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A lifelong progressive-left activist is beta-testing a new online news service for metropolitan Boston. He says it will invite news contributions from anyone, may try an innovative co-operative ownership model, and will cover politics, conferences, demonstrations and the arts, among other things.

A roundup of links to news and commentary on the New Hampshire primary and its aftermath.

The Project on Excellence in Journalism's fourth-annual "State of the News Media" report is out (March 12, 2007). It's findings and trend analysis are the basis for a set of thoughtful stories in major outlets. One of the best appeared in USAToday -- with lots of quotes expressing concern that without newspapers, news will dry up. A Reuters story expands on the theme that some may must be found to finance the news on the web other than advertising.

Quill Magazine's February edition carries a story about the introduction of the New England News Forum to a meeting with Maine editors and members of the public.

Time-Warner cable's Albany regional management is under fire from Berkshire County officials in Western Massachusetts after they quietly laid plans to remove a Boston television station from the region's cable lineup and replace it with another network affiliate from Connecticut. The issue is important because Western Mass. is largely served by the Albany, N.Y., media market and the county's approximately 130,000 residents often hear more news about New York government than that of their home state.