Times Co. will not close Boston Globe...yet

The New York Times is reporting that its parent, The New York Times Company, has reached a "tentative agreement" with several unions at The Boston Globe. While talks with the largest union "remain unresolved," the process of shutting down New England's largest daily has been postponed.

From the story:

In negotiations that went past the midnight deadline set by the company, deals were struck with the three unions representing more than 500 mailers, drivers and press operators. More than ever, the fate of the paper appears to turn on talks with the Boston Newspaper Guild, which represents more than 600 newsroom, advertising and business office workers. The company said it had also reached agreements with smaller unions representing machinists, electricians and other workers.

This, however, does not mean that the Globe is safe. If union members do not agree on certain concessions, the paper may be forced to close.

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New York Times considers charging for content

At its annual conference Thursday, New York Times Company Chairman Arthur Sulzberger Jr. said that The New York Times is considering charging for some content again, according to Editor & Publisher.

Sulzberger did not specify any particular business model, but suggested the Times would look again at trying to get paid for its content. For several years, the flagship paper charged international users to access its site, and for a few years charged for access to opinion columns and other contents in its Times Select program.

Sulzberger did not say that the paper would stop running ads online, a practice he characterized as extremely successful.
He offered no time frame for a potential move beyond a statement that more information would be available "at a future date."
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