LA Times launches e-commerce website

In the latest attempt by a Tribune Co. newspaper to generate more online revenue, the Los Angeles Times announced on Monday the launch of a new shopping website, District West.

Study: Washington Post ‘most popular’ US newspaper site on Twitter

The Washington Post was the most popular newspaper in the United States last year on Twitter, according to a recent study. The New York Times was a close second, followed by USA Today.

DME speaker Matt Lindsay on the economics of paid content

“Newspapers have the ability to do what pay TV has done, which is to create bundles”

Farewell web pages, hello streams

The web page as a unit of content is on its way to extinction, contends Jack Marshall, staff writer at Digiday. He might be exaggerating somewhat, but there does seem to be a trend toward streams of content and away from discrete pages.

Huffington Post, Berggruen Institute launching new global affairs website

The Huffington Post in conjunction with the Berggruen Institute on Governance have announced plans to launch a new online publication, The World Post, that “aspires to be the one publication where the whole world meets,” and which will have a highly distinguished list of contributors.

‘Do Something’: Guardian launches monthly supplement

‘Do Something’ is the title of a new monthly lifestyle magazine that Guardian News & Media (GNM) is launching as a supplement to its weekend edition of the Guardian. The first issue appears on 11 January 2014.

France announces winners of Louise Weiss Prize

The French government on Wednesday announced the latest recipients of the Louise Weiss Prize.

NYTimes launching redesigned website on 8 January

On 2 January, The New York Times announced plans for major design changes to its website, NYTimes.com, effective Wednesday, 8 January. A small number of readers would immediately begin seeing previews of the new designs, the company said.

New tech websites launched

After the separation from its longtime partner AllThingsD, the popular technology blog, The Wall Street Journal has launched WSJD, as their new tech news hub. For their part, former AllThingsD partners Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg have started a new media company and a website called Re/code.

Croydon Citizen website launches print magazine

Just one year after the launch of their online title, The Croydon Citizen in the U.K. has launched a print version. The concept is somewhat unique in that it is a news magazine written by citizens for citizens … and (partly) funded by citizens!