Freedom Communications to launch LA Register in 2014

Aaron Kushner, the CEO of Freedom Communications, told the Orange County Register last week that he will launch a new daily, called the Los Angeles Register in early 2014. The California-based company also owns the Beach Register and three other print daily newspapers as well as several non-dailies.

Guardian starts long-form journalism print project

The Guardian is experimenting with long-form journalism. While the web service “long reads of the week” was stopped in 2012, the concept is being revived as a weekly print product called “the long good read.” Jemima Kiss, head of technology for the Guardian, and developer Dan Catt explain the concept.

2013 is the second worst year for jailed journalists

The Committee to Protect Journalists released its annual census this week finding that 2013 was the second worst year on record for reporters in prison; and for the second consecutive year Turkey was the world’s top press jailer.

Journalism education and the ‘teaching hospital model’

“Journalists are in the business of making the unseen visible,” said Harvard Kennedy School Professor Thomas Patterson in a recent article for the Harvard Gazette. But many systematic problems are crippling the journalism industry today. Patterson, along with Eric Newton of the Knight Foundation, argue the only way to save the industry is to completely reshape the approach to journalism education.

Olympics coverage: Q&A with David Callaway, Editor-in-Chief of USA Today

With the Sochi Olympics beginning in less than two months, major news organizations are preparing their coverage strategies and making decisions on how they will serve their audiences.

News review: the photos and people of 2013

As the year draws to a close, the images and headlines that best captured the news events of the past 12 months make interesting reading.

Tech City News starts print edition

The Tech City News website, which is dedicated to business and technology, has taken “a giant leap forwards” by lauching a quarterly print magazine. “Paper is the new second screen,” says Editor Alex Wood, who invites the readers who are overrun by an avalanche of tweets and emails, scanning tons of news every day to “unplug, sit back and relax.”

Huffington Post commenters must link to Facebook accounts

This week, The Huffington Post put into place a new commenting policy that requires each commenter to create an account linked to a verified Facebook profile.

Germany’s Die Welt Group inaugurates new newsroom

Germany’s Die Welt Group of news publications has inaugurated its innovative new newsroom in parent company Axel Springer’s headquarters in Berlin.

12 news organisations protest kidnappings of journalists in Syria

Media representatives have sent a letter to leaders of the Free Syrian Army, calling for an end to the brutal treatment of journalists covering the country’s civil war.