Times Co. Reports Slower Decline in Ads

The New York Times Company said its fourth-quarter drop in print and digital ad revenue was smaller than declines earlier in 2013.

    



Founding Editor Is Dismissed as Head of El Mundo

Rather than blame his dismissal on El Mundo’s financial losses, Pedro J. Ramírez accused Spain’s government of engineering retribution for reports on a series of corruption cases.

    



White House Urges China to Act on Journalists’ Visas

The statement was the latest public effort on behalf of reporters for Bloomberg and The New York Times thwarted in their work by visa delays.

    



Hong Kong Paper Ousts Top Editor, Stirring Concern

Ming Pao’s history as a serious, independent paper has given it outsize influence, but it might be the latest victim of the mainland’s effort to rein in the media here.

    



China Appears Set to Force Times Reporter to Leave

Austin Ramzy would be the second Times correspondent obliged to leave mainland China in 13 months because of an unprocessed visa application.

    



Lex Fenwick, Dow Jones Chief, Resigns in Shift by News Corp.

News Corporation, which owns Dow Jones, said it was reviewing the unit’s “institutional strategy.” Mr. Fenwick will be replaced temporarily by William Lewis.

    



The Media Equation: Publisher Struggles in Chase for Growth

Aaron Kushner, publisher of The Orange County Register, has been playing hardball against distressed competitors and lustily grabbing for a bigger footprint.

    



In Scandal, Turkey’s Leaders May Be Losing Their Tight Grip on News Media

The Turkish government, which has frequently had journalists fired and even jailed, may be losing its grip on the news media, as a former ally turns and Internet influence abounds.

    



Donald H. Forst, Feisty Newspaper Editor, Dies at 81

Mr. Forst was the former top editor of New York Newsday, The Village Voice and The Boston Herald.

    



Chinese Businessman Seeking Stake in Times Co.

Chen Guangbiao, who is known for public stunts, said he was leading a group of investors seeking to acquire a large or controlling stake in The New York Times Company.

    



Plan for Tribune Spinoff Raises Concerns for Future of Newspaper Operations

The new company being created to publish The Chicago Tribune and other papers will have to pay rent and a dividend to its former parent.

    



California Publisher Plans to Start a New Paper

Aaron Kushner, the owner and publisher of The Orange County Register, has already hired 200 employees for the daily paper he is planning for the Los Angeles area.

    



Gannett to Add USA Today to Local Papers

Gannett, one of the nation’s largest newspaper chains, is expected to announce the expansion of a program where sections of its flagship appear within regional publications.

    



Fates of Brooks and Coulson in Tabloid Hacking Case Are Diverging

Once friends, colleagues and lovers, Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson are on trial on charges of illegally intercepting voice messages at The News of the World, but she appears to be faring relatively better.

    



Promotion of 3 Editors Is Announced at The Times

Janet Elder and Lawrence Ingrassia were named deputy managing editors and Rebecca Corbett was promoted to assistant managing editor.

    



Limit on Access Stirs Tensions Between White House Photographer and Press Corps

A long-running tug of war over photographs at the White House has been exacerbated by digital technology.

    



Peter Kaplan, Editor of New York Observer, Dies at 59

In his 15 years as editor, Mr. Kaplan was credited with making The New York Observer both pertinent and impertinent as it gleefully chronicled the every move and shake of the city’s movers and shakers.

    



James Rensenbrink, Whose Alternative Newspaper Endured, Dies at 81

Mr. Rensenbrink’s Aquarian Weekly claimed to be one of the last independent alternative papers in the country and one of the oldest continuously published ones.

    

In Myanmar, Newly Free Media Struggle to Turn a Profit

Private print publications face competition from state-run dailies and the Internet and are having a hard time finding advertisers and qualified reporters, the editors say.

    



Judge Orders Reinstatement of Ousted Philadelphia Inquirer Editor

The newspaper’s majority owners overstepped their authority when they fired William K. Marimow, its top editor, the judge ruled.