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Link wrap: Paywall for The Australian, Pulitzer prizes, new editor for NY Times, FT favours web apps

A handful of news links from the past few days. Murdoch to hide The Australian behind paywall NZ HERALD | AP Rupert Murdoch’s News Ltd said it would start charging for online access to national broadsheet The Australian from October, although some content will remain free. The newspaper’s paywall will be modelled on the media [...]
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LA Times editor leaves

LA Times editor James O'Shea has left the paper citing differences with the publisher over how to take the company forward. He "told senior editors that he opposed the constant drumbeat of cuts in response to falling advertising revenue." His departure comes a month after the paper was bought by real estate magnate Sam Zell.
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LA Times launches Readers’ Representative blog

The LA Times has launched a Readers' Representative blog which responds to readers' questions about how it covers stories and why - both on a general level and on specific stories.
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