New Media/GateHouse keeps buying and slashing
December 1, 2014
The vulture capitalists at New Media Investment Group/GateHouse Media are at again. The same folks who built the GateHouse Media empire -- before running it into bankruptcy and blowing through $1 billion in debt -- are building an even bigger...
TNG Sector Conference, CWA Convention Nominations
November 14, 2014
We will accept nominations for up to (4) delegates for TNG Sector Conference and (2) Nominations for CWA Convention. This year’s Sector Conference will be held in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. – January 14-18th, 2014 and the CWA Convention will...
New Media Investment Group celebrates gains while journalists suffer
November 6, 2014
Times are good for New Media Investment Group, parent company of GateHouse Media and the State Journal-Register, Rockford Register Star, Pekin Daily Times, Freeport Journal-Standard and Peoria Journal Star. Times are good for executives like Josh Trust, recently promoted from...
UMG Members take to the streets against GateHouse
October 28, 2014
GateHouse Media and its parent company, New Media Investment Group, is operating with strong cash flow. the company is paying dividends to shareholders and buying new properties left and right. But it is taking a taking a hard "no raises"...
Medical plan changes at Post-Dispatch result in higher out-of-pocket costs
October 23, 2014
Health care premiums will remain stable for United Media Guild members at the Post-Dispatch next year. But due to changes in the Lee Enterprises plans for 2015, we could pay appreciably more in out-of-pocket medical costs. Those choosing the high-deductible...
Post-Dispatch photographers earn national acclaim
October 9, 2014
Our members on the Post-Dispatch photo did astounding work on the front lines of the Ferguson uprising. The National Press Photographers Association honored their work with this outstanding magazine spread. Time LightBox took this look at what our staff accomplished....
Concerns to ponder before buying New Media Investment Group stock
October 8, 2014
New Media Investment Group is issuing another $100 million or so in stock to raise more capital so it can buy (and then strip down) some more newspaper properties. Here are the issues potential shareholders should consider: New Media claims...
UMG settles two grievances, earns settlements for 14 members
September 15, 2014
The Guild has settled two grievances with the Post-Dispatch, resulting in financial settlements for seven journalists and seven salespersons. In the salesperson case, the company agreed to return a significant portion of the digital sales penalties against certain salespersons in...