Vermont Sisters With Roots in News Embrace Small-Town Papers

Three twenty-something daughters of a 5th-generation newspaper family have thrown themselves into the business, and the papers they run have thrived.

    



Egypt Lashes Out at Foreign News Media’s Coverage

A correspondent for Al Jazeera is arrested while other journalists are scolded for failing to portray the crackdown in the government’s terms: as a war against violent terrorists.

    



Al Jazeera America Promises a More Sober Look at the News

When the cable news channel begins broadcasting on Tuesday, “there will be less opinion, less yelling and fewer celebrity sightings,” its chief says.

    



Cameraman for British Network Is Killed in Cairo

Mick Deane, a cameraman for Sky News who was shot on Wednesday, was the first Western reporter to die on assignment in Egypt since the Committee to Protect Journalists started keeping such records in the 1990s.

    



How Laura Poitras Helped Snowden Spill His Secrets

It all started with her own fight against surveillance.

    



Technology Industry Extends a Hand to Struggling Print Media

Whether from a sense of obligation, responsibility or guilt, the technology elite has taken up the cause of helping print journalism adapt to change.

    

NBC Buying Web Service to Stream Phone Video

NBC News’s acquisition of Stringwire will allow it to stream live video from the cellphones of witnesses to events into its control rooms in New York.

    

Fox May Produce Clinton Biopic Reviled by G.O.P.

NBC has come under heavy fire, especially from Republican critics, for agreeing to broadcast the series about Hillary Rodham Clinton, which may end up being produced by Fox Television Studios.

    

Journalists in Syria Face Dangers of War and Rising Risk of Abduction

The Committee to Protect Journalists has reported at least 14 journalists who are missing or have been abducted, but the total number of kidnappings is believed to be much higher.

    

Inquiry Focuses on BBC Severance Payments

The police in Britain opened an investigation after an audit found departing executives from the British Broadcasting Corporation received more than they were entitled to.

    

Reports See New Roles for Megyn Kelly and Alec Baldwin

Ms. Kelly and Mr. Baldwin are at the center of unconfirmed reports about planned programming changes at Fox News and MSNBC.

    

The Media Equation: Parodying Cable News With a Talk About Race

Nuance doesn’t do well on cable, so a topic as fraught as race often ends up being covered in cartoonish ways during signal events like the death of Trayvon Martin.

    

National Briefing | Washington: Times Reporter Seeks Subpoena’s Withdrawal

A lawyer for James Risen, a reporter for The New York Times, has asked Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. to withdraw a subpoena requiring him to testify about a confidential source.

    

CNN Tweaks Its Lineup Amid Executive Changes

The network has revamped its prime-time lineup and hired Andrew Morse as senior vice president in charge of domestic news gathering and digital news.

    

Axel Springer’s New Focus on Digital Draws Cries of Betrayal

The German publisher’s sale of two regional newspapers and several magazines shocked Germans despite the company’s vow to stay in journalism.

    

The Last Temptation of Tina Brown

After two and a half years of lost opportunity and revenue, Tina Brown reflected on the ill-fated merger of The Daily Beast and Newsweek.

    

21st Century Fox Has 16% Jump in Revenue on Higher Cable Fees

Profits also soared in the latest quarter at the newly independent Fox entertainment arm.

    

‘NewsHour’ Appoints First Female Anchor Team

The appointment of Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill as co-anchors of NewsHour is another milestone for women in broadcast journalism.

    

Chinese Journalist Detained in Beijing, One Day After Human Rights Talk With U.S.

The journalist, Chen Min, who had pressed for the release of a prominent human rights activist, was called to a meeting with security officials in Beijing at around noon on Friday.

    

Fusion Announces Premiere Date and Prime-Time Schedule

The channel, a joint venture of ABC News and Univision, has broadened its target audience to include millennials as well as bilingual Latinos.