Sir Richard Branson to Guest Edit Metro in October

Metro US, the 4th largest daily newspaper in the nation, today announces that one of the world’s most legendary businessmen, Sir Richard Branson, will be the Global Guest Editor on Oct. 4, 2012. Sir Richard is the latest in Metro’s series of global guest editors, which has previously included pop superstar Lady Gaga and fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld.

Wednesday 15. August 2012

Media General Names Allan D. (Dan) Cates Vice President and General Manager of WJHL-TV

Media General, Inc. has named Allan D. (Dan) Cates vice president and general manager of WJHL-TV, Media General’s CBS affiliate in Johnson City, Tenn., effective Sept. 3.

Wednesday 15. August 2012

Mark Thompson to Become Next President and Chief Executive Officer of The New York Times Company

Thompson to Focus on Growing Business, Digital Innovation and International Expansion; He will be Appointed to the Times Company Board

Wednesday 15. August 2012

Priceless advice on setting the right price

Pricing strategies are increasingly taking centre stage for newspaper publishers as they seek to maximise revenues in challenging times. The upcoming World Newspaper Congress will offer new concepts and expert guidance on setting the right price in print and online.

Tuesday 14. August 2012

Newspapers Ask Students: Who Would You Most Like to Meet?

Two student teams working with La Nacion of Argentina have won WAN-IFRA’s first My Dream Interview contest, in which students get to interview the people they would most like to meet.

Tuesday 14. August 2012

Journal Communications, Inc. Acquires All Outstanding Class C Shares

Journal Communications, Inc. (NYSE:JRN), a diversified media company, has acquired all 3,264,000 outstanding shares of its Class C common stock (4,451,998 shares on a Class A-equivalent basis), all of which were owned by members and successors of the Grant Family. In this repurchase, the company paid $6,245,536 in cash and issued unsecured subordinated promissory notes with an aggregate principal amount of $25,598,989 as the purchase price for the Class C shares. The cash payment equaled the amount of the minimum unpaid and undeclared dividend on the Class C shares.

Tuesday 14. August 2012

XMA Cross Media Awards Jury Announced

Ten news media and advertising experts have been appointed to the jury of the 2012 XMA Cross Media Awards, the annual competition from the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), which this year will honour social media success stories from newspapers around the world.

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