Journal Register Company
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The Journal Register Company is an American media company, specializing in newspaper publishing. The company owns 22 daily and 302 non-daily newspapers and other niche publications. The company was led by chairman and CEO James W. Hall, who succeeded Robert M. "Bob Jelloneck" Jelenic on November 1, 2007. Hall had been appointed interim CEO June 8 when Jelenic took a medical leave of absence to undergo cancer surgery. In 2007, the company was carrying $646 million in debt, largely as a result of its purchases. In September 2006, JRC was named one of the Ten Worst Managed Companies in America by 24/7 Wall Street In April 2008, Journal Register hired the financial advisor Lazard Freres to evaluate its business options for the possible sale of newspapers in Michigan and its other clusters.On February 21, 2009, the company filed for Chapter 11 reorganization at the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, in New York, NY.
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Media app updates: Future plc and Digital First Media take opposite approaches to the new digital platforms; RetailMeNot adds AirPrint to coupon mobile app
A large number of media app updates were issued last night and this morning. One of the media companies updating its portfolio of app is Future plc. The UK and US magazine company uses its own platform, FutureFolio, to build and launch its magazine apps – the platform allows for both native and replica edition apps.
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Mich. unions say JRC has ‘declared war,’ threaten strike
Journal Register Company and 21st CMH Acquisition Co. , the hedge fund unit that plans to buy it out of bankruptcy, have “declared war,” a bulletin sent to union members says. The bulletin cites what it says are previous union-busting tactics … Read more.
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US publisher in bankruptcy prepares to lay off 844 staff
A leading US newspaper publisher, the Journal Register Company, appears ready to make hundreds of its staff redundant.
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Hartford Courant says new site does not have a paywall
Connecticut Newsroom | LA Observed | New Haven Register The Hartford Courant has a new site called CourantPlus. Matt DeRienzo, group editor of Journal Register Company’s Connecticut papers, calls it a paywall. Print subscribers, he reports, received a … Read more.
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Digital First Media announces it will reduce print schedule of its paper, The Oneida Daily Dispatch; readers now dependent on website and outsourced digital editions
The struggling newspaper company, Digital First Media, today.
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Digital First newspaper to reduce print frequency
Digital First Media | The Oneida Daily Dispatch The Oneida (N. Y. ) Daily Dispatch will print three days a week beginning next month, owner Digital First Media announced Wednesday.
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New York Times to launch online corrections form
The New York Times will soon launch an online corrections form to make it easier for readers to report an error.
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Journal Register Company has its sales process approved by U.S. Bankruptcy Court
The U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York today approved the bid procedures, sale process and timeline for Journal Register Company's auction and sale process. The Journal Register Company is part of Digital First Media.
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The newsonomics of 2013 wizardry: Tribune, Buffett, Murdoch, Paton, Bloomberg, and more
It takes at least three special qualities to be in — much less to enter — the newspaper business these days. We can borrow them from L. Frank Baum: heart, courage, and smarts. 2012 marked unprecedented change in the top leadership and ownership at American dailies.
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Journal Register Company, hedge fund sign purchase agreement
Journal Register Company The Journal Register Company signed a “stalking horse” agreement with 21st CMH Acquisition Co. , a unit of Alden Global Capital. JRC declared bankruptcy in September.
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