"Behind Bush's Fury, a Vow Made in 2001" - The New York Times

"What if They Built an Urban Wireless Network and Hardly Anyone Used It?" - The New York Times

"At CNN, News That Plays to the Ratings" - THe New York Times

"Waiting for the Dough on the Web" - The New York Times

"Cheney Assails Press on Report on Bank Data" - The New York Times

"Media Refuses to Hold Surveillance Story" - The Associated Press

"French Lawmakers Debate Forcing iTunes to Open to Rivals" - The New York Times

"PwC: Out-of-Home Growth to Outpace Media Industry" - MediaWeek

This is from the firm's annual entertainment and media outlook, just released.

"Les noms de domaine en .fr disponibles pour les particuliers" - Le Monde

"Pearson Shareholders Read Between Lines" - The Wall Street Journal

"AT&T Readies Service Uniting Internet and TV" - The Wall Street Journal

"China Pulls the Plug on Google" - The Century Foundation

A commentary.

"China Trial of Times Researcher Ends Without Verdict" - The New York Times

Government secrecy in the United States leaves US citizens and the US government in a much weakened position in arguing for Chinese transparency for this and other cases. For the media, this is a critical matter for journalists as defendants as well as for the work of reporters in covering both their own cases and those of other people.

"Growing Wikipedia Revises Its 'Anyone Can Edit' Policy" - The New York Times

The big question is not so much the "anyone can edit" policy, or even the "protected" entries contrroverys, but rather whether the apparent success and accuracy of Wikipedia is sustainable. We are still in a period of early development, and the real test will come 5 and 10 years from now to see if a probably far larger database retains the same volunteer commitment to accuracy as we see today. The chances that it will not remain uncomfortably high.

"Moving Ahead, Rather Throws Sad Look Back" - The New York Times

"La radiodiffusion num�rique va se g�n�raliser d'ici 2015" - Le Monde

WashingtonPost.com Launches Global, Collaborative 'Panel Blog'

International initiatives like this are still infrequent, and more unusual still is the inclusion of people from other news organizations.

"Un journaliste pakistanais enleve retrouve mort dans une zone tribale" - Le Monde

He appears to have been shot in the back.

"Nouvelles restrictions sur la presse au Vietnam" - Le Monde

This is not a step forward for Vietnam.

"At Tribune, an Insider Pushes for Profits" - National Public Radio

Another of the remaining major US newspaper companies is under attack by key shareholders.

"En pleurs, Britney Spears demande aux paparazzi de la laisser tranquille" - Le Monde

She asks "people" to photographers to treat her as they would their own families.

"Reporters Must Leave Guantanamo" - The New York Times

There is often discussion about "freedom of information" usually involving records of one sort or another. The other two pieces of the "access" puzzle are just as important even though they get less attention. In addition to access to records or "papers", there are two more "p's" - people and places. This case addresses both. The net result is that when access is denied to paper, people or places, the news media cannot do their job as well and the public's chances of learning the truth are diminished.

"Hiding in Plain Sight, Google Seeks More Power" - The New York Times

The competition among Yahoo!, Google and Microsoft is getting more intense and more costly.

"For journalists, Iraq is a continuing danger" - US News and World Report

Eason JORDAN, who made news at Davos when at CNN, surfaces again.

"World's Image of U.S. Slips Further, Survey Shows" - New York Times

This has huge implications for the media.

"China to Begin Trial of Times Researcher" - New York Times

This has the potential to be an historic trial both in a court of law and in the court of public opinion.

"In Web Era, Big Money Can't Buy an Exclusive" - The New York Times

"French Publishing Group Sues Google" - EContentMag.com

This is one of what could be at least several lawsuits to be initiated in the face of Google's plans.

"Younger, cheaper journalists being hired worldwide, study shows" - Press Gazette

The digital revolution is changing a great many things.

"La chasse a l'indecence s'intensifie sur les radios et les teles americaines" - Le Monde

A great French story on the "hunt" for indecency in US broadcasting.

"A Court Sides With White House on Wiretaps" - The New York Times

The internet is often not as free, or as anonymous, and some would argue.

"China Bans 'Code' After Warning From Catholics" - The New York Times

China's action lends huge support to those highly critical of China's position on media freedom and freedom of expression generally.

"Google's Brin Concedes China Compromise" - Forbes

"MySpace No Longer Their Space?" - The New York Times

There are suggestions that the new part of News Corp may have peaked.

"Lesson from the past for digital doubters" - Times Online

Maritn SORRELL makes a rational analysis of how advertising agences and newspapers are most likely to make their way through the digital revolution and how it will affect them.

"Cohesive Future Depends on Comprehensive Newspaper Reporting" - Yahoo! News

A sobering analysis from the International Press Institute annual congress by Georgie Anne GEYER.

"By the Numbers" - American Journalism Review

A new measure of newspaper performance.

"After Years of Pushing Synergy, Time Warner Inc. Says Enough" - The Wall Street Journal

There have been too many internal battles and a new word is replacing synergies -- "adjacencies".