AltWeeklies Wire
Seven More Metromix Outlets Closenew
Gannett is closing its Metromix websites in Denver, Atlanta, Cleveland, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Tampa and Washington, D.C.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Kevin Osborne |
12-09-2011 |
Media
Laid Off Gannett Reporter Turns Occupy Protesternew
Former Lansing State Journal reporter Barbara Weiland feels burned that Gannett CEO Craig Dubow retired and walked away with $37.1 million.
The American Independent News Network |
Todd A. Heywood |
10-27-2011 |
#OCCUPY
News Wars: The Rise and Fall of The Clarion-Ledgernew
The Gannett-owned daily newspaper in Jackson, Miss., went from a racist rag to a Pulitzer winner in 1983. In the past 20 years, it's become a corporate paper that doesn't understand its readers.
Jackson Free Press |
Valerie Wells |
09-08-2011 |
Media
I Read the News Today, Oh Boynew
The rise and fall of Gannett's Louisville weekly, Velocity, and how LEO lived to tell about it.
LEO Weekly |
Sarah Kelley |
07-01-2011 |
Media
Gannett's Faux-Alt in Rochester Closesnew
Gannett will no longer publish Insider, its entertainment and lifestyle weekly in Rochester, N.Y.
City Newspaper |
Mary Anna Towler |
06-24-2011 |
Media
Goodbye, Metromix!new
Gannett pulls the plug on their Indianapolis faux alt-newsweekly, and NUVO staffers breathe a deep, but temporary, sigh of relief.
Gannett to Close 'Citizen' in March if No Buyer Appearsnew
Barring a miracle, the Tucson Citizen, Arizona's longest continually operated daily newspaper, will cease operations on March 21.
Tucson Weekly |
John Schuster |
01-22-2009 |
Media
The Incredible Shrinking Lansing State Journalnew
Old-timers tell stories of a vibrant newsroom a decade ago, with more than 20 reporters, including three alone covering the state Capitol. The staff took pride in its role as the watchdog newspaper for Michigan government. Today, staff levels aren't the only things shrinking. Coverage is down. Staff morale is down amid the cutbacks. Circulation numbers are down.
City Pulse |
Kyle Melinn and Angela Vasquez-Giroux |
08-27-2008 |
Media
Vermont Daily Moves Circulation Call Center to Kentuckynew
The Burlington Free Press, which is owned by Gannett Company, has outsourced nearly all of its circulation and delivery calls to a regional calling center in Louisville. The change, which took effect about two months ago, is part of a push by the nation's largest newspaper publishing chain to consolidate the business operations of its 85 media properties across the United States.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
02-22-2008 |
Media
Why Are So Many Workers Leaving the Burlington Free Press?new
In the past year, the Gannett-owned paper has started publishing five free weeklies and is enlarging its freestanding weekend section and jazzing up its website with video and interactive elements. At the same time, it has been losing reporters and editors -- lots of them.
Seven Days |
Kevin J. Kelley |
09-20-2007 |
Media
Gannett Cancels Free Parking in Vermontnew
Cutbacks at Vermont's largest daily include free parking for reporters -- and they lost their water cooler!
Seven Days |
Peter Freyne |
07-13-2007 |
Media
Gannett Goes After Vermont Weekliesnew
The Gannett-owned Burlington Free Press is mailing new free weeklies to non-subscribers in suburban Vermont.
Seven Days |
Kevin Kelley |
03-07-2007 |
Media
Tags: Gannett, independent weeklies
'Outraged' Over Health Insurance: Gannett Should Get Real Instead
Gannett Newspapers is instituting a "Spousal Insurance Surcharge" that could cost employees up to $150 a month. The nation's largest newspaper corporation ought to channel its frustration about the high cost of health care by advocating for single-payer, universal health care.
NUVO |
David Hoppe |
10-13-2004 |
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