From Time, an interview with Rupert Murdoch: "They're taking five billion dollars out of me and want to keep control in an industry in crisis!" The Rupert Murdoch effect: The progressive LA Weekly has gone from a well-reported newspaper to a flashy tabloid with "gotcha" articles. From n+1, a review of How Sassy Changed My Life: A Love Letter to the Greatest Teen Magazine of All Time by Kara Jesella and Marisa Meltzer. A new monthly satirical tabloid, The Levee, aims to get New Orleans residents to see the humor in their situation while at the same time holding local officials accountable for their post-Katrina misdeeds. Right now, many companies are trying to figure out cool new ways to use paper. But who is trying to figure out cool new ways to employ smart, highly trained print journalists? Prostitution is Legal:

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