The New York Times announced today that Dean Baquet has been named executive editor, effective immediately. Mr. Baquet, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who has been managing editor at The Times since September 2011, succeeds Jill Abramson.
A. H. Belo Corporation (NYSE: AHC) announced today that the Company’s Board of Directors declared a special cash dividend of $1.50 per share, payable on June 27, 2014 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 28, 2014 as part of its continued efforts to return capital to shareholders.
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) is launching a new initiative for small- and medium-size newspapers at the upcoming World Newspaper Congress, World Editors Forum and World Advertising Forum, to be held in Torino, Italy, from 9 to 11 June next.
Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) announced that Mark Flinn has been named president of Gannett Government Media. Flinn will replace Elaine Howard, who will remain chief executive officer of Gannett Government Media until her retirement at the end of the year. Howard will retire after 28 years of service at Gannett Government Media.
In just over a month, leading newspaper and news publishing executives will gather in Turin, Italy, for their annual summit meetings, which this year are offering more than ever before.
Tribune Publishing and McClatchy Company announced today that, through one of its subsidiaries, Tribune Publishing has acquired McClatchy’s 50% ownership stake in McClatchy-Tribune Information Services (MCT), the news and information business operated as a joint venture of both companies.
The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE: SSP) today reported operating results for the first quarter of 2014.
