Applying shareholder squeeze, vulture capital firm Alden Global grabs four Pennsylvania papers
Heath Freeman’s vulture capital firm Alden Global Capital — infamous for its draconian staff cuts meant to enrich him and Alden’s board members — has bought Times-Shamrock Communications’, a Pennsylvania-based media company owned by the Lynett and Haggerty families, newspaper group. The acquired papers include: The Times-Tribune The Citizens’ Voice The Republican Herald The Standard […]
Sacramento Magazine shutters after 48 years
Editor’s note: It’s the latest in sad days for media and journalism as yet another news provider shutters operations, this time after more than four decades in business. How many more farewells will we have to report? And can anyone challenge the educated guess that between layoffs, closings and media consolidation cuts, the unemployment rate […]
O’Rourke Media Group buys Southwest Colorado paper
The following excerpt was sent out from pagosasun.com: The Pagosa Springs SUN was acquired by O’Rourke Media Group Thursday. “I’m excited about our acquisition of The Pagosa Springs SUN. This is an outstanding weekly newspaper with impressive niche publications, great reputation, and a very strong team,” O’Rourke Media Group owner Jim O’Rourke said. “It’s been […]
CherryRoad Media acquires Gannett’s Kansas print operations
The following was sent out from Editor & Publisher: CherryRoad Media Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Hutchinson, Kansas, printing operations from Gannett Co., Inc. The printing operation currently prints most of CherryRoad Media’s Kansas publications as well as numerous other newspapers in central and western Kansas. All current employees of the […]
Ohio paper reporter Nearhood departs
Caitlin Nearhood, a reporter at Ohio-based daily newspaper The Sandusky Register, has left. Her tweet reads: “I’ll miss writing about education, but I’m excited about my upcoming move to Columbus. And I’ll still be here to connect with people and post local news stories.” Before joining the Register in May 2016, Nearhood was an education […]
Duo buying Washington state papers dedicated to ‘rejuvenating local journalism’
The following excerpt was sent out from yoursourceone.com: In a heartening turn for local journalism, the Seattle Times reports five newspapers in north-central Washington, that were on the brink of closure, have found new hope. Carol Forhan, the publisher of the Leavenworth Echo and its four sister publications, managed to keep these weeklies afloat against […]
Eight weeklies shutter in North Dakota
The following excerpt was sent out from usnews.com: Eight weekly newspapers in northeastern North Dakota have ceased publication with the closure of a century-old family business. Fordville-based Ness Press closed in early August. Ken Ness, who volunteered at the business his Norwegian immigrant father established in 1922, said “there was nobody to take it over. “And [it’s] […]
Aim Media Indiana to reduce print editions
The following excerpt was sent out from insideindianabusiness.com: Citing the affordability and flexibility of delivering information online, four newspapers owned by Aim Media Indiana LLC plan to reduce the number of print editions they publish each week. The Republic in Columbus, Daily Reporter in Greenfield and The Tribune in Seymour will publish print editions only […]
New York state paper appoints Harris Mohawk Valley and Finger Lakes local editor
The Utica Oberver-Dispatch, the largest newspaper in the Utica-Rome metropolitan area of New York state, has promoted Ed Harris to Mohawk Valley and Finger Lakes local editor. Previously, he has held the posts of news reporter and copy desk editor. Harris worked as an assignment desk editor at CBS, NBC and CW news channels. He […]
CNHI’s Alabama papers name Mayer general manager-editor
The following excerpt was sent out from Editor & Publisher: Tom Mayer, editor of CNHI’s Alabama newspapers, including The Cullman Times, The News Courier in Athens and St. Clair News-Aegis in Pell City, has been named general manager-editor of the group. The assignment became effective Monday, Aug. 7. Mayer succeeds Alabama group publisher Katherine Miller, […]
