GateHouse buying Indianapolis Star parent Gannett for $1.4B
Two of the country’s largest newspaper companies have agreed to combine in the latest media deal driven by the industry’s struggles with a decline in printed newspaper sales.
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Newspaper giants Gatehouse, Gannett likely to seek cost savings after merger
Efficiencies wrought by the merger might result in publications that rely less on local reporters and more on USA Today-type stories produced or edited remotely and published in dozens of the company’s publications.
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Report: Newspaper chains Gannett, GateHouse in ‘advanced’ merger talks
The Wall Street Journal reports that a deal could be announced in the coming weeks. Gannett owns The Indianapolis Star and a number of smaller Indiana newspapers.
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Debunking medical myths all in a day’s work for IU’s Dr. Aaron Carroll
Carroll uses Twitter, a New York Times column, blog post, podcast, videos and books to publish his findings on just about any health issue he thinks needs explaining or correcting.
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Journalism job cuts haven’t been this bad since recession
The level of attrition is the highest since 2009, when the industry saw 7,914 job cuts in the first five months of that year in the wake of the financial crisis.
IBJ wins 10 national awards for business coverage
IBJ took top honors from the Alliance of Area Business publications for best coverage of local breaking news, best local coverage of national news, and best specialty e-newsletter.
Gannett shareholders reject hedge fund’s board candidates
The vote, completed at Gannett’s annual meeting, amounted to a rejection—possibly the final one—of Alden’s attempt to acquire Gannett through a hostile takeover launched in January by its Media News Group unit.
Hendricks County Flyer newspaper publishes last issue
In a story at the top of the final issue, the paper said it closed “the shopper due to challenging market conditions.” The paper was delivered free by carriers to 15,000 readers on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Indianapolis Monthly to vacate longtime offices, make way for STAR Bank on Circle
The bank will use the three-story building that fronts Monument Circle for lending offices and a branch location. The magazine’s staff plans to move into the adjacent headquarters for Emmis Communications.
Society of Professional Journalists leader resigns after one year in post
The Indianapolis-based Society of Professional Journalists is looking for a new executive director after the departure of Alison Bethel McKenzie.
IBJ wins 11 awards—including six first places—in Indiana journalism contest
Reporter John Russell won four awards, while the newspaper’s art team swept the Page 1 design category, at the Best in Indiana competition hosted by the Indiana Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
Award-winning artist Gary Varvel to create cartoons for IBJ
Varvel will contribute a cartoon twice a month to IBJ’s op-ed pages. He joins Shane Johnson, who has been an IBJ editorial cartoonist for seven years and will continue as a regular cartoonist for the publication.
Indiana Senate panel votes down sheriff’s sale notification bill
The Senate Local Government Committee voted 5-4 on Thursday against House Bill 1212, which would have mandated that sheriff’s offices advertise foreclosure sales online rather than in printed newspapers.
IBJ captures two journalism awards in annual Best in Business competition
IBJ’s podcast and “One City, Worlds Apart” series received international journalism honors from the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing in the organization’s annual Best of Business competition.
In new book, Lessonly’s Max Yoder urges bosses, employees to ‘be vulnerable’
“We clearly don’t have all the answers, but sometimes we posture as though we do,” Yoder tells IBJ. “And when we do that, we really can decrease the amount of communication on the team.”
Nuvo reinvents itself as not-for-profit, online publication
The founder of the local alternative weekly revealed Monday that the publication has radically shifted its business model in the wake of news that it has discontinued its print edition after 29 years
Alternative newspaper Nuvo ceasing print publication
Nuvo has ceased print publication and is eliminating most of its staff, the editor of the 29-year-old local alternative newspaper announced Saturday on social media.
Amazon’s Bezos: Enquirer threatened to publish revealing pics
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says he was the target of “extortion and blackmail” by the publisher of the National Enquirer, which he said threatened to publish revealing personal photos of him unless he stopped investigating how the tabloid obtained his private exchanges with his mistress.
IndyStar investigative reporter to depart for USA Today
Marisa Kwiatkowski was one of three Star journalists whose series on the sexual abuse of gymnasts led to a national outcry on the topic and a guilty verdict against Dr. Larry Nassar.
UPDATE: IndyStar parent firm rejects $1.4B offer, but fight might not be over
Gannett Co. said Monday that its board determined the unsolicited offer from a hedge-fund backed media group undervalued the company and wasn’t in the best interests of shareholders.
Schurz Communications selling its newspapers, including eight in Indiana
Media company Schurz Communications Inc. announced an agreement Monday to sell all 20 of its newspapers, including eight papers in Indiana, to New York-based GateHouse Media Inc.
Indianapolis Star’s latest cuts include columnists Swarens, Pete the Planner
The Indianapolis Star eliminated at least three newsroom employees Wednesday and dropped at least two business columnists.
Suitor for IndyStar’s parent company known for ‘milking’ newspapers
Alden Global, which is taking aim at the Gannett newspaper chain, is run by a hedge fund exec known in some circles as “the Gordon Gekko of newspapers.”