Seattle Times completes sale of Maine properties to investor group led by Pa. publisherPORTLAND, Maine — The financially struggling Seattle Times Co. on Monday sold its Blethen Maine newspapers, including the Portland Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram, to an investor group led by a Pennsylvania publisher. Iran puts wide curbs on media as street protests rage in wake of disputed election resultsCAIRO — Iranian authorities criticized international media reports and took steps to control the flow of information from independent news sources as anti-government protests raged in the country for a second day Sunday. Union, Star Tribune in Minneapolis have tentative agree contract; members vote WednesdayMINNEAPOLIS — A Teamsters official says the union representing drivers and the Star Tribune have tentatively agreed to a contract. Globe: 3 businessmen with Boston roots emerge as possible buyers for struggling newspaperBOSTON — The Boston Globe reports that three area businessmen, including a member of the family that once owned the newspaper, have emerged as possible buyers. USA Today eyes mobile platforms, plans new service for digital replicas of printNEW YORK — USA Today’s new publisher said Wednesday he hopes to expand the newspaper’s revenue from mobile phones and portable electronic reading devices, and pledged to fight The Wall Street Journal’s bid for readers in hotels. Recession forces Bellingham Herald to cut more employees, expensesBELLINGHAM, Wash. — Employees at The Bellingham Herald in Washington state will have to take a one-week unpaid furlough this summer to help the newspaper cut expenses. Brothers want to launch daily newspaper in Detroit as dominant players scale backSOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Two veteran publishers announced plans Tuesday to launch a newspaper to fill a void left when the city’s two major dailies reduced home delivery earlier this year. Boston Globe’s largest union rejects $10M in givebacks, paper to impose 23 percent wage cutBOSTON — Union members at The Boston Globe narrowly rejected steep cuts in their pay and benefits, but now face even deeper reductions as the 137-year-old newspaper looks to slash $10 million in annual expenses to keep parent company The New York Times Co. from shutting it down. British editor of ambitious state-funded Abu Dhabi newspaper replaced after just over yearDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The British newspaper veteran at the helm of Abu Dhabi’s ambitious English-language newspaper has been replaced little over a year after the publication’s launch. Biggest Boston Globe union votes on $10M in annual cuts with newspaper’s future at riskBOSTON — Reporters and editors at The Boston Globe faced the choice Monday of accepting $10 million in annual wage and benefit concessions or risking even deeper pay cuts and the possible closure of the 137-year-old newspaper. Teamsters threaten to strike, shut down Star Tribune if newspaper allowed to scrap contractMINNEAPOLIS — The Teamsters union is threatening a strike it says would likely shut down the Star Tribune if the newspaper, which is in bankruptcy protection, is allowed to scrap its contract with unionized drivers. Seattle newspaper globe listed among endangered historic sitesSEATTLE — The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation has released its 2009 list of endangered historic properties, and high on the list is a gigantic turquoise ball with an eagle on top. 2nd union accepts contract concessions to pave way for sale of Blethen Maine newspapersPORTLAND, Maine — The union that represents workers at the Kennebec Journal has voted to accept wage and benefit concessions sought by the company trying to buy Blethen Maine Newspapers. Union accepts contract concessions to pave way for sale of Blethen Maine newspapersPORTLAND, Maine — The Portland Press Herald’s largest union voted overwhelmingly Friday to accept wage and benefit concessions designed to pave the way for the Seattle Times Co.’s sale of its Blethen Maine subsidiary. A union official said he expects the deal to close by mid-June. Newspaper: Good word from Blagojevich got crony’s relative admitted into flagship U. of Ill.CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A relative of a key figure in the state’s corruption scandal got admitted to the University of Illinois despite sub-par credentials — after then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich put in a good word for him, The Chicago Tribune reported Friday. New England newspaper chain Gatehouse Media Inc. to cut salaries of most employees 8 percentBOSTON — Newspaper publisher GateHouse Media Inc. is temporarily cutting the salaries for most of its 1,500 employees in New England an average of nearly 8 percent to save money and avoid job cuts. 4 simple ways to save pennies and get your house ready for summerCHICAGO — Flowers are blooming and the sun’s rays are streaming through your windows — making clear by the streaks on the glass and dust in the air just how dirty the house really is. AP group’s survey finds editors fretting about quality of coverage amid mass cutbacksSAN FRANCISCO — Nearly three-quarters of U.S. newspaper executives responding to a recent survey said their ability to inform readers has diminished with their steadily shrinking staffs. We’re sorry: Troubled London newspaper apologizes for being predictableLONDON — The Evening Standard is very, very sorry. And the venerable London newspaper wants readers to know it. Pro-Pyongyang paper accuses Obama of ‘hostile’ policy on North KoreaSEOUL, South Korea — President Barack Obama’s administration should abandon its “hostile” policy toward North Korea if it wants to have a dialogue, a pro-Pyongyang newspaper said Monday. Metro sells US free newspaper business to newly formed companySTOCKHOLM — Swedish newspaper group Metro International S.A. said Monday it has agreed to sell its loss-making U.S. papers, with a combined circulation of 590,000 daily copies reaching some 1.2 million readers, to a company run by a former Metro CEO. Union agreements keep Boston Globe alive, but newspaper’s future uncertainBOSTON — While a tentative agreement between the owner of The Boston Globe and its largest employees union may keep the newspaper alive for now, the long-term future of the 137-year-old Globe is still uncertain. Boston Globe, Las Vegas Sun among winners of multiple Web journalism awardsNEW YORK — The Boston Globe, a newspaper that has faced the threat of closure, was among the news outlets that took home multiple awards in this year’s EPpy Awards, a competition for the best Web sites in the media business. 3 days after acquisition by private equity firm, San Diego Union-Tribune cuts 192 jobsSAN DIEGO — The San Diego Union-Tribune is cutting 192 jobs in another round of layoffs affecting all departments at the newspaper. Going nonprofit is one proposal for helping struggling newspapers stay in businessWASHINGTON — One way to save some of the nation’s struggling newspapers would be to let them become nonprofits similar to public broadcasting stations, a senator said Wednesday as editors and other journalists painted a grim future for daily print journalism. Layoffs, closings turning US newspapers into endangered species, senator warnsWASHINGTON — Layoffs, closings and cutbacks have turned the nation’s newspapers into an endangered species as readers and advertisers rush to Web sites and blogs, a top lawmaker said Wednesday. Boston Globe reaches tentative agreement with largest union after all-night negotiationsBOSTON — The Boston Globe and its largest employees union reached a tentative agreement early Wednesday on concessions that will keep the 137-year-old newspaper publishing, the union president said. Journalism’s future and plight of newspapers in digital era explored at Senate hearingWASHINGTON — A Senate panel is looking at the plight of struggling newspapers in the digital era. Boston Globe: Newspaper reaches deal with largest union after all-night negotiationsBOSTON — A spokesman for the Boston Globe says the newspaper has completed negotiations with its largest union. New York Times raising prices for second time in less than year to offset advertising slumpThe New York Times is raising its newsstand prices for the third time in less than two years as a severe advertising slump forces readers to shoulder more of the costs of producing newspapers. |
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