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NEWS OF THE CHICAGO GUILD Local investment banker putting together bid for Sun-Times Media Group James Tyree, chairman of the Chicago-based investment bank Mesirow Financial Holdings, confirmed Monday he is assembling a group to bid on bankrupt Sun-Times Media Group.
Chicago Tribune admits 'breach' Chicago Tribune halts project that let readers view unpublished story outlines A short-lived research project in which the Chicago Tribune solicited responses from current and former subscribers to descriptions of Tribune stories before they had been published has been halted after reporters raised journalistic concerns.
IFJ condemns failure to find Politkovskaya's killers The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has backed furious Russian journalists in their response to the failure of the Russian judicial system to prosecute the killers of Anna Politkovskaya following the acquittal of all three defendants at her trial earlier today.
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NEWS OF SUN-TIMES MEDIA GROUP Why the New York Times Co. will be in business until at least 2012 Revolving Credit Facility Due Date Looms, but Sulzbergers Should Be Able to Retain Control "The month of May came and went," the New York Times Co. told staff last Thursday, "and, contrary to the prediction of one writer, we did not stop printing." Post-Tribune Guild wants to buy newspaper Union employees at the Gary Post-Tribune are launching an effort to purchase the newspaper, which is the second largest newspaper in the bankrupt Sun-Times Media Group. Conrad Black asks for prison release -- again Former newspaper mogul Conrad Black is asking a federal judge in Chicago to release him from a Florida prison while he appeals his fraud conviction to the U.S. Supreme Court. |
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NEWS OF THE INDUSTRY Cincinnati Enquirer share of Gannett layoffs: 100 Of the 1,400 layoffs Gannett Co. is ordering at its U.S. Community Publishing Division, the Cincinnati Enquirer and its related digital and print products will absorb about 100, Publisher Margaret Buchanan said in a memo Thursday.
MediaNews Group: We're not on brink of bankruptcy MediaNews Group late Wednesday denied a report in an investors newsletter that it is arranging a pre-packaged bankruptcy -- or readying any change in ownership of the Denver-based publisher controlled by William Dean Singleton and Richard B. Scudder.
Murdoch denies interest in acquiring NYT Murdoch, the 78-year-old News Corp. (NWSA Quote) chairman and CEO who moved television news considerably to the political right with Fox News, stunned the U.S. newspaper establishment in 2007 with his purchase of Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal.
Judge: Philly newspaper creditors must share taping info A federal judge overseeing the bankruptcy proceedings for Philadelphia Newspapers LLC ordered lawyers for the company's creditors to share details of their investigation into an alleged unauthorized recording of a meeting with the company's lenders.
Indy Star Guild overwhelmingly rejects contract offer The Indianapolis News Guild overwhelmingly rejected a two-year contract offer from The Indianapolis Star that would have included a 12% pay cut, no pay increases for at least two years, and the elimination of arbitration on individual layoffs.
A closer look at MediaNews Group's debt When the Rocky Mountain News was put up for sale in December (a move that prefigured its February closure), employees clinging to hopes of a last minute reversal of fortune repeatedly pointed to the debts burdening MediaNews Group, owner of the Rocky's rival, the Denver Post. Because MediaNews, chaired by Post publisher Dean Singleton, isn't a public company, however, it was mighty difficult to quantify the depth of that debt. But a new article offers some tantalizing clues.
Another big round of layoffs is imminent at Gannett The Gannett Company, owner of the nation's largest newspaper chain, will go through another round of layoffs soon, with an announcement possible in the next few days, executives said Tuesday.
Lee Enterprises changes mind on reverse stock split Lee Enterprises said late Tuesday it is not going ahead with a reverse stock split that would raise its share price, which currently costs about as much as a copy of one of its dailies.
1Cast: Hitting the mobile video aggregation trifecta "Mobile." "Video." Usually, these are the rather dry one-world descriptions of What's Next, items on to-do lists for anyone serious about building new digital businesses. Add "Social," and you've got a trifecta.
St. Paul Pioneer Press lays off in newsroom, ad sales The St. Paul Pioneer Press laid off nine newsroom employees and two more in advertising sales and production today, according to a report by the Star Tribune of Minneapolis.
Gannett Co. to execute another round of layoffs Gannett executives told told The New York Times' Richard Perez-Pena that the McLean, Va.-based company is getting ready to issue another round of layoffs.
Indianapolis Guild votes on contract with 12% pay cut The Indianapolis News Guild is voting today on a two-year contract offer from The Indianapolis Star that includes a 12% pay cut, no pay increases for at least two years, and the elimination of arbitration on individual layoffs. |
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