Mindworks is hiring specialist editors and writers. July 8, 2010 This month, we are hiring specialists for our technology and auto content channels. Scouting for talent across India, our team is looking for young graduates with exceptionally good English and deep domain knowledge of automobiles and technology. Applications are invited for both full-time jobs and freelance work – although in either case, the work will cover complete work hours daily. Also on the job requirements list are online research and content handling skills (including SEO), ability to write with speed and rewriting and summary skills. No link Available
		The future of newspapers via Sam Zell June 30, 2010 Sam Zell, who heads Tribune Co, shared his thoughts on the future of newspapers with MediaFile, Reuters' media and technology intersection blog. Tribune Co is in some financial trouble currently, but Zell had little to say about his company's problems and instead focused on what is in store for newspapers in the near future. "Going forward, it's going to require all kinds of different approaches, including, probably the most significant, the elimination of home delivery and the replacement of it with PDFs..." Zell is quoted as saying, on MediaFile. ...read more
		Media General streamlines editing to slash costs Media General will consolidate editing and design operations for three of its largest newspapers, hoping to slash costs as advertising revenue continues to slide for print media. The publisher plans to combine its copy editing and page design teams for three newspapers -- the Tampa Tribune, Richmond-Times Dispatch and Winston-Salem Journal -- into two teams by the third quarter. ...read more
		The Guardian in talks to outsource April 6, 2010 The Guardian has pleaded with its staff to accept voluntary redundancy as it struggles to cope with losses running at more than £1m a week. The newspaper is in talks to transfer the production of its popular Guardian Guides, which are given away as promotions with the paper to independent magazine publishers. Guardian News & Media (GNM), the company that publishes The Guardian, is in discussions with John Brown Media. A final decision is expected within the next couple of weeks... ...read more