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Los Angeles Times joins the crowd, erects pay wall for the news online

The Los Angeles Times is offering a wide range of online subscriptions. But will pay walls save ailing print newspapers or just guarantee their ultimate demise?
Digging for political dirt? Twitter could be the source for you.

As the presidential race picks up the pace, Twitter has become the go-to meeting place for those dealing in political dirt. A Pew center study finds it a far more negative medium than blogs or the mainstream press.
Media report card for presidential election: Who's gotten the best coverage?

In the first six months of the 2012 presidential election, the news media have given Rick Perry the most positive attention but Herman Cain's star is rising.
Any buyers for The Boston Globe?

The refusal of the largest union to accept contract terms could make a sale much harder. Workers hope that the newspaper's owner, The New York Times Co., will reopen contract talks.
Boston Globe: A vote on the future of newspapers?

The Globe's largest union votes Monday on whether to accept a 10 percent pay cut, among other concessions. It points to the turmoil reshaping the industry.
Boston Globe avoids shutdown – at least for now

Could it produce a prototype that other struggling big-city newspapers could use to survive the current recession?
Newspapers' troubles escalate in recession

Quest intensifies for new revenue streams, but solutions aren't in time to save some.
Comic 'news' a force in '08 campaign

How the media coverage has shaped this presidential election cycle.