Journalism on the Hill

Here are a short outtakes from yesterday's Senate committee hearing on the future of journalism. David Simon defends the job, Arianna Huffington says its no longer sustainable, economically speaking, and Google says it will send even more people to news websites. Salon

Globe shutdown averted, Senate hearing goes on

The unions representing workers at the Boston Globe have agreed to steep wage and benefit cuts and that should keep the New York Times Co. from shutting down the Boston newspaper anytime soon.

Meantime, Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry has scheduled a hearing for today at 11:30 a.m. PST to discuss the future of journalism in light of the turmoil at the Globe and elsewhere. As has become obligatory, the panel will include a representative from Google and Huffington Post co-founder Arianna Huffington.

Also slated to speak are David Simon, creator of "The Wire" and former Baltimore Sun reporter; Steve Coll, president of the New America Foundation and former managing editor of the Washington Post; Dallas Morning News Publisher James Moroney, and Alberto Ibargüen, president and CEO of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

John Kerry to the rescue

Erstwhile presidential hopeful Sen. John Kerry plans to hold hearings next week on the state of the newspaper industry. (via Romenesko)