http://www.Chainlinks.org News of the newspaper business Copyright 2011 The Newspaper Guild en-us Fri, 29 Mar 2013 02:59:43 -0400 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 02:59:43 -0400 http://sjguild.org/rss/jpg/chainlinks.jpg http://www.Chainlinks.org 140 55 http://richardbrenneman.wordpress.com/2011/09/07/blood-on-the-newsroom-floor-medianews-merger/ MediaNews Group, the company that produces the largest share of California’s newspapers, is merging managerial functions with the Journal Register Co., with the new operation headed by Journal Register boss John Paton. Paton, who is one of the newspaper world’s leading advocates of a transition to the digital realm, becomes the boss of most San Francisco Bay Area newspapers, now published by MediaNews’ Bay Area News Group. http://richardbrenneman.wordpress.com/2011/09/07/blood-on-the-newsroom-floor-medianews-merger/ http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/medianews-group-announces-the-appointment-of-john-paton-as-ceo-and-the-retention-of-digital-first-media-to-provide-management-services-129367863.html Alden Global Capital moved Wednesday to consolidate management of its newspaper holdings, merging senior leadership of MediaNews and Journal Register Co. John Paton of Journal Register Co. will be CEO. MediaNews, known for slashing costs, owns the San Jose Mercury News, Monterey Herald and BANG-East Bay. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/medianews-group-announces-the-appointment-of-john-paton-as-ceo-and-the-retention-of-digital-first-media-to-provide-management-services-129367863.html http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/08/23/BU931KR0NC.DTL#ixzz1VxpNV9ac As newspapers nationwide struggle to evolve viable business models, Bay Area News Group said Tuesday it will consolidate 11 local newspapers in the East Bay into two regional newspapers and lay off 8 percent of the staff. (Guild Note: Although the press release didn’t point this out, the layoffs eliminate about 20 percent of the East Bay editorial staff.) http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/08/23/BU931KR0NC.DTL#ixzz1VxpNV9ac http://newsonomics.com/the-newsonomics-of-what-readers-want-to-read-next/ We’d all like to know what comes next. That can be a spiritual quest, a political one, or in the case of news publishers, one that would help them know what it is readers who land on their site would like to read next. http://newsonomics.com/the-newsonomics-of-what-readers-want-to-read-next/ http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/28/3800244/mcclatchy-second-quarter-profits.html The McClatchy Co. today reported lower profits and revenue in the second quarter, as The Bee’s owner continues to struggle with a weak economy and structural changes in the newspaper industry. http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/28/3800244/mcclatchy-second-quarter-profits.html http://newsonomics.com/the-newsonomics-of-netflix-newspapers-and-forcing-the-digital-shift/ Netflix CEO Reed Hastings says he is surprised that customers weren’t more upset with Netflix’s digital shift. After all, he expected more upset, in his role as a pioneer, early in the game of forcing the digital shift. http://newsonomics.com/the-newsonomics-of-netflix-newspapers-and-forcing-the-digital-shift/ http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/22/business/media/times-company-posts-loss-on-write-down.html?_r=2 The New York Times Company reported on Thursday an overall loss in the second quarter as print advertising continued to struggle, dragging down growth in online advertising. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/22/business/media/times-company-posts-loss-on-write-down.html?_r=2 http://www.suntimes.com/business/6598126-417/sun-times-media-chicago-tribune-enter-into-print-production-contract.html The Chicago Tribune will begin printing the Chicago Sun-Times and seven of its suburban sister newspapers under an agreement announced Tuesday. http://www.suntimes.com/business/6598126-417/sun-times-media-chicago-tribune-enter-into-print-production-contract.html http://newsonomics.com/schadenrupe-murdoch-woes-others-joy-and-what-the-wsj-editorial-misses/ Schadenfreude is the word of the day, as the Wall Street Journal’s editorial page points out that "the Schadenfreude is so thick you can’t cut it with a chainsaw." http://newsonomics.com/schadenrupe-murdoch-woes-others-joy-and-what-the-wsj-editorial-misses/ http://newsonomics.com/new-news-corp-strategy-become-an-even-more-american-company/ We’d all be ready to shell out pay-per-view prices (those for boxing, not a simple movie) to peek in on the House of Commons’ questioning of Rupert Murdoch, James Murdoch and Rebekah Brooks Tuesday. http://newsonomics.com/new-news-corp-strategy-become-an-even-more-american-company/