“Gannett Co. Inc, which is already mandating a one week, unpaid furlough for most of its employees this quarter, has ordered another unpaid furlough for many employees in the second quarter. The company will also temporarily cut salaries for some of its higher-paid employees.”
“With many U.S. newspapers struggling to survive, a Democratic senator on Tuesday introduced a bill to help them by allowing newspaper companies to restructure as nonprofits with a variety of tax breaks.”
“Likewise, local activists have relied on community newspapers for accurate unbiased reporting. With little or no money to buy publicity, environmental activists, like Love Canal’s Lois Gibbs, scribbled outraged but informed Letters to the Editor, or sponsored public meetings and protests that were sure to attract a reporter from the local paper. That’s one way…
An American senator introduced a bill that would allow newspapers to choose tax-exempt status, and operate as non-profits similar to public broadcasting stations. Such newspapers “would no longer be able to make political endorsements, but could report on all issues including political campaigns,” reported Associated Press The bill is aimed at preserving local newspapers, not…
Two graphs included in the 2009 State of the Media report published by the Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism show at a glance why some sectors of the news business are in desperate straits. One shows 2007-2008 advertising revenue trends; the other shows audience trends for the same period. Newspapers in particular are suffering a double whammy – print…
“As digital technology wreaks havoc on the business models of legacy media such as newspapers and magazines, they are now turning more often to the non-profit model. Can they raise donations, micropayments, or get grants? They might want to check out a magazine that’s been a pioneer with the non-profit model, and first went online…
“A short while ago I had the pleasure of meeting with some local journalism graduate students, who are working to create an online news site covering the Los Angeles suburb of Alhambra. You’ll find Alhambra a few miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles. Despite its proximity to the center of LA, the community is lost…
“The complete Barrie Examiner ad, also posted on jobboom.com: “National Page Co-ordinator: Sun Media Corporate Editorial is seeking a National Page Co-ordinator to oversee the building of pages for the chain’s community daily newspapers.”
“ While the world economic crisis has devastated many industries, it kneecapped the prosperity of the already faltering field of newspaper journalism seemingly overnight. Whether many major daily newspapers will survive the coming years, or even the year, no longer seems to be in debate. The industry is in a true tailspin, and no one…
“Alberta weekly newspapers are going through horrific times these days. Two long-standing weeklies closed their doors for good this month and more newspaper offices could be shuttered before the year is out if the recession drags ever deeper.”