
TV ad revenues are down.
AP cuts newspaper rates, moves to protect Web news |Source: Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Associated Press unveiled rate cuts on Monday to help member newspapers reeling from declining advertising revenue and said that it would sue websites that used its members' articles without permission
NBC Surpasses $1 Billion In Olympic AdsSource: The Huffington Post
A day before the Olympics kick off in Beijing, NBC Universal announced it has garnered more than $1 billion in advertising revenue for the event for which it spent $894 million to acquire the U.S. broadcast and digital rights.
New-Media Focus Splits Associated Press MembersSource: Wall Street Journal
As the economic pressure on newspapers intensifies, the Associated Press, (AP) a 162-year-old news-gathering cooperative for the industry, is beginning to fracture.

It's that time again!
The November earnings have been posted, I had my best month to date. How'd everyone do? Has anyone started to see a pattern of increase due to the MSNBC acquisition?
A worthy cause for your instant messagingSource:
Microsoft will give a portion of its ad revenue to charity every time a new conversation is started with live messenger. Help the world by talking to your friends.

If you are new to Newsvine, have you seen the earnings tab on your account?
Have you wondered what it's about?
Wondered how it works?

Alright Newsviners, I'm feeling feisty. Right now Newsvine is pretty well received by those who see it, but we're still relative unknowns in a lot of circles. It's time to change that, and here's my idea.
James Boyce: David Geffen: Count Yourself Lucky.Source: The Huffington Post
Best thing that ever happened to you was NOT getting the LA Times, trust me on this. Sure, it's tempting to think of owning a big major newspaper, and the smell of fresh ink in the morning, but newspapers are dead.

It's that time again!
The February earnings have been posted, and from the look of it, ad revenue was down for the month.

So, some thoughts about newsvine. I know, I know, how cliche - but tell me what you think.

It is hardly news to most of the regular Newsvine readers that propaganda, spin and omissions fill the mainstream corporate news.
It is hardly news to me.

A friend of mine recently blogged "Is Blocking Ads Stealing?" This is a question I've been struggling with myself lately. How (un-)ethical is it to use something like Firefox's Adblock extension to block out advertisements?