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Murdoch's love for newspapers is undying, nevermind the near-death throes of the medium itself, and he reads it out (literally, on the radio) as part of a series of Australian radio lectures titled, "The future of newspapers: moving beyond dead trees." Compare and contrast this to his famous speech on April 13,

China has settled a dispute that will allow media companies like Thomson Reuters (NASDAQ: TRIN), Bloomberg and Dow Jones to provide financial news and info in the nation on their own terms.

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A recent cost-cutting regimen at Dow Jones' Enterprise Media Group won't save the unit from layoffs, according to a memo obtained by Talking Biz News. Clare Hart, EMG's president, which houses Newswires, Factiva and DJ Indexes, sent an email to staffers outlining the steps the unit has taken—cutting travel, leaving vacant posts unfilled, holding off on investments—and why it hasn't been enough.

Gerard Baker is moving over from Murdoch's Times Of London to become deputy editor-in-chief of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones (NYSE: NWS).

Robert Thomson has finally found his right-hand man. (And, yes, it is a man.) Gerard Baker, the U.S. editor of the Times of London, is moving over to become deputy editor in chief of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones. Thomson was the editor of the Times before moving over to the Journal last December; both papers are owned by Rupert Murdoch.

At our second Future of Business Media conference, Robert Thomson, editor-in-chief of Dow Jones (NYSE: NWS) and managing editor of WSJ, was interviewed by our own Staci D. Kramer—with an assist from attendees—about the changing landscape of journalism with regards to free vs. paid content (no pun intended), as well as online vs. print news.

Thanks to everyone who's been a part of our October events this past week. In case you missed it—or if you want to refresh your memory—our full coverage is on our conference channels: Future of Business Media; EconSports and EconWomen. Some highlights:

We've finished up our hectic week of conferences, including Future of Business Media, EconSports and EconWomen at the Edison Hotel in NYC. It's been a great week, to say the least, as we kicked it off with our mixer on Monday. In case you missed the events, coverage of our FOBM conference is here, and some more highlights are below:

Earlier today we had our second Future of Business Media conference in NYC's Edison Ballroom, where we had a jam-packed day of Q&As and panels with leading execs in the online space from publications, networks, VCs and more. Some highlights are below; our full coverage is on our FOBM channel.