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Magazine and Newspaper Publishing

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2012

    Warren Buffett Buys 63 Newspapers From Media Company, Says It Can Keep the Florida Ones

    A U.S. media company announced today that they would be selling 63 newspapers to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway holding company for $142 million, according to the Associated Press. Berkshire Hathaway will also be loaning the company, Media General, $400 million to pay off other debts.Buffett's ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 25, 2010

    Steichen’s Shots

    A U.S. media company announced today that they would be selling 63 newspapers to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway holding company for $142 million, according to the Associated Press. Berkshire Hathaway will also be loaning the company, Media General, $400 million to pay off other debts.Buffett's ... More >>

  • News

    November 19, 2009

    The Rise and Fall of South Florida's Daily Newspapers

    A U.S. media company announced today that they would be selling 63 newspapers to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway holding company for $142 million, according to the Associated Press. Berkshire Hathaway will also be loaning the company, Media General, $400 million to pay off other debts.Buffett's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2009

    In Daily Paper Death March, Sentinel Wins Symbolic Victory Over Herald

    Flickr user: leoncillo sabino​New numbers released today by a journalism industry auditor show that the Sun-Sentinel has won a rare victory in the South Florida media wars: Over the past year, its Sunday circulation  surpassed the Miami Herald's. Preliminary numbers compiled by the Audit Bure ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2009

    DeGroot Shoots Down Tribune's Golden Parachutes

    Chicago Tribune FitzSimonsNow former Sun-Sentinel reporter and writing coach John de Groot lays out the audacity -- and outrageousness -- of the severance packages paid to former Tribune executives at the time they unloaded the company to Sam Zell in a doomed, d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2009

    Sun-Sentinel Stiffs Fort Lauderdale Cops for Beer Fest Duty

    Sure, it might seem like bad taste to kick the Sun-Sentinel when it's down, especially when its parent company, Tribune Co., is bankrupt. But we'd say it's not bad taste to point out that the media conglomerate is writing bad checks to the Fort Lauderdale Police Department.The Tribune Co. recen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2009

    Are More Layoffs, Cutbacks Coming To Sun-Sentinel?

    I've been so busy juggling about six hellacious stories that I've been neglecting the roots of this blog -- coverage of the local media. I think another reason is that it's just too damn depressing and it seems like Groundhog Day. More corporate idiocy and more layoffs all the time.  . Re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 2, 2009

    The Cuts Keep Coming

    I've been documenting the downsizing of newspapers here for the past couple of years, so I guess it was bound to happen. My newspaper, which has largely avoided the carnage, has been cutting not just empty positions, but people. And the bloodletting has happened at several other newsp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2008

    Confirmed: Fanjul, Related Group Looking To Buy Herald

    As I reported Monday, the giant developer Related Group and the Fanjul sugar family, owner of Florida Crystals, have been in talks to try to purchase the Miami Herald. From the Herald today: ... Miami real estate developer Jorge Perez confirmed Monday that he and Florida sugar magnate Alfonso Fanju ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2008

    TRIBUNE Co. FILES CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY

    CNBC just reported that Sun-Sentinel parent Tribune Co. has just filed for bankruptcy. How fast was that? "It's one of the fastest bankruptcy filings on new issue of debt since Worldcom -- since Worldcom," answers one of the prettier talking heads on the network. The good news is that at least the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2008

    Sun-Sentinel Company Preparing For Bankruptcy - UPDATED

    What a weekend for South Florida newspapers -- a very bad one. The Miami Herald is up for sale and Tribune Co., the parent of the Sun-Sentinel, is preparing for what may be inevitable bankruptcy. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the media company -- which counts among its properties the Los ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2008

    Franklin Leaving Post, Taylor Takes Publishing Role

    Cox Enterprises Inc., the company that owns the Palm Beach Post , is reorganizing to bring all of its media business together under a new entity called Cox Media Group. Doug Franklin, the publisher at the Post, is headed to Atlanta to lead the new newspaper division, wh ... More >>

  • News

    October 30, 2008

    Newspaper layoffs, partnerships, and the Net conspire to kill South Florida dailies

    Cox Enterprises Inc., the company that owns the Palm Beach Post , is reorganizing to bring all of its media business together under a new entity called Cox Media Group. Doug Franklin, the publisher at the Post, is headed to Atlanta to lead the new newspaper division, wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2008

    Sam Zell's Tao: "Anything Is Possibly True"

    Cox Enterprises Inc., the company that owns the Palm Beach Post , is reorganizing to bring all of its media business together under a new entity called Cox Media Group. Doug Franklin, the publisher at the Post, is headed to Atlanta to lead the new newspaper division, wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2008

    Round Three: Miami Herald To Cut 119 More Jobs

    Cox Enterprises Inc., the company that owns the Palm Beach Post , is reorganizing to bring all of its media business together under a new entity called Cox Media Group. Doug Franklin, the publisher at the Post, is headed to Atlanta to lead the new newspaper division, wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2008

    Sam Zell Sued By Tribune Writers

    Cox Enterprises Inc., the company that owns the Palm Beach Post , is reorganizing to bring all of its media business together under a new entity called Cox Media Group. Doug Franklin, the publisher at the Post, is headed to Atlanta to lead the new newspaper division, wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 29, 2008

    South Florida Daily Newspapers To Unite?

    Cox Enterprises Inc., the company that owns the Palm Beach Post , is reorganizing to bring all of its media business together under a new entity called Cox Media Group. Doug Franklin, the publisher at the Post, is headed to Atlanta to lead the new newspaper division, wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2008

    Memo Alert: Abrams On SunSentinel Redesign

    Cox Enterprises Inc., the company that owns the Palm Beach Post , is reorganizing to bring all of its media business together under a new entity called Cox Media Group. Doug Franklin, the publisher at the Post, is headed to Atlanta to lead the new newspaper division, wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2008

    Office Supplies Arrive At Tribune Co. Headquarters

    Cox Enterprises Inc., the company that owns the Palm Beach Post , is reorganizing to bring all of its media business together under a new entity called Cox Media Group. Doug Franklin, the publisher at the Post, is headed to Atlanta to lead the new newspaper division, wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2008

    Massive Job Cuts Coming At Sun-Sentinel, Tally Chief Volunteers

    Cox Enterprises Inc., the company that owns the Palm Beach Post , is reorganizing to bring all of its media business together under a new entity called Cox Media Group. Doug Franklin, the publisher at the Post, is headed to Atlanta to lead the new newspaper division, wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2008

    Sun-Sentinel Stockholders Rejoice!

    Cox Enterprises Inc., the company that owns the Palm Beach Post , is reorganizing to bring all of its media business together under a new entity called Cox Media Group. Doug Franklin, the publisher at the Post, is headed to Atlanta to lead the new newspaper division, wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2008

    Pruitt Egged By CNBC's Cramer

    Cox Enterprises Inc., the company that owns the Palm Beach Post , is reorganizing to bring all of its media business together under a new entity called Cox Media Group. Doug Franklin, the publisher at the Post, is headed to Atlanta to lead the new newspaper division, wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2008

    Palm Beach Post To Cut Staff

    Cox Enterprises Inc., the company that owns the Palm Beach Post , is reorganizing to bring all of its media business together under a new entity called Cox Media Group. Doug Franklin, the publisher at the Post, is headed to Atlanta to lead the new newspaper division, wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2008

    Changes Coming At Tribune Co.

    Cox Enterprises Inc., the company that owns the Palm Beach Post , is reorganizing to bring all of its media business together under a new entity called Cox Media Group. Doug Franklin, the publisher at the Post, is headed to Atlanta to lead the new newspaper division, wh ... More >>

  • News

    February 14, 2008

    Citizen Zell

    The gruff new Sun-Sentinel owner came to town, but you won't read about it in our local daily

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2008

    Newspaper Staff Ordered To "Question Authority"

    The gruff new Sun-Sentinel owner came to town, but you won't read about it in our local daily

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2008

    Sam Zell: Master of the Obvious

    The gruff new Sun-Sentinel owner came to town, but you won't read about it in our local daily

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2007

    FitzSimons Leaving Trib

    The gruff new Sun-Sentinel owner came to town, but you won't read about it in our local daily

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2007

    Newspaper Downturn "Cyclical"?

    The gruff new Sun-Sentinel owner came to town, but you won't read about it in our local daily

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2007

    Again With The Future of Journalism Stuff

    The gruff new Sun-Sentinel owner came to town, but you won't read about it in our local daily

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2007

    Newspapers' Free-Fall (Illustrated)

    The gruff new Sun-Sentinel owner came to town, but you won't read about it in our local daily

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2007

    Will Write For Food

    The gruff new Sun-Sentinel owner came to town, but you won't read about it in our local daily

  • Calendar

    October 11, 2007

    Priceless Cuba

    The gruff new Sun-Sentinel owner came to town, but you won't read about it in our local daily

  • Blogs

    August 22, 2007

    DeGroot: The Wasteland Cometh

    The gruff new Sun-Sentinel owner came to town, but you won't read about it in our local daily

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2007

    Google Killing Newspapers?

    The gruff new Sun-Sentinel owner came to town, but you won't read about it in our local daily

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2007

    Beatty In Charge

    The gruff new Sun-Sentinel owner came to town, but you won't read about it in our local daily

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2007

    Sam Zell: Grave Dancer

    The gruff new Sun-Sentinel owner came to town, but you won't read about it in our local daily

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2007

    Martin Blasts Zell Takeover

    The gruff new Sun-Sentinel owner came to town, but you won't read about it in our local daily

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2007

    Sentinel Columnist Kollin Blasts Management

    The gruff new Sun-Sentinel owner came to town, but you won't read about it in our local daily

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2007

    CJR Says Tribune Co. Should Go

    The gruff new Sun-Sentinel owner came to town, but you won't read about it in our local daily

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2006

    The Seminoles Like It

    The gruff new Sun-Sentinel owner came to town, but you won't read about it in our local daily

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2006

    The Tribune Company Hits Up Reporters For Phone Bills

    The gruff new Sun-Sentinel owner came to town, but you won't read about it in our local daily

  • Subtropical Life

    May 12, 2005

    Best Palm Beach Post Writer

    Mary McLachlin

  • Best of BPB

    May 16, 2002

    Best Shameless Journalist Gathering

    Reporters outside the funeral of National Enquirer's photo editor, Boca Raton, October 2001

  • News

    August 17, 2000

    Undercurrents

    Cash Cow Milked

  • News

    August 10, 2000

    Undercurrents

    Exiles From Cuban Politics

  • News

    March 23, 2000

    Undercurrents

    Exiles From Cuban Politics

  • News

    June 4, 1998

    Undercurrents

    Exiles From Cuban Politics

  • News

    November 13, 1997

    Undercurrents

    Exiles From Cuban Politics

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