Triad Newspapers Part Of Buffett Media Sell-Off
Billionaire Warren Buffett is giving up on the newspaper business. He's selling all of Berkshire Hathaway's publications to Lee Enterprises for $140 million.
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Stop The Presses! Newspapers Affect Us, Often In Ways We Don't Realize
This week we consider what we misunderstand about newspapers – from their long history of hype, to the hidden price we pay when they close.
Tribune Publishing Recognizes 'Hartford Courant' Newsroom Union
The parent company of the Hartford, Conn., newspaper has agreed to recognize a new union representing nearly 60 journalists. The move comes just four days after they petitioned to unionize.
Real Fake News: Activists Circulate Counterfeit Editions Of 'The Washington Post'
The phony paper, distributed in Washington, D.C., "reported" that President Trump had resigned under pressure from female political activists.
'Japan Times' Newspaper Redefines 'Comfort Women' And 'Forced Labor'
An editor's note explained the changes are intended to provide clarity but they have been met with anger and the paper is accused of trying whitewash the country's wartime atrocities.
Tronc Agrees To Let Its Virginia Newsrooms Unionize
The traditionally anti-union Tronc newspaper company on Friday agreed to allow journalists at its two Virginia papers to organize, averting the need for a federally overseen vote, organizers tell NPR.
Like Bigger Peers, Tronc's Virginia Newsrooms Set To Unionize
Journalists at Tronc's two Virginia papers, the Daily Press in Newport News and The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, are following the path of other Tronc newsrooms after corporate controversies.
A Flourishing Region, A Withered Paper: Denver Post's Run Of Bad News
Deep cuts threaten The Denver Post's ability to cover a metro region of 2.9 million people. A group of former Post journalists are establishing a digital rival as fears rise over the paper's future.
Australia's Nine TV To Buy Publisher Fairfax For $3 Billion
The deal would put Nine Entertainment in the driver's seat and subsume the Fairfax brand, publisher of The Sydney Morning Herald. However, it must still meet shareholder and regulatory approval.
Tronc Slashes 'New York Daily News' Staff By Half
Tronc cited financial pressures in gutting the newsroom of the punchy New York City tabloid, a major force in local coverage. It has won Pulitzer Prizes and been a thorn in President Trump's side.