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New Media stock sparks worry in acquisition of Gannett
A significantly weakened deal to merge the nation’s two largest newspaper publishers heads to a shareholder vote on Thursday. And it’s expected to be approved — despite the multitude of...
Gannett may be angling to buy Daily News parent Tribune Publishing
USA Today publisher Gannett was entertaining an acquisition of a major newspaper company — widely believed to be Tribune Publishing — as recently as June 10 even as it held...
New Media deal to buy USA Today owner Gannett is hanging on for dear life
A $1.4 billion deal to buy USA Today owner Gannett Co. has been so poorly received since it was announced on Monday that executives from both Gannett and its wannabe...
USA Today headquarters evacuation over armed man was false alarm
The Virginia headquarters of USA Today was evacuated on Wednesday as police responded to reports of an armed man, but the outlet ultimately reported that the scare was a false...
Gatehouse Media agrees to pay $1.38B for Gannett
The nation’s largest newspaper chain just got a whole lot bigger. The parent of the nation’s second-largest newspaper company, Gatehouse Media, has struck a $1.38 billion agreement to acquire USA...
GateHouse Media poised to buy Gannett
GateHouse Media and its publicly traded publisher New Media Investment Group is deep in talks to buy USA Today owner Gannett — a merger that would make America’s biggest newspaper...
Starbucks will stop selling newspapers in September
If you want to read the paper at Starbucks, you’ll have to start bringing your own. Beginning Sept. 1, the Seattle-based coffee giant will no longer sell The New York...
Gannett defeats newspaper rival MNG's hostile takeover attempt
Newspaper giant Gannett won all eight board seats in a hotly contested shareholder vote on Thursday, winning a bitter proxy war with its cost-cutting rival MNG Enterprises. MNG, reviled by...
Hedge fund tries to gain support for Gannett takeover
Heath Freeman, the hedgie behind Alden Global Capital is frantically trying to shore up some votes ahead of the May 16 Gannett shareholder meeting as his $1.36 billon takeover for...
Newspaper chain known for slashing jobs ramps up fight for USA Today
MNG Enterprises, which has dramatically slashed head count at newspapers like the Boston Herald and the Denver Post, ramped up its bid to acquire USA Today publisher Gannett on Tuesday...
USA Today editor apologizes for approving 'racist' yearbook photo
USA Today conducted a nationwide review of college yearbooks following the Gov. Ralph Northam blackface scandal and discovered more than 200 examples of "offensive or racist" material — including a...
Gannett rejects hostile takeover bid from cost-cutting rival
Newspaper giant Gannett said Monday its board has unanimously rejected a hostile takeover bid it got earlier this month from MNG Enterprises, a controversial cost-cutting rival, citing concerns that included...
Alden/MNG prepares to run activist slate for Gannett board seats
Alden Global Capital, the hedge fund that controls MNG Enterprises, is preparing to run an activist slate of candidates to pressure the Gannett board if it balks at the $1.36...
Gannett is looking outside newspaper industry for new CEO
Gannett, owner of USA Today and the nation’s largest newspaper chain, has instructed its headhunting firm to look for candidates outside the newspaper industry as it searches for a new...
Editor-in-chief exits USA Today to promote timely new book
USA Today Editor-in-Chief Joanne Lipman is exiting her job and has plans to concentrate on promoting her new book, “That’s What She Said.” Lipman, a past editor of the defunct...
Gannett is having trouble finding a digital chief
Gannett, parent of USA Today, has hired a headhunting firm to search for a new chief digital officer — but the search so far has been a slog, Media Ink...
Top editor at USA Today named chief executive of TheStreet
Industry veterans David Callaway and Larry Kramer are reunited. Callaway, the editor-in-chief of USA Today, on Thursday was named chief executive of TheStreet, which was founded by "Mad Money" host...
Gannett ready to walk away from Tribune takeover bid
Gannett is ready to turn the page on Tribune. The USA Today publisher is prepared to walk away from the $864 million hostile deal if Tribune’s shareholders refuse to back...
Embattled Gawker loses top advertising exec
Troubled Gawker Media just lost its top ad executive. Michael Kuntz, who was senior vice president of global sales and partnerships, is jumping to Gannett, the nation’s largest newspaper chain,...
The 2014 football season magazine rundown
After an off-season filled with news of domestic violence, concussion suits and the Washington franchise’s nickname, the National Football League gets down to doing what it does best — gluing...