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Edmonton Journal, Calgary Herald to shed more staff as newspapers everywhere struggle to survive

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David J. Climenhaga
| July 11, 2012

The newspaper industry was officially pronounced a dead man walking on Sunday, July 8, 2012.

The declaration was made by no less an authority than the New York Times, the world's remaining newspaper of record, which hopes to be the last newspaper standing when all the others have fallen at its feet. So it should know, eh?

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Wavelength: 'Underdog' AT&T tells FCC that eliminating competitors will increase competition

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Eric K. Arnold
| May 3, 2011

The proposed AT&T/T-Mobile merger continues to dominate media policy headlines, but the wireless merger isn't the only game in town. AOL's recent buyout of the Huffington Post has raised intellectual property issues, rural communities still lack speedy broadband access, and a proposed Verizon antenna in Oakland has come under fire by neighbourhood activists.

AT&T an underdog?

Telecommunications giant AT&T is many things, and an underdog in need of federal assistance isn't one of them. Yet Colorlines.com's Jamilah King says that's exactly how the company is portraying itself in its proposed $39 billion dollar takeover of T-Mobile.

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AOL and Huffington Post

Online company AOL Inc. is buying the high-traffic website Huffington Post in a $315-million US deal.

The acquisition, which will put Huffington Post co-founder Arianna Huffington in charge of all AOL content, brings AOL an additional 25 million unique visitors a month.

The deal "will create a next-generation American media company with global reach that combines content, community and social experiences for consumers," AOL CEO Tim Armstrong said in a statement announcing the deal early Monday.



Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2011/02/07/aol-huffington-post.html#ixzz1DIK0wLYw

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