Archive for February, 2010
David Black to buy other Hawaii daily
Friday, February 26th, 2010
The parent company of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin on Thursday announced it was purchasing longtime rival The Honolulu Advertiser, the largest newspaper in Hawaii.
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David Black’s persistence
Friday, February 26th, 2010
David Black stunned the Hawaiian business world when he announced that he was purchasing the rival Advertiser, its Web site and its nondaily publications and would put the Star-Bulletin up …
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Leonard’s letters
Friday, February 26th, 2010
They say no one writes letters any more. But we know that Leonard Asper does. In the weeks leading up to CanWest Global Communications Corp.’s filing for creditor protection at …
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The fall of Canwest
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
At 33 storeys, Canwest Place in Winnipeg proudly bills itself as “the largest office tower between Toronto and Calgary,” and there’s no question its namesake tenant—Canwest Global Communications—has also helped …
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Oregonian lays off 37
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
The Oregonian is laying off 37 employees, most of them newsroom employees, the Portland-based paper said. Some employees were also laid off in the advertising, circulatlion and accounting departments.
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Breakdown of journalists covering Games
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
The city of Vancouver is flooded with journalists during the Games. J-Source checked out how many bodies Canadian news outlets have sent to the Games.
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U.S. newspaper employment falling fast
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
Total employment in the U.S. newspaper publishing business has declined from 414,000 in 2001 to 309,000 at the end of 2009, a 25.4% drop over the course of eight years.
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Washington Post profit up
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
The Washington Post Co. says its fourth-quarter profit more than quadrupled. Its cable TV and education divisions provided most of the lift, although the publishing segment also made money after …
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Aspers won’t go quickly or quietly
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
Friday’s court decision in Toronto approving the Shaw Communications bid to acquire a controlling stake in Canwest sounded like the final straw for the Asper family’s control of the media …
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Challenges at Seattle Times
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
The Seattle Times says the paper is here to stay, with Blethen family control assured for years to come. But there are those who think financial challenges will continue for …
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