Four in the morning

To save money, the New York Times today announced plans to eliminate several sections from the paper, including Escapes and local sections distributed on Sundays to several large Northeastern cities.

The largest newsprint maker in North America filed for bankruptcy protection today.

The Washington Post today announced a "major reorganization" plan (via Romenesko).

Steve Outing discovers that private companies, even the most successful ones, aren't all that interested in helping newspaper journalism survive - and just might have an interest in doing the opposite.