http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/09/02/cbs-to-rule-people-magazine/
CBS to rule People magazine
http://www.newsandtech.com/issues/2008/September/nt/09-08_medianews.htm
MediaNews Group blazing trail toward
targeted newspaper
http://www.newsandtech.com/issues/2008/September/nt/09-08_plantsclose.htm
Papers shut plants in bid to cut costs
http://www.forbes.com/media/2008/08/28/dnc-politics-politico-biz-media-cx_ja_cl_0828dnc-politico.html
Politico’s Moment
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i31c3e88c0eab00bdb19d6059aca92339
Blogs changing face of pol coverage
Politico's Moment
... The site's biggest online advertiser in 2008--by far--has been the Obama campaign, accounting for an estimated $444,000 of the company's $2,447,000 in Internet ad sales since January, according to data from Nielsen AdRelevance. No. 2? Another seasonal client, the Democratic National Committee, which spent $127,700. VandeHei insists the Nielsen data are flawed and tell just part of the story. Only 20% of site revenues come from election-oriented advertisements, he says.
So how are they paying for all this? There's the undisclosed start-up nut from Allbritton Communications and the mostly free, 25,000-circulation newspaper in Washington, which--despite the Web site's high profile--accounts for 60% to 70% of revenues, VandeHei says, while not disclosing details. ...
As for news after the election, the veteran political reporter says there's going to be no shortage of things to cover. The real challenge is paying for it.