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Head of CanWest newspapers stepping down -Canada's largest chain of big-city newspapers said Friday it has attracted enough offers from potential buyers to proceed to the second phase of the court-supervised sale process. Date: 2010/03/13
Source: http://www.thestar.com/business/article/779315--head-of-canwest-newspapers-stepping-down

Press association gears up to promote community newspapers -New York - The New York Press Association has hired Korey Kay & Partners to develop and implement an integrated marketing campaign emphasizing the importance and vitality of community newspapers. Date: 2010/03/13
Source: http://www.strausnews.com/articles/2010/03/13/photo_news/news/30.txt

AGGREGATION AGGRAVATION: Courant apologizes for plagiarizing stories from other newspapers, vows to add attribution -The Hartford Courant says it won’t copy other newspapers’ stories without attribution anymore, but apparently intends to continue its more frequent practice of copying them with attribution. Date: 2010/03/13
Source: http://www.journalinquirer.com/articles/2010/03/12/page_one/doc4a9beea473d5c283351562.txt

Newspapers still 'king' in India's media world: Survey -Television is the main source of entertainment in India but newspapers still hold the second place as 'Generation X' continues to demand its daily dose of the printed word with a morning cuppa, says a new survey. Date: 2010/03/12
Source: http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/611375

NEWSPAPER ABCs: Observer leads falls in Sunday newspapers -LONDON - All national Sunday newspapers lost circulation between February 2009 and February 2010, with The Observer down 20.4%, a new low despite its relaunch late in the month, according to the latest ABC figures. Date: 2010/03/12
Source: http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/news/rss/989869/NEWSPAPER-ABCs-Observer-leads-falls-Sunday-newspapers/

Newspapers still 'king' in India's media world: Survey -New Delhi, March 12: Television is the main source of entertainment in India but newspapers still hold the second place as 'Generation X' continues to demand its daily dose of the printed word with a morning cuppa, says a new survey. Date: 2010/03/12
Source: http://www.newkerala.com/news/fullnews-69323.html

Paper Round (12 March) - a look at the day's newspapers -LONDON - The national quality and tabloid newspapers run with an unsual array of different lead stories today, with all resorting to core readership fodder following the lack of any clear agenda-setting news. Date: 2010/03/12
Source: http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/news/rss/989860/Paper-Round-12-March---look-days-newspapers/

PRESS DIGEST - Singapore newspapers - March 12 -Source: Reuters SINGAPORE, March 12 (Reuters) - The following are stories from Singapore newspapers on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories. STRAITS TIMES - Singapore has bought a million doses of a ... Date: 2010/03/12
Source: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SGE62B016.htm

Google: newspapers must engage users -Charging might work with specialist content, says Google's chief economist – but engaging readers with online content during their leisure hours is a more promising strategy The key to most newspapers' survival online is engaging more with readers, rather than seeking to charge them directly, Google argues. The case was put by its chief economist, Hal Varian, yesterday at a workshop of the ... Date: 2010/03/11
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2010/mar/10/digital-media-google

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-12 01:53 PRESS DIGEST - Singapore newspapers - March 12 -SINGAPORE, March 12 (Reuters) - The following are stories from Singapore newspapers on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories. Date: 2010/03/12
Source: http://www.iii.co.uk/news/?type=afxnews&articleid=7789028&subject=companies&action=article