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Guardian stories: 5 news summaries

Guardian Axes American Website After 2 Years

Hit by losses, media company discontinues Guardian America

Oct 21, 09 4:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Guardian News and Media, which lost $60.3 million last year, is shutting its US-centered website Guardian America after two years. The site will now redirect to the Guardian newspaper's American coverage. Guardian America's head will instead focus on international expansion for guardian.co.uk. "We took it down... More »

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UK Gags Guardian, but
Twitter Airs Suppressed Story

Social media site explodes with toxic waste scandal

Oct 13, 09 6:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Guardian has been slapped with an unprecedented gag order forbidding it from reporting on a question in the British parliament, as well as who asked the question and why it's being gagged. The paper says constitutional rights are being infringed upon and it's already suing—but meanwhile, the suppressed... More »

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United Kingdom • censorship • toxic waste • Ivory Coast • Twitter • social media • Guardian • Trafigura

OPINION

Newspapers: Forget Paywalls, Take Content Live 

Only 'experiences,' not content, can save the news: Jenkins

Aug 11, 09 9:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Suddenly every newspaper is talking about a Journal-style online paywall or a "freemium" subscription model, but Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins is resigned that "stunned and traumatized" papers are on their way out. Instead of paywalls, Papers should learn from the battered music industry, which has used "... More »

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newspaper • branding • long tail • newspaper industry • paywall • Guardian Media Group • Guardian

(Newser) - Michael Jackson's autopsy has been completed, but authorities won't release the results until after their investigation into his death has been completed, reports CNN. Detectives are investigating what role the anesthetic propofol—administered by Dr. Conrad Murphy—played in the singer's death, according to sources. Meanwhile, Jackson's three children are... More »

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California • business • will • court • custody • Michael Jackson • Jackson Five • child custody • estate • Prince Michael Jackson • Prince Michael Jackson II • Guardian • Paris Jackson • financial guardian

(Newser) - The British media group that publishes the Guardian is considering closing its sister Sunday paper, the Observer, which has been in print since 1791. The Guardian Media Group reported a pre-tax annual loss of nearly $150 million. Possible futures for the Observer include an Observer-branded magazine. It's "50/50 whether... More »

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