David McCumber, former managing editor of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, has been named editor of two of Hearst’s Connecticut newspapers, The Advocate of Stamford and the Greenwich Time, as well as editorial director of its Connecticut Newspaper Group. From the release: “David has been a valuable member of the Hearst Newspapers team for the last decade [...]
This year’s winners of the Pulitzer Prize were announced today.The group includes winners from The New York Times, the Detroit Free Press, Las Vegas Sun and the St. Petersburg Times. The New York Times grabbed the breaking news Pulitzer for its coverage of the Gov. Eliot Spitzer scandal and the Las Vegas Sun won in [...]
Editor & Publisher reports that McClatchy Co. was warned by the New York Stock Exchange that it is no longer “in compliance with listing standards.” As of Friday, McClatchy’s market capitalization of $48.17 million was
MediaBistro‘s “TVNewser” is reporting that cable news networks all treated the Tax Day protests, or “tea parties,” differently. While the Fox Business Network and Fox News Channel covered the
Wired is reporting The Wall Street Journal is making all of its content free in a new app for the iPhone. The move is unusual and somewhat unprecedented because
Gannett Co. reported its first-quarter results Thursday. The number that received the most attention involved the company’s profits, which fell 60 percent from the first quarter last year, according to the Associated Press via Yahoo! Finance. Gannett, which publishes USA Today and dozens of other daily newspapers, earned $77.4 million, or 34 cents per share, [...]
By James K. Gentry As more companies have fallen into dire financial straits in recent months, the old cliché, “cash is king,” seems to appear ever more frequently. And if cash is indeed king, that raises a series of questions. What is it? When is it enough? How can a company get more? To frame [...]
Former employees of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer have launched a Web site, Seattle PostGlobe.Mote than 100 staffers lost their jobs after the 146-year-old Pulitzer Prize-winning paper was closed last month. The site’s staff includes former P-I reporters, editors and photographers now working as volunteers. The site says the project got off the ground with the help [...]
A new CNBC special, “As Seen on TV,” will give viewers a rare look
