Slim, Murdoch Don’t Regret Newspaper Investments|YouTube Direct|Zuckerman’s $150M Printing Press Investment|Newspaper Box Dance Parties

Wall Street Journal: Rupert Murdoch and Carlos Slim told a Wall Street Journal conference that they don’t regret their investments in newspapers.

BayNewser: YouTube Direct, a new method for news organizations like The Huffington Post, NPR and Politico to manage video submissions by readers, launched today.

New York Times: New York Daily News owner Mortimer B. Zuckerman has invested $150 million into expanding his paper’s printing plant in Jersey City.

FishbowlLA: Two artists are turning abandoned newspaper boxes in New York into mini dance parties.

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