Romenesko on Poynter.org reported the year-end message of Associated Press CEO Tom Curley to the staff, where he says: "We have completed the second consecutive year of rate cuts to help members and customers cope with the economic downturn and the disruption as we shift to a digital world. And we have had to face the consequences of these challenges internally. But we are determined to resume our growth path."

"The Air Force is blocking computer access to The New York Times and other media sites that published sensitive diplomatic documents released by the Internet site WikiLeaks" reported Yahoo! citing AP. The article quoted Air Force Major Toni Tones who said that more than 25 websites have been blocked and cannot be viewed by any Air Force computer, except for the personal ones. "The White House on Dec. 3 formally reminded all federal employees and government contractors that anyone without a security clearance is not permitted to read classified documents, such as the diplomatic messages published by WikiLeaks, even on a personal computer at home outside work hours," the article says.

The Register Citizen, the Torrington (Connecticut) newspaper, is opening its doors to public and reinventing itself in the digital world: digital first, print last is its philosophy. As the New York Times reported: "The Register Citizen, with roots dating to 1874 and a print circulation that's fallen from 21,000 in the late 1980s to 8,000 now, isn't an industry giant either. But when it moved Monday from its dilapidated 105-year-old home into a renovated factory space meant to embody a full-bore embrace of the Internet, it provided one metaphor for how journalism is trying to reinvent itself".

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