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Company buying Gannett lays off 24 at other papers

August 14, 2019 9:10 amAugust 14, 2019 10:08 am

GateHouse Media has laid off two dozen newspaper employees so far this week, according to a report by Poynter. The move comes a week after GateHouse announced plans to purchase the Gannett newspaper chain and merge it into their own....

A primer on NJ daily print newspapers

August 6, 2019 12:37 pmAugust 6, 2019 3:49 pm

The announcement yesterday that GateHouse Media has acquired Gannett, becoming the largest daily print newspaper chain in the country, means that 15 of New Jersey’s 17 dailies will be under the control of two national media conglomerates. None of the...

Gannett chain sold to owner of Burlington County Times

August 5, 2019 2:58 pmAugust 5, 2019 4:26 pm

Gannett, which operates seven daily newspapers in New Jersey, has been sold to the New Media Investment Group/GateHouse Media, the owner of the Burlington County Times and NJBiz. As part of the merger, GateHouse chairman and CEO Michael Reed will...

Star-Ledger owner sells their New Orleans newspaper, website

May 6, 2019 2:34 pmMay 6, 2019 3:58 pm

The company that owns The Star-Ledger and NJ.com have sold one of the crown jewels of their print media portfolio and the new owners have canned all 161 employees, according to a post on the Columbia Journalism Review website. Advance...

Gannett reports another revenue drop in first quarter ’19

May 1, 2019 10:53 amMay 2, 2019 9:57 am

Two weeks before a vote on a hostile takeover attempt, Gannett has reported a decline in revenues for the first quarter of 2019 but an increase in paid digital subscriptions. The publishing giant, which owns eight New Jersey daily newspapers...

Gannett attacks MNG candidate slate

April 17, 2019 10:33 amApril 17, 2019 10:37 am

Gannett is going negative their campaign to stop a hostile takeover bid. In a mailing to shareholders in advance of the May 16 vote, Gannett is accusing the slate of board of directors candidates proposed by MNG/Digital First Media of...

Russ Zimmer’s exit rant

April 13, 2019 5:42 pmApril 14, 2019 1:46 am

Worth reading is Asbury Park Press reporter Russ Zimmer’s exit rant as he announces his departure from journalism one month before Gannett shareholders vote on a takeover bid by MNG Enterprises/Digital First Media, a company that has a reputation of...