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Rupert Murdoch’s The Daily sings goodbye

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 17:25:00 +0000

The Daily, the iPad newspaper that began as Rupert Murdoch's darling, is ending its nearly two-year run tomorrow. To the staff's credit they're going out smiling. And for journalists, they're pretty good dancers.

Murdoch shutters The Daily

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:43:00 +0000

Rumors that Rupert Murdoch would close News Corp's iPad only paper, The Daily, have come to fruition. According to a press release Monday, the paper will close in mid-December and be folded in to other News Corp publications:

As part of a digital restructuring initiative, the company will cease standalone publication of The Daily iPad app on December 15, 2012, though the brand will live on in other channels. Technology and other assets from The Daily, including some staff, will be folded into The Post.

Mr. Murdoch said: “From its launch, The Daily was a bold experiment in digital publishing and an amazing vehicle for innovation. Unfortunately, our experience was that we could not find a large enough audience quickly enough to convince us the business model was sustainable in the long-term. Therefore we will take the very best of what we have learned at The Daily and apply it to all our properties. Under the editorial leadership of Editor-in-Chief Col Allan and the business and digital leadership of Jesse, I know The New York Post will continue to grow and become stronger on the web, on mobile, and not least, the paper itself. I want to thank all of the journalists, digital and business professionals for the hard work they put into The Daily.”

Occubaby is born!

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 21:34:00 +0000

Salon is thrilled to share news of the birth of Occubaby. As we reported last month, a young woman who was pepper-sprayed by the NYPD during an early Occupy protest fell in love with, and became pregnant by, the street medic who tended to her stinging eyes.

According to a report from The Daily, Occubaby, real name Tegan Kathleen Grodt, was born to Robert Grodt and Kaylee Dedrick on Sept. 28. Even in its first days, the littlest Occupier can represent -- The Daily noted that a onesie bearing the letters "Occupy Wall Street" was sent to the couple by the OWS Screen Guild.

Watch the infamous pepper spraying incident below, an unexpected start to love and a new little life: