Agenda setting Journal of Note …

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Meanwhile, more on the Future of Media …

Rupert Murdoch: Protector of the Printed Word
JAMES ROBINSON, Guardian
Rupert Murdoch is often cast as the villain of the newspaper trade, but having revitalised the Wall Street Journal and with his radical plans to charge for access to online papers, he could be the unlikely saviour of the beleaguered industry. Read more here

Fairfax joins News Ltd: goodbye free
PUBLIC OPINION WEBLOG
So Fairfax, along with News Ltd is also moving to charge for access to their websites including the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. The free content gravy trend must end. Consumers are going to have to learn to pay for content online as they do in print or via cable, for music and movies. The aim is to get the Googles and Huffington Posts of the online world to pay “fair compensation” for content they pick up and then sell advertising on. Yet the Google portal are creating win-win situations for publishers, whether it’s sending them traffic or providing feedback on headlines that draw in readers. Read more here

Earlier on Tasmanian Times:
Rupert and the death of hubris
The End of Rupe … or is it?