WASHINGTON: The media industry is divided over the new social networking guidelines 'The Washington Post' instituted for its staffers last Friday, including restrictions on the use of Twitter and Facebook.

NEW YORK: Traditional media, including TV, radio, and newspapers, are the first news source for 72% of Americans, according to a survey from the First Amendment Center.

NEW YORK: With the recession thumping business magazines' ad pages in much the same way it's pummeling the rest of the print media, PR practitioners are adjusting to a more niche, subject-specific business journalism environment.

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.