News tagged with printing presses

As US papers struggle, AP net profit falls 65%

The Associated Press on Thursday reported a 65-percent drop in net profit last year as the struggles of the US newspaper industry also took a bite out of the bottom line of the US news agency.

Technology / Business

created Apr 30, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Web-only newspapers? Don't junk the presses yet

More than a half-a-dozen newspapers in the United States and Europe have gone "Web only" in the past year in a bid to stave off bankruptcy. But the first cold-eyed analysis of this approach is not encouraging.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 21, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1




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Political leaders play key role in how worried Americans are by climate change: study

More than extreme weather events and the work of scientists, it is national political leaders who influence how much Americans worry about the threat of climate change, new research finds.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 81

Quality medical journal news releases can help newspapers do a better job informing public

Medical journal press releases are the most direct way that journals communicate with the news media about new research. According to a study in the British Medical Journal, press release quality appears to have an import ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

INFLUENCE GAME: Online companies win piracy fight

(AP) -- Outspent but hardly outgunned, online and high-tech companies triggered an avalanche of Internet clicks to force Congress to shelve legislation that would curb online piracy. They outmaneuvered the ...

Technology / Internet

created Jan 22, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 3

MIT lab working on wristband to allow for individual control of local building environment

(PhysOrg.com) -- MIT Media Lab has announced that a team of researchers working in the Responsive Environments Group is hard at it trying to come up with just the right sort of wrist bracelet that could interface with a building ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast weblog

Brain region can signal early-stage Alzheimer's and other dementias

(Medical Xpress) -- A key misplaced yet again? Unable to recall a name? Forgetfulness frequently leads to anxiety: is it just a sign of age, or are these the first symptoms of the onset of Alzheimer’s ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (13) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A human touch for ancient scripts at Italy's book hospital

Ancient manuscripts are treated like hospital patients at a famous book restoration institute in Rome that has worked on everything from the Dead Sea Scrolls to one of the oldest Korans in the world.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Dec 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Financial meltdowns drive interest in business ethics, professor says

(PhysOrg.com) -- Thirty years ago the term “business ethics” drew laughter as a classic oxymoron, says Richard T. De George, distinguished professor of philosophy and co-director of the International Center for ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Star images helping to save Vatican books

(PhysOrg.com) -- Antique books in the Vatican Library are being digitised to preserve them for future generations using a technique developed through ESA to store satellite images of the sky.

Technology / Other

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

What we want to see on TV: Handsome politicians

The better the looks of United States Congresspersons, the more television coverage they receive, shows a new study from the University of Haifa recently published in the journal Political Communication. The reason behind ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study: Indian, Vietnamese immigrants become 'American' over time through civic activities

Whether contributing money to Boy Scouts, donating a sculpture of Gandhi for a Dallas city plaza, or successfully lobbying against flying Vietnam's communist flag in a citywide international celebration, a ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2


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