newspaper companies

GateHouse argued that delivery drivers could not be considered employees of the newspaper company, much like drivers for private companies or the U.S. ... Robert Ambrogi, executive director of the Massachusetts Newspaper Publishers Association, said it was uncommon for newspaper companies to ...

To do so, in 1934 Long's allies enacted a 2 percent tax on the advertising revenue of the state's largest-circulation newspapers. Long said the tax “should be called a tax on lying, two cents per lie.” Led by the Capital City Press, the publisher of the Baton Rouge Morning Advocate, the newspaper companies ...

... was down 13.2 percent — hardly good, but better than the 18 percent-plus losses several other publicly traded newspaper companies have reported in ... Unusual for a legacy newspaper company in the midst of digital transformation, New Media pays investors a high dividend — $1.48 a year on shares ...

Recently, traditional newspaper companies such as the New York Times Co. NYT, -2.37% , McClatchy Co. MNI, +1.33% and Gannett Co. Inc. GCI, -3.18% have been able to lean on the growth of digital revenues, approaching a point at which they can make up for some of the losses leaking from print.

KUALA LUMPUR: Local newspaper companies are likely to raise their cover prices after Media Chinese International Ltd said it would increase the cover price of its flagship newspaper Shin Chew Daily by 20 sen to RM1.50 effective March 1. Kenanga Research said Media Chinese International also ...

Digital First Media, which owns The Denver Post and The Lowell Sun, got approval from a bankruptcy judge Friday to buy The Boston Herald for $11.9 million. The judge gave current owner Patrick J. Purcell and Digital First Media until March 28 to complete the sale, according to Boston Business Journal. The new owner is ...

Newspaper companies are transforming their business models to better position themselves in the current multi-platform media environment. These companies are focusing on mobile devices, online advertising based on user experience and personalized content to lower their dependence on traditional ...

After a long, hard-fought battle over control of Tronc Inc. (TRNC) and ownership of its California titles including the Los Angeles Times, Patrick Soon-Shiong and management of the newspaper company have finally come to a deal. Tronc, formerly Tribune Publishing Co., announced on Wednesday, Feb.

Lee, which publishes the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and 50 mid-size papers and sites in the Midwest and West, is first of the publicly traded newspaper companies to release earnings for the quarter and may do better financially than larger companies with more metros. But its report suggests a likely operating ...