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Management
Friday 9 May 2008
By Erina Lin,
Friday 9 May 2008 at 22:12 :: Management
The Sun-Times Media Group said Wednesday its shares are expected to be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange because its price doesn't meet the minimum, the Chicago Tribune reported.
The publisher of the Chicago Sun-Times and other newspapers in the area disclosed in late March that the NYSE had notified it that its shares were in danger of being delisted. More
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Thursday 24 April 2008
By Alexandra Zeumer,
Thursday 24 April 2008 at 22:14 :: Management
Current TV has created a new position for managing online activities and daily Web operations in the United Kingdom, and has chosen Rebekah Billingsley for the role as director of new media, Journalism.co.uk reported Thursday.
The a 24/7 cable and satellite television network and Internet site produced and programmed in collaboration with its audience is based in San Francisco, Calif., and has a UK branch. More
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Tuesday 22 April 2008
By Erina Lin,
Tuesday 22 April 2008 at 21:09 :: Management
New York Times Co. Chairman Arthur Sulzberger Jr. on Tuesday disputed media reports of a possible sale.
"This company is not for sale," he told shareholders, calling recent media reports "ill informed", Reuters reported. More
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Monday 21 April 2008
By Erina Lin,
Monday 21 April 2008 at 23:31 :: Management
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg Monday dismissed media reports that he could be a suitor for the New York Times Co., announcing that he is not interested in getting into the newspaper industry, Reuters reported.
"I am not going to go into the newspaper business," Bloomberg told reporters at a press conference. "I am not a newspaper person." More
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Thursday 10 April 2008
By Alexandra Zeumer,
Thursday 10 April 2008 at 19:57 :: Management
Roger Alton, formerly the editor of The Observer, will on Thursday be appointed editor of The Independent, the Financial Times reported Thursday.
This change is being made as part of a rearrangement of management in an attempt to stem losses at the flagship newspaper owned by Anthony O'Reilly's Independent News & Media. More
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Wednesday 9 April 2008
By Leah McBride Mensching,
Wednesday 9 April 2008 at 22:10 :: Management
Jay Smith, president of Cox Newspapers, announced Tuesday he will step down as chief of the privately held newspaper publishing company that owns more than 40 U.S. newspapers, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Wednesday.
Sandy Schwartz, president of Auto Trader, also owned by Cox, will take over the position May 1. More
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By Alexandra Zeumer,
Wednesday 9 April 2008 at 20:03 :: Management
The Glasgow Herald Group has recently created a job title of group multimedia editor, and has assigned John Young to the post, Journalism.co.uk reported Wednesday.
The former Evening Times photo editor will head up a team in charge of all “non-text products,” such as photographs, videos and podcasts for the Herald's three newspaper titles. More
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Thursday 3 April 2008
By Alexandra Zeumer,
Thursday 3 April 2008 at 19:27 :: Management
Norcliffe Media’s Hull Daily Mail deputy editor, Mel Cook, has been assigned as editor of the Scunthorpe Telegraph, another Northcliffe title, the Press Gazette reported Thursday.
Jane Manning, who is being replaced by Cook, will become Norcliffe’s Kent Regional News and Media Group editor-in-chief, which includes the Faversham Times. More
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Monday 31 March 2008
By Alexandra Zeumer,
Monday 31 March 2008 at 20:25 :: Management
Chris Bunyan has been appointed the digital director of Trinity Mirror’s regional division, Journalism.co.uk reported Monday.
Previously, Bunyan was the director of portal management at Virgin Media. More
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Thursday 13 March 2008
By Leah McBride Mensching,
Thursday 13 March 2008 at 17:43 :: Management
The Associated Press announced Thursday the company will consolidate management of its newspaper, new media and broadcast business units, Editor & Publisher reported.
AP President and CEO Tom Curley said the newly created position of senior vice president and chief revenue officer will be in charge of the unified sales and marketing department. Tom Brettigen has been appointed to this role. More
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Wednesday 12 March 2008
By Leah McBride Mensching,
Wednesday 12 March 2008 at 19:51 :: Management
The Yeni Azerbaijan Party's newspaper will complete a range of reforms, aimed at increasing the newspaper's quality, the paper's editor-in-chief told Trend News in an article Tuesday.
Hikmat Babaoglu (Mammadov), however, did not specify what the changes for the ruling party's newspaper, Yeni Azerbaijan, will be. Mammadov was appointed editor last week. More
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Tuesday 11 March 2008
By Leah McBride Mensching,
Tuesday 11 March 2008 at 22:31 :: Management
The West Australian Newspapers Holdings board will use company funds only to pass along information to shareholders, and not for “electioneering,” Peter Mansell, the company's chairman said, The Australian reported Tuesday.
Electioneering, or defending directors' positions, will not be allowed, he said, following news that 15 candidates are up for four board positions at West Australian Newspapers. More
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Friday 15 February 2008
By Leah McBride Mensching,
Friday 15 February 2008 at 22:56 :: Management
The Los Angeles Times named Russ Stanton its new editor-in-chief Thursday, the fourth person to fill the role in the past three years.
James O'Shea, the paper's previous top editor, was forced out three weeks ago by resisting another round of staff cuts. Many newsroom staffers resent how O'Shea and his predecessors were treated, and for years editors and reporters haven't seen eye-to-eye with David Hiller, the paper's publisher, or the Tribune Company, its owner, The New York Times reported Friday. More
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Monday 11 February 2008
By Leah McBride Mensching,
Monday 11 February 2008 at 23:54 :: Management
Katharine Weymouth was named publisher of The Washington Post and chief executive of Washington Post Media on Thursday, giving her oversight of The Washington Post newspaper and its online version, washingtonpost.com, The Post reported Friday.
Weymouth, who will take over from her grandmother and late Washington Post Co. Chairman Katharine Graham, will examine the newspaper and Web site's business and advertising departments, which could lead to merging some operations. More
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Tuesday 5 February 2008
By Leah McBride Mensching,
Tuesday 5 February 2008 at 23:08 :: Management
Herald Media, which publishes The Korea Herald and The Herald Business, announced Monday that Hong Jung-wook, its chairman, chief executive officer, publisher and largest shareholder, is resigning.
In naming a new publisher and CEO, the company is focusing on striking balance of separation between ownership and management, as well as management and editorial, The Korea Herald reported Tuesday. Hong's replacement, “will be named soon,” the article stated. More
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