Top Spanish newspaper El Pais already prints a Latin American edition in Buenos Aires and Mexico City, but will expand distribution in the region to further its place in the market, ultimately using the print version's reach as a vehicle to establish a global brand on the Internet, the head of media group Prisa told Reuters in a report Wednesday.

Prisa is not aiming for El Pais to compete with local dailies already established in Spanish-speaking markets, but to “capture an educated elite of the sort won over by The Economist in that magazine's transformation from a British to a world-wide publication,” the Reuters article stated.

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A Russian Federal Security Service officer has been charged Wednesday in connection with the 2006 murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya.

FSB Lt. Col. Pavel Ryaguzov has been charged with providing Politkovskaya's killers with her home address prior to her Oct. 7, 2006 slaying in her Moscow apartment building, Itar-Tass reported Wednesday, citing a source close to the investigation, United Press International stated in an article.

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The East Valley Tribune, an Arizona daily which serves the Scottsdale/Mesa/Tempe area, this week announced major changes to its content and business model.

The paper will move all local news to the front page, and increase the number of local editions from two to four. It will also convert the new front local news section to a smaller size and distribute it for free in selected areas. Moreover, paid subscribers will keep receiving full content in print and Web in a "premium" package.

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Gannett Co. reported Wednesday profits fell 10 percent in the third-quarter, due to a slump in classified advertising sales and television revenue.

Net income dropped $234 million, or $1.01 per share, for the largest newspaper publisher in the United States. The third quarter in 2006 saw net income at $261.4 million, or $1.11 per share. Sales dropped 3.8 percent to $1.81 billion, but earnings per share bested the average of $1 based on the average of 11 analysts' estimates compiled by Bloomberg, the financial news service reported Wednesday.

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The Bristol Evening Post is the first in the UK regional press to broadcast city council meetings live via webcasts on its Web site.

Beginning Tuesday night, thisisbristol.co.uk began offering readers live coverage of the 6 p.m. Bristol City Council meetings, keeping the video posted on its Web site for those unable to watch as it happened live.

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MySpace has struck a deal with Skype which will enable users to make free online phone calls.

According to the deal, which is set to begin in November, MySpace members can access the phone service on the social networking Web site through the instant messaging function.

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The 320-million strong young Chinese consumer group, between ages 16 and 20, have strong spending powers and a huge appetite for electronic media and foreign consumer goods.

A report from Pearl Research released last week reveals some insights for marketers interested in tapping into the growing youth market.

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The publisher of the popular weekly Uyo newspaper, Events, was arrested by security agents last week and continues to be detained, apparently because of allegations printed in the latest edition of the newspaper.

The paper, published by Jerome Imeime, contained a caption reading “Akpabio finger treasury,” which may have contained unfavourable news or allegations about the country's governor, Godswill Akpabio.

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At the World Digital Publishing conference in Amsterdam, Steve Seraita made a case for a combined print and web audience measurement to better reflect the reach of newspapers than audited circulation alone.

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