Although there have always been the Matt Lauers and Maureen Dowds of journalism, today's reporters are increasingly working across multiple media platforms to build their personal brands, including through Facebook and Twitter.

The woes of the newspaper industry are well documented and severe.

In terms of ratings, not politics, count Fox News Channel as a beneficiary of the election of Barack Obama.

The May 25 issue of Newsweek marks the magazine's rebirth in both content and strategy.

After The Wall Street Journal editor Robert Thomson told the Financial Times that WSJ.com will institute "a sophisticated micropayments service" this fall and focus on urban areas, communications pros began considering how to adjust their strategies for pitching the influential outlet accordingly.

The Boston Globe may have escaped death this week when its unions agreed to concessions, but like almost every other newspaper, it is still facing operational and editorial downscaling in the months and years to come.

Some consumers might miss the in-depth features and eye-catching photography of recently killed business monthly Conde Nast Portfolio. But PR pros, and their clients seeking media placement, aren't sobbing over the loss.

Bailouts for failing industries are as hot a political topic as any, so it's fitting in a way that the US Senate has scheduled hearings on the death of newspapers for early next month.

A controversial LA Times front page ad demonstrated the disintigration of the traditional "church-and-state" barrier

Media companies are betting that electronic reading devices can be a widespread and profitable channel for content delivery.