San Jose GuildRepresenting employees of the San Jose Mercury News and Monterey County Herald'Doonesbury' sings the newspaper blues- (Found September 17, 2008 ) In the pages of The Washington Post this week (as well as hundreds of other papers), the strip&8217;s Rick Redfern &8212; grizzled investigative reporter for Garry Trudeau&8217;s fictional "Washington Post" &8212; suddenly finds himself in conversation about staff cutbacks.http://voices.washingtonpost.com/comic-riffs/2008/09/the_riff_in_new_doonesbury_new.html Gannett reports ad revenue off 16.8% for August- (Found September 17, 2008 ) Gannett reported today that advertising revenue at its publishing division plunged 16.8% in August compared to the same period a year ago on steep declines in classified advertising revenue.http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003849907 Newspapers cry 'foul' over YahooGoogle deal- (Found September 17, 2008 ) The World Association of Newspapers says it opposes a pending deal on advertising between Yahoo Inc. and Google Inc. The Paris-based group wants European and U.S. regulators to block the deal on antitrust grounds.http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003849877 Newspaper stocks join Monday's market meltdown- (Found September 17, 2008 ) Shares of many newspaper companies sagged Monday, even more than the broader market, as analysts feared an extended economic downturn would further dampen advertising revenue and impede the industry&8217;s ability to borrow money.http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003849918 Newspaper shares mixed in nervous day on The Street- (Found September 17, 2008 ) Shares in newspaper companies were mixed Tuesday as the Federal Reserve kept a key interest rate unchanged despite acknowledging increased strains in financial markets.http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003850439 New study puts a price on major newspaper Web sites- (Found September 17, 2008 ) The Web sites of the largest newspapers in the United States are valued to be worth $300 million to $450 million, according to a new report from Borrell Associates.http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003850589 Top 30 news sites for August -- MSNBC, Huff Post soar- (Found September 17, 2008 ) Clearly benefiting from the Olympics and the political conventions, MSNBC.com pulled way ahead of the competition &8212; that would be Yahoo News &8212; by roughly 12 million unique users in August. According to the latest data from Nielsen Online, MSNBC rose 77% to 52 million uniques in August compared to the same period a year ago. In July MSNBC had 37.5 million uniques.http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003850210 McClatchy to trim 10% of workforce -- August revenue down 17%- (Found September 17, 2008 ) The McClatchy Co. announced this afternoon it plans to reduce its workforce by 10% or approximately 1,150 full time positions. Meanwhile, the company said that advertising revenue declined 17.8% in August compared to the same period a year ago.http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003850459 L.A. Times employees sue parent firm Tribune, Zell- (Found September 17, 2008 ) Several former and current Los Angeles Times employees filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the newspaper&8217;s corporate parent, Tribune Co., and its chief executive, Sam Zell, contending that reckless management is destroying the value of the company.http://www.latimes.com/business/printedition/la-fi-tribune17-2008sep17,0,3624199.story 9 Questions on GooglyHoo: WAN, the EU, ACAP, Joe Nocera and the Consortium- (Found September 17, 2008 ) You got your East Coast news. You got your West Coast news. Something about the cratering US financial system going on out there on the isle of Manhattan, sources tell me.http://www.contentbridges.com/2008/09/googlyhoo-wan-t.html |