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The New York Times Company (NYT) sent a survey to Times print subscribers asking them if they would pay a $5 monthly fee to access NYTimes.com.

Bloomberg: New York Times Co. said in a survey of print subscribers that it’s considering a $5 monthly fee for access to its namesake newspaper’s Web site.

In the survey, Times Co. also asked whether subscribers would be willing to pay a discounted fee of $2.50 a month for Web access. The Web site, nytimes.com, is currently free. Catherine Mathis, a spokeswoman for New York-based Times Co., confirmed the survey in an e-mail.

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June was a big month in the news biz, headlined by the rebellion in Iran and the death of Michael Jackson, which in turn meant it was a good traffic month at major news sites. After months of declines, The New York Times saw its web traffic grow by 3.45...

June was a big month in the news biz, headlined by the rebellion in Iran and the death of Michael Jackson, which in turn meant it was a good traffic month at major news sites. After months of declines, The New York Times saw its web traffic grow by 3.45...

Bids for the purchase of The Boston Globe have been extended until later this month, The New York Times and the Globe reported Wednesday.

Reuters:   The economic crisis will dominate the G8 summit. Reuters:   A NY court ruled against AIG (AIG) in a battel with former CEO Greenberg. Reuters:   Google (GOOG) will launch an operation system for low end PCs to compete with Microsoft (MSFT). Reuters:   US apartment vacancies are near historic highs.   Reuters:   Amcor is close to buying Rio Tinto’s (RTP) non-US [...]

All good stuff: • A law to tame wild bankers (Guardian) • Shipping industry in deep water (Los Angeles Times) see also Shipping flashes early warning signals again (Telegraph) • Capacity Utilization vs. Inflation • No Rest for the Wealthy (NYT) • Manhattan Rents Decline as Unemployment Cuts Demand (Bloomberg) • Advice from an Economist Who Saw 1929 (Time) • [...]

All good stuff: • A law to tame wild bankers (Guardian) • Shipping industry in deep water (Los Angeles Times) see also Shipping flashes early warning signals again (Telegraph) • Capacity Utilization vs. Inflation • No Rest for the Wealthy (NYT) • Manhattan Rents Decline as Unemployment Cuts Demand (Bloomberg) • Advice from an Economist Who Saw 1929 (Time) • [...]

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The Boston Globe is burning through cash like an arsonist in an abandoned warehouse and the The New York Times Co. (NYSE: NYT), its parent, doesn't have much cash to burn. So now the company is looking to sell the Globe.

The New York Times -- in a fit of editorial freedom -- cites unnamed sources who report that the deadline for the first round of bidding has been extended to allow potential buyers to await the outcome of a July 20 vote by members of the Boston Newspaper Guild.

But there's more to it. According to the Times, "They said possible buyers, wary of taking on the respected but money-losing newspaper, were also looking for signs that a deep slump in advertising was beginning to level off, as some industry executives had predicted it would."

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