Rupert Murdoch opened his Eurocentral printing plant in Scotland today, announcing it is the “largest and fastest” in the world, MediaGuardian reported.

The first stage of the UK subsidiary News International's £650 million printing press modernisation programme was also unveiled by the chairman and chief executive of News Corporation Murdoch, who was joined by Alex Salmond, Scotland's first minister.

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Bloggers and journalists have united to launch a Scandinavian citizen journalism portal to create a cross-regional Scandinavian news site, Kristine Lowe reported Tuesday from Oslo.

iNorden.org is “an attempt at setting new standards for civic journalism in our neck of the woods,” the site's founders stated.

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Rumours of Google’s mobile plans have haunted the media and technology sectors all year, but sources close to MocoNews have suggested that the online big shot is going to announce a mobile operating system in mid-November.

The Wall Street Journal received similar information, reporting that “within the next two weeks, Google is expected to announce its plans to bring Google-powered phones to market by the middle of next year.”

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The Times and The Telegraph have taken their Fleet Street rivalries to the desert, this time vying for the attention of the United Arab Emirate's cutting edge business community, Emirates Today Online reported Tuesday.

The Times of London is currently holding a business forum in Dubai, and has been printing 15,000 copies a day in the city since May. On Monday, The Daily Telegraph launched a temporary online edition for Dubai that can be downloaded and printed.

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France's Culture Minister said in an interview Friday that the planned sale of French business daily Les Echos to luxury goods maker LVMH is a “private matter,” which does not call for legislation.

“I met LVMH's head, Bernard Arnault. I received the staff of Les Echos and La Tribune. Guarantees have been given. This is a private matter. The journalists, I believe they are independent. I do not think its is necessary to adopt a law,” Christine Albanel told French daily Le Monde.

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ImpreMedia, the parent company of La Opinion in Los Angeles and El Diario La Prensa in New York City, is set to become the biggest Hispanic paper participant in Google's Print Ads and AdSense programs, according to a company statement Monday.

ImpreMedia's Spanish-language papers will join about 600 English-language papers in Google ad programmes.

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When The New York Times changes its tagline from “All the News That’s Fit to Print” to “All the News That’s Fit to Click,” there is no doubt that the publishing world is facing tremendous change.

According to The Newspapers and Magazines Online report from eMarketer, newspaper publishers in the past few years have experienced an ad revenue migration from print, especially classifieds, to online sites, such as AutoTrader, Craigslist, Monster and Zillow.com. Many magazines with million subscribers have been shut down in favour of branded Web sites.

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The BBC has set up a board for complaints following a phone-in featuring the chairman of the Press Complaints Commission.

Callers phoned in to the radio station 5 live to tell Sir Christopher Meyer their complaints against Scottish newspapers.

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