Tony Metcalf, Editor of Free City Newspapers, Dies at 50

Mr. Metcalf led Metro US, a newspaper that offers a quick read to young bus and subway riders in New York, Philadelphia and Boston.

    

Layhmond Robinson Jr., Who Paved Way for Black Journalists, Dies at 88

Mr. Robinson, one of the first black reporters at The New York Times in the 1950s and a local television news correspondent, inspired the next generation of black journalists.

    

Austin Goodrich, Spy Who Posed as Journalist, Dies at 87

In the 1950s and ’60s, numerous secret agents for the United States used journalism as a cover. Mr. Goodrich, unlike some, considered himself primarily a spy.

    

New Editor Says Village Voice Is Healthier Than It’s Been in Years

Tom Finkel, the editor of a St. Louis paper, is arriving after a tumultuous period at the weekly.

    

Egypt’s New Leaders Press Media to Muzzle Dissent

The authorities shuttered some television stations, and the tone of some state news media also seemed to shift, to reflect the interests of those now in charge.

    

The Media Equation: Journalism, Even When It’s Tilted

The question of who is a journalist is important, partly because when it comes to divulging national secrets, the law grants journalists special protections that are afforded to no one else.

    

BP Challenges Settlements in Gulf Oil Spill

The oil company asserted that thousands of claims were either inflated or nonexistent in ads that are to appear in three major newspapers Wednesday.

    

Shareholders Approve Plan to Split News Corp.

The vote was something of a foregone conclusion because the Murdoch family controls almost 40 percent of the voting shares.

    

Guardian Reaps Benefits From N.S.A. Scoop

Last week’s scoop by The Guardian about N.S.A. surveillance is a major coup for a news organization that established a beachhead in the United States less than two years ago.

    

New York Post Sued Over Boston Bombing Article

Two men say photographs and an article that made them look as if they were suspected in the Boston Marathon bombings inflicted emotional distress.

    

At School Papers, the Ink Is Drying Up

Fewer resources, lack of interest and the Internet have led to fewer high school newspapers in the city’s public schools.

    

Michael Musto and Robert Sietsema Leave Village Voice

Michael Musto, the paper’s gossip columnist, and Robert Sietsema, its restaurant reviewer, have left the paper, a week after the top editors resigned.

    

The Media Equation: In New Orleans, Times-Picayune’s Monopoly Crumbles

The New Orleans Times-Picayune announced it would return to producing a printed product every day after losing both readers and advertisers and gaining competition.

    

Balancing Privacy With Open Justice in Britain

It has been a longstanding practice in many European countries for the police to withhold from the media the names of people who have been arrested. Britons are debating the practice.

    

Top Editors Abruptly Leave Village Voice

Will Bourne and Jessica Lustig said they were departing because they were told to make deep cuts in the 20-person staff.

    

Daily News Lays Off About 12 Opinion Writers and Reporters

Those laid off include the gossip columnist Joanna Molloy; the editorial writers Stephen McFarland and Alexander Nazaryan; the reporters Robert Gearty and Christina Boyle; and the columnist Albor Ruiz.

    

A Bid to Thwart Los Angeles Times Sale to Kochs

Labor and liberal advocacy groups are fighting a potential sale of The Los Angeles Times and other newspapers to David H. Koch and his brother Charles G. Koch.

    

The Public Editor: Repairing the Credibility Cracks After Jayson Blair

A decade later, a reporting scandal that shook The Times remains a touchy subject.

    

Profit Dives at Washington Post Co., as Its Education Unit Falters

Net income dropped 85 percent, to $4.7 million, largely on costs attributable to buyouts, severance and restructuring.

    

Bloomberg Pays Tribute to The Financial Times, Reigniting Speculation on a Bid

The mayor spoke Wednesday night at a celebration of the newspaper’s 125th anniversary, calling it “my second favorite financial news outlet.”