Gannett announces changes to news-gathering, using online discussions to incorporate more citizen journalism in its 90 papers
Google lets businesses start buying ads in more than 50 daily papers - including The New York Times and The Washington Post - through its Web site
CBS hires Quincy Smith as president of its new digital media unit, CBS Interactive, and will reportedly look to bolster its digital offerings through acquisitions
Downs
Philadelphia Inquirer editors are told by CEO Brian Tierney to prepare for as many 150 layoffs in the newsroom
Nielsen Media Research postpones plans to release ratings that track how many people watch TV commercials, reportedly after major networks withdrew support
Seventeen loses editor-in-chief Atoosa Rubenstein, who quits the teen title to work on various projects, including Web businesses geared toward teenage girls