With a fortune made in real estate, he went into the media business in a landmark leveraged buyout of the Tribune Company in 2007. Bankruptcy ensued.
Category: Newspapers
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Possible Cyberattack Disrupts The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Inquirer, citing “anomalous activity” on its computer systems, said it was unable to print its regular Sunday edition and told staff members not to work in the newsroom at least through Tuesday.
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Mike Pride, Who Proved a Regional Newspaper Could Work, Dies at 76
For 25 years he was editor of The Concord Monitor, an award-winning go-to source every four years for national reporters covering the New Hampshire presidential primary.
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The Times Added 190,000 Subscribers Last Quarter
The increase was driven in part by subscriptions to a bundle of products that includes The Athletic sports site, bringing the company’s total digital subscriber base to nine million.
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Father-Son Duo in Alabama Wins Pulitzer, Bucking Headwinds in Local News
John Archibald, who has been a journalist in Birmingham, Ala., for years, was anxious about his son Ramsey’s decision to go into journalism. He needn’t have worried.
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Pulitzer Prizes: 2023 Winners List
Here are the winners and finalists.
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The Guardian’s U.S. Edition Names Dana Canedy Managing Editor
Ms. Canedy, the first Black woman to serve as the publisher of Simon & Schuster’s flagship imprint, will oversee the newsroom’s daily operations.
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Neal Boenzi, Top New York Times Photographer for Four Decades, Dies at 97
He built a reputation for finding compelling subjects on the street. “Anyone can take a picture,” he liked to say, “but are you a journalist?”
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Texas Observer Reverses Plan to Shut Down and Lay Off Staff
Former and current staff members had fought the decision to shut down the 68-year-old magazine, a bastion of liberal opinion and investigative journalism in a red state.
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A Column That Listens for What’s Not Being Said
Shop Talk examines the business jargon used by executives to elevate ordinary functions and conceal ugly truths.
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The Messenger, a Media Start-Up, Aims to Build a Newsroom Fast
The company, which will begin operating in May, plans to have around 550 journalists covering entertainment, politics and sports within a year.
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Bernadette Carey Smith, Black Reporter in Mostly White Newsrooms, Dies at 83
She was one of the first Black female journalists at The New York Times and The Washington Post. The Times put her on the staff of a women’s news section.