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http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=45&aid=172052
No progress in Philly newspapers contract talks

http://www.usnews.com/blogs/peter-roff/2009/10/20/government-should-stay-out-of-media-let-the-press-fend-for-itself.html
Government Should Stay Out of Media, Let the Press Fend for Itself

http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/oct/20/inside-the-beltway-64999506/
HAILING THE BAILOUT

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2009/oct/20/downturn-us-press-publishing
Report dares to call for public funding to save American journalism

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a27402ac-bd10-11de-a7ec-00144feab49a.html
Call to subsidise local news reporting

http://blog.heritage.org/2009/10/19/when-government-rewrites-the-news/
If Government Rewrites News

http://www.radiosurvivor.com/2009/10/20/new-study-says-little-or-no-local-news-at-most-radio-stations/
New study says “little or no local news” at most radio stations

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http://gawker.com/5385917/tipster-six-layoffs-at-bon-appetit
Tipster: Six Layoffs at Bon Appetit

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004023735
A.H. Belo’s ‘Press-Enterprise’ Lays Off More Than 40

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004023791
‘Charlotte Observer’ Offers Buyouts

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004025320
‘Wash Post’ Salon Issue Raises Ethics Concerns About Brauchli

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/365710-Journal_Station_Revenue_Down_24_.php
Journal Station Revenue Down 24%