All posts by Jeff

Good news, bad news for Lee Enterprises

Lee Enterprises, parent company for our Post-Dispatch unit, has been making news on the business pages in recent days. On the bright side, the company reworked its second-lien debt to lower its interest rate and extend its term. Mary Junck,...

UMG continues growing and evolving

The United Media Guild is tackling a lengthy "to do" list while preparing for the new challenges 2014 will bring. Our staff and officers are active on several fronts at once. We are: Updating our by-laws to reflect the expansion...

Replacing the annual dinner

As the United Media Guild evolves into a regional local representing a far-flung membership, we must rethink our social agenda to best serve all members. Our Executive Committee decided to suspend the annual dinner this year and stage a variety...

Press Club to honor Rick Hummel

The Metropolitan Press Club of St. Louis is honoring United Media Guild member Rick Hummel as its 2014 Media Person of the Year. He will accept the award at a dinner and awards presentation Jan. 21 at the Edward Jones...

Lee Enterprises rewards top executives as revenues shrink

Media blogger Jim Romenesko passed along this item that should warm the hearts of Guild members who suffered financial hardship through wage cuts and multiple furloughs: On November 11, St. Louis Post-Dispatch parent Lee Enterprises reported a $1.71 per share...

Event honors veteran labor reporter Kevin Madden

Award-winning labor reporter Kevin Madden retired after a distinguished career at the Labor Tribune and many years of service as an officer in the St. Louis Newspaper Guild (now the United Media Guild). The region's labor community will honor him...

GateHouse exits bankruptcy, enters New Media future

Say good-bye to GateHouse Media and hello to New Media Investment Group. According to the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge on Wednesday signed off on GateHouse’s prepackaged Chapter 11 plan. That wiped out more than $1.2...