It’s Done: Stephanopoulos to Join ‘Good Morning’

New York TimesABC News has made official the long-rumored appointment of George Stephanopoulos to succeed Diane Sawyer as the anchor of ‘Good Morning America’ – and its top executive promised on Thursday that the show would move ‘in a new direction,’ toward more news and substantive information.David Westin, the president of ABC News, who made the announcement on Thursday, conducted a three-month… Read more

Variety to start charging for website access

Los Angeles TimesIn a move that will be watched carefully by newspapers struggling to find a viable financial model in the digital age, entertainment industry publication Variety today will begin charging readers for access to the news and information on its website.The return to erecting a “pay wall,” though anticipated, nonetheless could be risky because several online competitors — including… Read more