Saturday Morning in the Blogosphere

Fusion is changing its name to Splinter - Poynter

Hearst Media gobbling up CT newspapers - Fox 61

Alt-weeklies look for lifeline from nonprofits - CJR

The New York Times’ cruises for rich people - Slate

Baltimore Sun plans to close City Paper - City Paper

Postmedia Reports Third Quarter Results - Business Wire

What happens to media plurality now? - Open Democracy

Sun-Times owners are prepared to shut paper if feds try to block Tronc deal - Crain's

Google is funding a new software project that will automate writing local news - Recode

Tribune Media plans to move across the river in a Wacker Drive office building - Chicago Tribune