A change of name

After 126 years, the International Herald Tribune has today become the International New York Times.

Enforced transparency

It is usually a long, long time before, or even if, some official documents are released to the public, generally confirming what we all suspected, that the authorities were less than honest about a particular situation or event. Leaks of public documents, either in the public interest or for political or personal gain, are becoming more commonplace. And now there …

New York Times announce subscription system

Boldly going where others so far fear to tread, the New York Times has announced that, starting in 2011, frequent visitors to their online website will have to pay for content. Paying for online content has been a hot subject in recent months and the NYT, the largest newspaper in America, is the first to head down this road.