by jpitney | Jul 15, 2020 | Journalism, Newspapers
Ken Doctor at Nieman: On Sunday, the board of the No. 2 newspaper chain in the United States picked the winner of its thinly attended auction: Chatham Asset Management should be the new owner of McClatchy. It is just a recommendation; bankruptcy Judge Michael...
by jpitney | Jul 6, 2020 | Journalism, Newspapers
From the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media: This is the fourth report by the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media, documenting and analyzing the loss of local news and its implications for our democracy. In the years immediately following the 2008...
by jpitney | May 1, 2020 | California Politics, Journalism, Newspapers
Meg James at The Los Angeles Times: Charlie Plowman, the owner of Outlook Newspapers in La Cañada Flintridge, has acquired the assets of three recently folded newspapers from the Los Angeles Times’ parent company. Plowman takes immediate ownership of the Burbank...
by jpitney | Apr 26, 2020 | Journalism, Newspapers
Kristen Hare and Ren LaForme at Poynter: Layoffs were underway Friday at Gannett, which merged with GateHouse in late 2019 to become the largest newspaper chain in the U.S. with 261 newspapers in 46 states.We don’t yet have a clear picture of how many people and...
by jpitney | Apr 19, 2020 | California Politics, Newspapers
Newspapers were on the decline even before COVID-19 Now things are much worse as advertising has dried up. Meg James at The Los Angeles Times: The print industry’s demise has larger implications, Doctor and others say. Without reporters keeping tabs on city halls,...
by jpitney | Apr 18, 2020 | California Politics, Coronavirus, Newspapers
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA): I was deeply saddened to learn of the decision by the Los Angeles Times to shut down the Glendale News-Press, Burbank Leader and La Cañada Valley Sun. These are institutions that have served our community for decades and have chronicled and...
