http://www.sjguild.org Representing employees of the San Jose Mercury News and Monterey County Herald Copyright 2009 San Jose Newspaper Guild en-us Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:54:02 -0500 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:54:02 -0500 http://www.sjguild.org/rss/jpg/GuildNews.jpg http://www.sjguild.org 140 55 http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004074849 Layoff notices have gone out to 600 employees of The Honolulu Advertiser. The notices say the workers will lose their jobs when owner Gannett Co. sells the newspaper and related assets to Oahu Publications Inc., owner of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004074849 http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artikkel?Dato=20100312&Kategori=NEWS01&Lopenr=3120355&Ref=AR Local car dealer Mike McKenna said he’s interested in buying the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artikkel?Dato=20100312&Kategori=NEWS01&Lopenr=3120355&Ref=AR http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2010/03/rocky_mountain_news_intellectu.php On February 26, the day before the first anniversary of the Rocky Mountain News’ final edition, we published an item about the status of the paper’s intellectual property — most importantly its name and web address. http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2010/03/rocky_mountain_news_intellectu.php http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004074880 For the third year in a row, New York Times Co. CEO Janet Robinson made more money than Chairman and Publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr., according to a Security and Exchange Commission proxy filing. http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004074880 http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004074643 The New York Times Co. isn’t for sale, Chairman Arthur Sulzberger Jr. said Thursday. Speaking at the Bloomberg BusinessWeek Media Summit in New York, Sulzberger said The New York Times parent is "delighted" to have Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helu as a "quality investor." http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004074643 http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=142753 I’m a news industry analyst and veteran of the newspaper industry, a witness to its slow and now rapid decline, which is now shared by all legacy news media, including broadcast. All the metrics are headed in the same direction: less revenue, far fewer reporters and editors, small profits that prevent much cash to be reinvested in the business and less community clout. http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=142753 http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004074436 Moody’s Investors Service said Wednesday that it has lifted its rating on The New York Times Co. on its expectation that its revenue declines will slow as the economy recovers. http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004074436 http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2010/03/sf_weeklybay_guardian_fight_do.php One of the longest running battles in the alternative journalism field involves two San Francisco publications, the Bay Guardian and the SF Weekly, a part of the Village Voice Media chain, and a sister paper of Westword. http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2010/03/sf_weeklybay_guardian_fight_do.php http://www.eastbayexpress.com/gyrobase/can-the-dailies-survive-by-charging-online/Content?oid=1634946&showFullText=true A little over a year from now, you may no longer be able to read any Bay Area daily newspaper online for free. And it’s not just happening here. All over the country, after years of bankruptcies and plunging revenues, the largest media and entertainment outlets are finally getting up the gumption to demand that you pay for what they produce. If they succeed, the odd quirk of history that gave us instant online gratification will come to an end. But will they succeed? http://www.eastbayexpress.com/gyrobase/can-the-dailies-survive-by-charging-online/Content?oid=1634946&showFullText=true http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-onthemedia10-2010mar10,0,2411166.column A wealthy philanthropist has kicked in $5 million in seed money. A top management consultant has come up with a business plan. A renowned university will lend not only its students but research help. And the budding endeavor has a chief executive who will pull down $400,000 a year and one of the world’s most prestigious newspapers ready to give its future news offerings a home. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-onthemedia10-2010mar10,0,2411166.column