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Robert B. Cohen Dies at 85; Founded the Hudson News Chain

Mr. Cohen was president of the Hudson County News Company, a newspaper distributorship, when it went into the retail field in the mid-1970s by taking over a newsstand at the Newark airport.

Media Decoder: The Breakfast Meeting: In Ads, Super Bowl Was Humdrum, Though Madonna Came to Play

Also, new media hopes in The Daily and BuzzFeed, and newspapers find hope in video.

Print News Organizations Plunge Into Live Video

Web sites, newspapers and other news organizations are gearing up to produce hours of video programming, in part to pursue the higher revenues available from video ads.

Print News Organizations Plunge Into Live Video

Web sites, newspapers and other news organizations are gearing up to produce hours of video programming, in part to pursue the higher revenues available from video ads.

The New York Times’ About.com: From All-Star To Albatross

About.com is in free fall. The New York Times (NYSE: NYT) revealed yesterday that its network of information sites suffered a 67% drop in profits and that revenues had fallen by a quarter.

Fourth-Quarter Profit and Revenue Declined at The New York Times Company

Fourth-quarter profit declined as rising subscription and digital advertising revenue at the company’s largest newspapers could not offset the continued drop-off in print advertising.

Media Decoder Blog: The Breakfast Meeting: Super Bowl ‘Ad Creep,’ and Online Backlash at Cancer Foundation

Also, federal authorities seize 16 sites that were allegedly streaming live sporting events, and how Mark Zuckerberg built Facebook in his own image.

The Bay Citizen: Nonprofit News Groups Considering a Merger

The Bay Citizen is considering a potential merger and raising questions about whether the founding patron’s vision for a revitalization of Bay Area news reporting can survive him.

Bloomberg’s Lex Fenwick Named Dow Jones CEO

News Corp. (NSDQ: NWS) has appointed Lex Fenwick as the CEO of Dow Jones & Company, filling the position left open following Les Hinton’s resignation in July.

NYT Co Sees Drop In Earnings But 20% Rise In Digital Subs

Higher online circulation was a small bright spot in an otherwise gloomy earnings report for the New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT), which is still looking for a CEO who can implement a comprehensive digital strategy.

Media Decoder Blog: Dow Jones Names Lex Fenwick Its New Chief Executive

Mr. Fenwick, a longtime Bloomberg L.P. executive, is filling a six-month vacancy created when Les Hinton resigned amid the phone-hacking scandal in Britain.

New York Times Co To Expand Bits, Well Blogs As Part Of Digital Strategy

A New York Times (NYSE: NYT) executive said on an earnings call today that the company would enhance its technology and health blogs. The move is part of the NYT’s larger digital strategy, which has been buoyed by subscriber increases but is also being dragged down by problems at its About.com unit.