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Entries from March 10th, 2010

Honolulu Advertiser employees get formal notice of upcoming termination and rehiring

March 10th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Media

Gannett has officially notified Honolulu Advertiser employees they will be terminated when the newspaper’s sale to Honolulu Star-Bulletin owner David Black’s Oahu Publications, Inc. closes, which is expected to occur between April 12 and April 30, 2010. The notice came in a letter to employees dated March 9, 2010, “Re: Notice of Potential Closing”, signed [...]

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More cuts at Black’s Akron Beacon-Journal, Superferry humor, etc.

March 10th, 2010 · 8 Comments · Media

While Star-Bulletin owner David Black is in the process of expanding his newspaper chain with the proposed purchase of the Honolulu Advertiser, he’s pursuing continued cutbacks at the Akron Beacon-Journal, which Black bought in 2006, according to a story in Crain’s Cleveland Business. The Newspaper Guild ratified a new three-year contract that calls for the [...]

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