Newsmedia industry

How print was front and centre of Lai’s potent mix

Feb 19, 2026 at 12:15 pm by admin

Not only Jimmy Lai’s 20-year jail term, but local coverage of it speaks loudly of the need for the press freedom he has effectively given his life to champion. The 78-y.... Read More

How this hyperlocal-focussed Times got bigger by Texas

Feb 19, 2026 at 10:54 am by admin

Second-generation newspaperman Jim Moser is handing over the string of papers he established two decades ago, having “found a partner that understands the responsibility.... Read More

Alden pushes hard to carve route to new savings

Feb 12, 2026 at 10:20 am by admin

It owns the presses, now investment firm Alden Global Capital is pushing hard to acquire the suburban daily they print. In fact, as the owner of the Chicago Tribune, Alden wo.... Read More

Keeping media alive: Gulban’s and Chamber’s ways

Jan 29, 2026 at 09:40 am by admin

Frank Mercer has history with the Carrollton Democrat, one of four newspapers being handed over to new owners by his Main Street Media this week. Forty years ago, a role at t.... Read More

Post bets on puns and print for its California launch

Jan 27, 2026 at 03:57 pm by admin

It’s not every day a new seven-day print newspaper launches. One such did today (January 26 LA time) in the print-and-digital form of the California Post. Why print? Th.... Read More