"The Knight Foundation announced $3.67 million in matching funds today that will support 20 local news and information projects," reports Jeff Sonderman on Poynter.

"Today Digital First Media announced Journal Register Company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will seek to implement a prompt sale," writes Digital First Media CEO John Paton in a post on his blog.

In the UK, the Leveson Inquiry report is now expected to be delivered in November rather than October, according to a story by Lisa O'Carroll on the Guardian.

Mathew Ingram of GigaOM offers advice on "What newspapers and other media could learn from Reddit."

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