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Capital Gazette Shooting Victims: The 5 Killed In Attack On Maryland Newspaper

2:39am June 29, 2018

by Scott Neuman

A gunman entered the offices of The Capital newspaper in Annapolis Thursday and opened fire, killing four of the paper's journalists and a sales assistant. We have profiles of the victims.

According to labor organizers, Tronc has agreed to recognize three separate bargaining units within the same union at its Chicago-area publications, including the Chicago Tribune.

Under Pressure, Tronc Recognizes 'Chicago Tribune' Union

8:27pm May 06, 2018

by David Folkenflik

In the face of overwhelming support for the labor drive, the troubled media company relented, saying Sunday that it will negotiate with journalists at its Chicago-area publications.

Journalists at the Chicago Tribune say they want to unionize to secure better pay and resources to fulfill their mission.

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In Historic Move At Labor-Skeptic 'Chicago Tribune,' Newsroom Pushes To Form Union

6:09pm April 11, 2018

by David Folkenflik

Journalists at the Chicago Tribune say they want to unionize to secure better pay and resources to fulfill their mission. Parent company Tronc sold the LA Times soon after its newsroom unionized.

In May 2013, 142 newsroom employees of The Denver Post posed for a photo after the newspaper won a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the Aurora theater shooting in 2012. This illustration shows the original staff members who remain in April 2018.

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'Denver Post' Calls Out Its 'Vulture' Hedge Fund Owners In Searing Editorial

2:13pm April 09, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

"If Alden isn't willing to do good journalism here, it should sell The Post to owners who will," the newspaper's editorial board wrote, as 25 staffers are laid off from the newsroom.

Arthur Gregg (A.G.) Sulzberger will become publisher of The New York Times on Jan. 1. He'll be the sixth in the Ochs-Sulzberger family to serve in the role.

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New York Times Names A.G. Sulzberger, 37, Its Next Publisher

4:33pm December 14, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

A former reporter and editor, Sulzberger led the team that produced the Times' influential "innovation report" in 2014. He will be the sixth member of his family to lead the newspaper since 1896.

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen speaks to garment workers during a visit to a factory outside Phnom Penh on Aug. 30. His government has slapped the English-language Cambodia Daily with a $6.3 million tax bill and ordered it to pay by Sept. 4. If it does

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In Cambodia, A Crackdown On Independent Media Threatens A Respected Daily

9:00am September 02, 2017

by Ashley Westerman

The government has told the English-language Cambodia Daily it must pay a $6.3 million tax bill by Sept. 4. The paper has long been a thorn in Prime Minister Hun Sen's side.

Journalists at The Washington Post work in a newsroom surrounded by screens showing its website and updated reader metrics.

National

At 'Washington Post,' Tech Is Increasingly Boosting Financial Performance

12:37pm June 13, 2017

by Yuki Noguchi

The newspaper struggled amid declines in print ads, but under Amazon's Jeff Bezos, it has transformed its operations, from how it writes headlines and chooses photos to how it generates ad dollars.

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The company that operates the Chicago Tribune has announced it is interested in owning its rival, the Chicago Sun-Times.

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'Chicago Tribune' Parent Company Is Trying To Buy The 'Chicago Sun-Times'

2:25pm May 16, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Both newspapers have stressed that Chicago will remain a two-newspaper city, with the Sun-Times maintaining a separate newsroom that would operate independently.

The state Capitol in Denver in December. The Grand Junction Sentinel has threatened to sue state Sen. Ray Scott after the lawmaker accused the paper of spreading "fake news."

When A Politician Says 'Fake News' And A Newspaper Threatens To Sue Back

1:58pm February 17, 2017

by Bente Birkeland

If the Colorado newspaper files a lawsuit, legal experts say it would be the first of its kind, potentially setting a legal definition for what is considered fake news and what is not.

A shot of the crime haiku, smack in the middle of the popular "Cops and Robbers" section of The Enterprise-Tocsin.

In Lighthearted Turn / Newspaper Takes Crime Reports / And Makes Them Haiku

2:57pm January 26, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Charlie Smith, publisher of The Enterprise-Tocsin, wanted to liven up one of the weekly newspaper's most popular items. So he started counting syllables — then put the finished poems on Twitter.