunisia.

"Media must obey Chinese law, warns Olympic chief" - MediaGuardian.co.uk

Lots of questions remain about how much control China will impose on media coverage of the Olympics and China during the 2008 games.

"Publishing industry had strong 2005" - The Associated Press

The book publishing business faces an uncertain future not just because of the digital revolution, but because people seem to be reading less as well.

"Publishing industry had strong 2005" - The Associated Press

The book publishing business faces an uncertain future not just because of the digital revolution, but because people seem to be reading less as well.

"Le 68e prix Albert-Londres recompense des articles sur l'Iran, l'Irak et la condition des filles en Asie" - Le Monde

This is one of the more prestigious awards given to journalists in France.

"Adults Under 35 Turn to Portals for National, International News" - Editor & Publisher

The figures are more complex....

"Glossed over" - The Phoenix

Magazines and newspapers face different challenges.

Saudi King Prohibits Pictures of Women in Newspapers

This is a new rule from the King, explained in part in this way "One must think, do they want their daughter, their sister, or their wife to appear in this way. Of course, no one would accept this....."

"Social Networks Attract Nearly Half Of All Web Users" - TechWeb

A new survey shows dramatically rising numbers.

"Microsoft joins hunt for next big thing" - The Financial Times

Microsoft and News Corp are actively seeking out new media companies in Silicon Valley.

"France Debates Downloads, With Teenager as Top Expert" - The New York Times

The debate over downloading music in France continues, with new advocates emerging.

"Missouri Journalism School May Add Campus in Qatar"

A sizable gift to the school would be expected in return.

"Un veteran de la dissidence chinoise condamne a 12 ans de prison" - Le Monde

A Chinese dissident is sentenced to 12 years in prison for publishing anti-government articles.

"Bono, rédacteur en chef d'un jour de l'Independent, défend l'Afrique" - TV5

Bono is the guest editor today of the Independent in the UK.

"Spying scandal unfolds in Germany" - Los Angeles Times

Some number of reporters appear to have been paid to spy on other journalists.

"Spitzer Decries Digital Divide'' - MediaPost Publications

The gubernatorial candidate calls for more to be done in New York to promote broadbad access; the US is losing in the competition with other countries.

"Khamenei accuse les medias de deformer la position de l'Iran sur le nucleaire" - Le Monde

The world's media are criticized for inaccurately reporting on Iran's nuclear program.

Justices Set Aside Patent Ruling Against eBay - New York Times

The digital revolution is not patented, but it is full of disputes over patents. In this case, eBay has won a round with the the US Supreme Court.

"Record d'audience pour le service mondial de la BBC" - Le Monde

Listeners to BBC World Service are up 10% above last year, reaching a total of 163 million people per week.

"In Tokyo, the New Trend Is 'Media Immersion Pods'" - The New York Times

The digital revolution progresses in different ways and at different speeds in different places.

"Can TV's and PC's Live Together Happily Ever After?" - The New York Times

Another core issue in the digital revolution.

"Digital Media Brings Profits (and Tensions) to TV Studios" - The New York Times

As digital products proliferate, so, too, do the challenges for those who own the rights to core - and related - content.

"Scan This Book!" - The New York Times

The future of the "book" is a critical issue in the digital revolution. As with similar issues affecting other established media, there are many points of view and many who believe they know for sure what will happen.Time, maybe not much of it, will tell.

"A nos lecteurs, par Jean-Marie Colombani" - Le Monde

This is a message from the publisher of Le Monde concerning what the newspaper has done, and what it faces in the days ahead, in an effort to fully report an evolving case known as "Clearstream" involving many leaders of the current French government.

"Protecting Journalists in Latin America" - Knight Foundation

This is an audio narrative by the Knight Foundation president, Alberto IBARGUEN.

"Yahoo Chief: No Sale to Microsoft" - The New York Times

Report of a New Yorker interview with Terry SEMEL dealing with Microsoft, Yahoo and Google.

"The Land Time Forgot" - New York Observer

Another view of Time magazine.

"The Perfect News Site, 2016" - The Wall Street Journal

Readers make interesting and somewhat inconsistent demands.

"An Agency's Worst Nightmare: Ads Created by Users" - The New York Times

This ad was created by the winner of a contest on Al GORE's Current TV.

"Time Wins Top Award for Magazine Excellence" - The New York Times

This is the first win for Time since 1985.

"La TNT couvrira plus de 70% de la population en mars 2007" - Le Monde

France claims that its terrestrial digital television service will have reached 70% of the population in March 2007, two years after its launch.

"Microsoft and Google Grapple for Supremacy" - New York Times

The two companies are figthing one of the bigger battles in the digital revolution.

"Can Microsoft Fight Threats With Deals?" - New York Times

Microsoft faces competitive challenges and choices in the digital revolution.

"34 percent of South Koreans use Internet for news" - AsiaMedia

This appears to be notably higher than guesses about the global level.

"HBO Planning Comedy Set in ... Baghdad?" - TV Week

A television program set in the "Hotel Palestine" is under development.

"The open ad marketplace" - BuzzMachine

This is Jeff JARVIS' proposal on how bloggers and advertiser "can finally hook up".

"Media & internet - Investors piling into internet media" - Financial Times

Investors are looking for the "next internet sensation".

"The Most Influential People in Media" - New York Magazine

How the media world looks from New York (magazine).

"Yahoo Is Unleashing a New Way to Turn Ad Clicks Into Ka-Ching" - The New York Times

Searching, so to speak, for the perfect melding of what someone wants to find through a search, and the product or service (i.e., advertising) that will prove irresistable to the searcher.

"For MTV Fans, a Parallel Universe of Programs: At Once Online and on TV" - The New York Times

Multitasking gets a workout.

"Iran: nouvelle offensive contre les paraboles" - Le Monde

Iran launches a campaign to remove all visible satellite dishes, something the government claims are "decadent". Owners of the dishes will be brought to court as well.

"Newspaper Circulation Declines 2.6 Percent" - The New York Times

These are trying times for US newspaper publishers as they confront many changes in the marketplace, including the digital revolution.

"A Comedian's Riff on Bush Prompts an E-Spat" - The New York Times

There are important media business implications for this as well.

"Trials Continue Under Article 301" - Bianet

The charge is "denigration of Turkishness".

"Bono to edit Indy for Aids campaign" - MediaGuardian.co.uk

An unusual move that makes Bono editor for a day as part of a campaign to address HIV/AIDS in Africa.

"Taking Magazines to the People" - Circulation Management Magazine

The head of the MIT Media Lab implores magazine publishers to become more interactive.

"Local US newspaper integrates site with MySpace" - Journalism.co.uk

This is a first marriage of a newspaper with MySpace.

"Local TV's Clear Shot At The Net" - Business Week

Local television stations appear to have large opportunities to use digial media beyond their broadcasts.

"Old media fights the new for audience share" - Reuters

Reporting from the We Media event in London.

"Speaker calls on journalists to re-emphasize fairness" - The Athens News

Former senior news executive for Knight-Ridder offers advice.

"The changing mix of money and media" - BBC News

A commentary from Dan GILLMOR.

"Newspaper Nirvana? 300 Dailies Court India's Avid Readers" - The Wall Street Journal

Newspapr sales in India are booming, even as the digital revolution sweeps that country as well.

"Moscow Jury Acquits 2 in Journalist's Death" - The Associated Press

This comes in the case of the murder of the late editor of Forbes magazine's Russian editor.

"694 millions de personnes connectees sur internet dans le monde (Etude US)" - Le Monde

"694 millions de personnes connectees sur internet dans le monde (Etude US)" - Le Monde

"Le gouvernement va aider les menages a s'equiper en decodeurs de television numerique" - Le Monde

The French President wants to cover all of France within 5 years.

Speaking in (Many) Tongues Can Be Profitable - New York Times

Languages, and translations between and among them, are still important in a media world that remains diverse despite the surge in English as a common denominator in many places. Translators and interpreters play an important behind-the-scenes role in media in most countries.

"New Microsoft Browser Raises Google's Hackles" - The New York Times

The internet revolution frequently includes skirmishes between very large forces.