Business In Crisis

Here are the newsroom layoffs, furloughs and closures that happened during the coronavirus pandemic

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February 17, 2022

More than 100 local newsrooms closed during the coronavirus pandemic

At first, the pandemic cost newsrooms jobs and communities critical work. Now it’s starting to end entire newsrooms.

December 2, 2021

Opinion | Local news led me to choose being houseless

Industry wages leave limited options for financial freedom.

October 13, 2021

For-profit newsrooms are adding philanthropy as another way to make money

It’s not a subscription. It’s not a membership. And it’s not just nonprofits anymore.

September 24, 2021

The National Trust for Local News is trying to build a $300 million fund to help save local news

Rather than grants, the trust makes investments and offers advice, with a goal of growing local support to serve small-town news deserts.

September 14, 2021

More chain-owned news organizations are returning to local ownership

From New England to Arkansas, local investors are buying news outlets from large chains and seek to reverse what they see as decades of disinvestment.

July 26, 2021

A seasoned music and culture journalist lost his dream job. But this time, he was prepared.

When William E. Ketchum III lost his job at Vibe, he launched into a protocol he’d developed from previous layoffs.

July 8, 2021

Amaris Castillo

Alden buyouts have eliminated more than 10% of Tribune Publishing newsroom staffing in just six weeks

Some former Tribune Publishing papers — like the Chicago Tribune and The Morning Call — lost even more: upwards of 20% of union staff.

July 1, 2021

When CNN eliminated her job, she was devastated. Now she’s on a new path.

Elisa Berkowitz Gill was able to save her team’s jobs, but not her own.

June 9, 2021

Amaris Castillo

Newspaper public notice ads are under attack. Can a modernized process protect them?

Column, a digital startup, aims to improve the placement process for public notices, which remain a reliable revenue stream for newspapers.

June 8, 2021

Opinion | Why local news should be included in the infrastructure bill

Congress should include the proposed $2.4 billion for local news in the bill because local news is, in fact, the civic infrastructure of democracy.

May 28, 2021

Alden Global Capital appears to win approval for its takeover of Tribune Publishing — with a wrinkle in the vote

Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong, who has a 24% share of Tribune stock, ‘abstained from voting.’ His votes still counted toward approval.

May 21, 2021

Alden Global Capital closes in on Tribune Publishing acquisition. Shareholders vote Friday.

There are no sure things in a hotly contested takeover like this one, but Alden seems likely to prevail.

May 20, 2021

Shareholder suits target Alden’s takeover of Tribune Publishing

Three shareholders have filed suits to block the sale. With the deal expected to be approved in 10 days, more legal action is likely to follow.

May 13, 2021

How much is Tribune Publishing worth? Is Alden getting a steal of a deal at $630 million?

A standard estimate values Tribune at $650 million. It could be worth even more split up. Still, a company is only worth what someone will pay for it.

May 7, 2021

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