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U of M profs report success of Guild-initiated state training grant

Pioneer Press employees benefit from innovative program

Kathleen A. Hansen and Nora Paul - University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication - 24 Mar 2010

St. Paul Guild members in the advertising and editorial departments were the first newspaper employees to benefit from participation in a state job skills training program through the University of Minnesota. The opportunity to participate in the program was negotiated by the Guild in the 2007 Pioneer Press contract.


SINGLETON MESSAGES STAFF

MediaNews nearing debt deal with banks

Singleton asks patience of employees

Media Workers Guild - 18 Dec 2009

MediaNews CEO Dean Singleton and President Jody Lodovic said Thursday that the company is close to an agreement with its banks on a debt restructuring plan. Once the plan is completed toward the end of the first quarter of 2010, they added, the company expects to have a "manageable level of debt" and will look forward to "a changing but exciting future."

Local officers elected

Clean sweep for PiPressers

Minnesota Newspaper Guild - 10 Nov 2009

Three St. Paul women won the local election handily over their Minneapolis opponents.

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MEDIANEWS MONITOR

Blood on the newsroom floor: MediaNews merger

But new CEO sounds confident of success ahead

Richard Brenneman - 07 Sep 2011

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PRESS RELEASE

Alden tightens grip on MediaNews, Journal Register

New CEO to push digital business model

PR Newswire - 07 Sep 2011

Alden Global Capital moved Wednesday to consolidate management of its newspaper holdings, merging senior leadership of MediaNews and Journal Register Co. John Paton of Journal Register Co. will be CEO. MediaNews, known for slashing costs, owns the San Jose Mercury News, Monterey Herald and BANG-East Bay.

East Bay papers to consolidate, cut 20% of news staff

Carolyn Said - San Francisco Chronicle - 24 Aug 2011

As newspapers nationwide struggle to evolve viable business models, Bay Area News Group said Tuesday it will consolidate 11 local newspapers in the East Bay into two regional newspapers and lay off 8 percent of the staff. (Guild Note: Although the press release didn't point this out, the layoffs eliminate about 20 percent of the East Bay editorial staff.)


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What readers want to read next

Ken Doctor - Newsonomics - 24 Aug 2011

We'd all like to know what comes next. That can be a spiritual quest, a political one, or in the case of news publishers, one that would help them know what it is readers who land on their site would like to read next.

McClatchy second-quarter profits, revenue fall

Dale Kasler - The Sacramento Bee - 31 Jul 2011

The McClatchy Co. today reported lower profits and revenue in the second quarter, as The Bee's owner continues to struggle with a weak economy and structural changes in the newspaper industry.

The Newsonomics of Netflix

Ken Doctor - Newsonomics - 31 Jul 2011

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings says he is surprised that customers weren't more upset with Netflix's digital shift. After all, he expected more upset, in his role as a pioneer, early in the game of forcing the digital shift.

Times Company posts loss on write-down

Jeremy W. Peters - The New York Times - 21 Jul 2011

The New York Times Company reported on Thursday an overall loss in the second quarter as print advertising continued to struggle, dragging down growth in online advertising.

Sun-Times Media, Chicago Tribune enter into print production contract

David Roeder - The Chicago Sun-Times - 21 Jul 2011

The Chicago Tribune will begin printing the Chicago Sun-Times and seven of its suburban sister newspapers under an agreement announced Tuesday.

Schadenfreude

Ken Doctor - Newsonomics - 19 Jul 2011

Schadenfreude is the word of the day, as the Wall Street Journal's editorial page points out that "the Schadenfreude is so thick you can't cut it with a chainsaw."

New News Corp strategy

Ken Doctor - Newsonomics - 18 Jul 2011

We'd all be ready to shell out pay-per-view prices (those for boxing, not a simple movie) to peek in on the House of Commons' questioning of Rupert Murdoch, James Murdoch and Rebekah Brooks Tuesday.


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Guild's former international chair dies at the age of 68

Andy Zipser - The Guild Reporter - 18 Jul 2011

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