Family owners primary sellers in Q1
The sale of family-owned newspapers represented the bulk of the deals in the first quarter of 2017, with four of the six announced daily newspaper transactions involving a complete exit from the industry by the owner.
MOREMirabel Technologies launches next generation of website visitor identification CRM software
Mirabel Technologies, creator of the Magazine Manager and Newspaper Manager CRM platforms, has officially unveiled "Mirabel's Marketing Manager" a next generation web visitor identification CRM platform with built-in marketing metrics, data appending and a multitude of related lead generation capabilities, including identification of unknown website visitors.
MOREEyre, Gazette-Mail win Pulitzer for investigative reporting
Eric Eyre of the Charleston Gazette-Mail won the Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting on Monday for his coverage of the opioid crisis in small-town West Virginia.
He was honored "for courageous reporting, performed in the face of powerful opposition, to expose the flood of opioids flowing into depressed West Virginia counties with the highest overdose death rates in the country."
MORECox Enterprises launches COMET, a unified programmatic platform
New company combines world-class Silicon Valley engineering with powerful data from Cox's dozens of companies to connect buyers and sellers across all advertising channels.
MOREBrandi Chionsini forms new management company
Granite Publications CEO Brandi Chionsini is leaving the group and has formed a new management company. Five newspapers will be part of Fenice Community Media Group – four weeklies, Madisonville Meteor, The Sealy News, Fort Stockton Pioneer and The Hill Country News – and one semi-weekly, the Gonzales Inquirer.
Granite Founder Jim Chionsini is stepping back into the operations and he, along with Controller Daniel Philhower, will manage the Granite group.
"I am excited to be branching out on my own after nearly 19 years with Granite," Ms. Chionsini said. "I am thankful to my father, Jim, for his guidance and leadership all these years and know that with this knowledge and my own experience, we will be able to make this new venture a success."
"I'm very proud of Brandi for taking this step. I remember when I made the same decision in 1978 to leave the safety of the Walls organization and go it alone. The first few years were terribly scary for her mother and me but in the end sinking or swimming on my own was the right decision. Entrepreneurship isn't for everyone but this has been Brandi's desire for a long time. Everyone is behind her decision 100 percent," Chionsini said.
MORECommunity news is key driver for attracting Millennials
Millennials, 25-34 years of age, love the unique traits and characteristics of their city and community.
MORECentral Connecticut Communications to acquire Willimantic Chronicle
The owners of The New Britain Herald and The Bristol Press have agreed to buy The Chronicle of Willimantic, Conn. The transaction is expected to be finalized May 1.
MORELee Enterprises adds agriculture publications to Adinfinitum
Presteligence has announced that Lee Enterprises will add Lee AgriMedia publications to Adinfinitum for electronic tearsheets and electronic invoices.
MOREHerald-Leader sues city of Lexington
The Lexington Herald-Leader has sued the city of Lexington, Ky., alleging that a new ordinance – which restricts where publications can be delivered – runs afoul of the First Amendment.
MORE2 Civitas Media markets purchase NewsXtreme
The Sedalia Democrat and Jacksonville Journal Courier have purchased NewsXtreme Lite Prepress Production Workflow Bundle from Presteligence. The deal is part of a Southern Lithoplate Strategic Alliance Partnership.
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America's Newspapers – the association formed from the merger of the Inland Press Association and Southern Newspaper Publishers Association – was ceremonially launched October 6 at its inaugural annual meeting in Chicago.
Dean Ridings will be its chief executive officer, effective Nov. 11.
America's Newspapers unites two of the oldest press associations to form one of the industry's largest advocates for newspapers and the many benefits to their communities, civil life, freedom of expression and democracy.
"Newspaper journalism provides a voice for the voiceless, challenges elected officials, shines a light on government, calls for change when change is needed, and exposes corruption and injustice," said Chris Reen, the president and publisher of The Gazette in Colorado Springs who will serve as the first president of America's Newspapers.
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New association launches today;
SNPA-Inland merger is complete
A new association formed by the consolidation of SNPA and the Inland Press Association was officially launched today. The name of the new association will be announced on Oct. 6 at the association's first annual meeting in Chicago.
Edward VanHorn, SNPA's executive director, said that the merger unites two of the country's oldest press associations into a progressive new organization that will use its bigger and more powerful voice to be an unapologetic advocate for newspapers.
MoreSNPA's staunchest advocate honored for 43 years of service
Edward VanHorn, who went to work for SNPA 43 years ago straight out of the University of North Carolina, will be honored at next week's SNPA-Inland Annual Meeting as this year's recipient of the Frank W. Mayborn Leadership Award. The award is named for the Texas newspaperman who helped shape SNPA in the early 1950s and served as president from 1961 to 1962.
"He's been that silent leader behind the newspaper industry and SNPA," said SNPA President PJ Browning, president and publisher of The Post and Courier in Charleston, S.C. "We're honored to have the opportunity to give him this award as he's retiring. We thought it was very fitting."
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