RENEE MONTAGNE, host: NPR's business news starts with newspapers teaming up to make money.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, host: It's a tough time to be in the newspaper business as advertising money continues to move off the page onto the Internet. The New York Times yesterday said it's cutting about 100 newsroom jobs.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, host: The New York Times is also one of four major newspaper companies involved in a new venture aimed at boosting online advertising revenue. The Times, Hearst, Gannett and the Tribune companies hope that a single portal giving advertisers access to their combined 120 Web sites will bring in more money from advertisers.
The New York Times is teaming up with Hearst, Gannett and the Tribune companies in a new venture aimed at bringing in more money from online ads. The companies hope a single portal offering access to their Web sites will encourage advertisers to spend more money.