"… in Britain … [Jim] Buckmaster is preparing to relaunch the English version of Craigslist. … Craigslist has yet to make a big impact in Britain – hence the relaunch plans."

"The UK’s local newspaper industry lost about £225m in revenue last year as regional publishers invested heavily online but failed to counter declining circulation and advertising revenue in print"

"Newspaper Web sites might reap the most from local advertisers spending online but a new study reveals online newspapers are losing share."

Scott Karp: "If I were a newspaper exec, I’d thinking long and hard about how to create a social network around the one element that newspapers still have claim to — locality. People who live in a city or town have an instant connection."

"U.S. newspaper publishers are betting the Internet is the key to their survival, but a worsening classified advertising slump is hampering efforts to make good on their digital strategies."

"U.S. newspaper publishers are betting the Internet is the key to their survival, but a worsening classified advertising slump is hampering efforts to make good on their digital strategies."