Wednesday Morning in the Blogosphere

Forerunner of the FAX machine. The wirephoto mechanism at the Los Angeles Times. It could send a picture from coast to coast in eight minutes. The inset shows a received picture being removed and the machine being adjusted by microscope.

Bad news: mass exits at the Chicago Tribune - Poynter

What is the future of work in our newsrooms? - Journalism UK

Supporting local means supporting local newspapers - Daily News

Vintage Arlington newspapers digitized, placed online - Inside Nova

Dozens in Chicago Tribune newsroom take buyouts - Chicago Tribune

Apple Daily: Hong Kong pro-democracy paper announces closure - BBC

Hong Kong police arrest editorial writer at Apple Daily newspaper - The Guardian

Buyout fallout: Tribune slashes pages 20 percent, sets early deadlines - New York Post

After almost 30 years, we’re bringing back Spokane’s evening newspaper - Spokesman-Review

Apple Daily to stop publishing online at midnight, printing 1 million copies for its final edition - SCMP