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News-Press Axes Ten
May Day Layoffs at Santa Barbara News-Press Follow Reduced Circulation Numbers
Layoffs include sports editor Barry Punzal (pictured), who'd been with the paper 25 years. Read story.
Independent.com Nominated as Best Weekly Website
Editor & Publisher and Mediaweek Nominate This Site as One of Best in Country
Editor & Publisher and Mediaweek nominate this site as one of the best in the country. Our publisher comments. Read story.
Judge in News-Press vs. Independent Copyright Suit Dies
Oft-Postponed Case Once Again Hanging in Limbo
Oft-postponed case once again hanging in limbo. Read story.
Miller McCune Launches New Magazine
Publisher and Philanthropist Will Feature Solutions
The publisher and philanthropist will feature solutions to problems, claims 100,000 readers already. Read story.
Shots from Citizen McCaw
Photos From the Talked-About News-Press Doc Premiere
A gallery of the talked-about News-Press doc premiere. Read story.
Teamsters, News-Press Trade Unfair Labor Practice Charges
Union Claims Denied Raises; NP Alleges Interference With Paper Delivery
Union claims raises were denied; News-Press alleges interference with delivery Read story.
What's Funny About the News-Press
Very little, but at least Connie Bryan is trying in an online video
An online video parodies Curb Your Enthusiasm, and takes a swipe at the News-Press, offering an unlikely alternative. Read story.
Fired News-Press Worker's Victory Lap Captured on Google
Videographer Larry Nimmer Memorializes NLRB Decision Press Conference Online
Citizen Journalism: Videographer Larry Nimmer memorializes the post-NLRB decision press conference online. Read story.
Judge Says News-Press Violated Federal Labor Laws
Sweeping Decision Orders Re-Hiring of Fired Reporters, Back Pay, and More
Sweeping decision orders re-hiring of fired reporters, back pay, and more. Read story.
News-Press Motion to Delay Trial Against Indy Denied
Judge Rules Against Daily's Attempt to Buy More Time Before January 29 Jury Trial
Judge rules against daily's attempt to buy more time before January 29 jury trial. Read story.
Teamsters File Another Charge Against News-Press
Union Alleges Labor Law Is Violated by Newspaper’s Hiring of Temp Workers
Union alleges labor law is being violated by newspaper’s hiring of temp workers. Read story.
Win, Losses for News-Press in Case Against Independent
Federal Case Not Entirely Dismissed; Copyright Claim Will go to Trial
Most of the federal case is dismissed, but the copyright claims will go to trial after Monday's ruling. Read story.
Jerry Roberts Lauded for Journalistic Ethics
Accepts 2007 PEN First Amendment Award
Accepts the 2007 PEN First Amendment Award. Read story.
News-Press Circulation Free Falls
Audit Shows S.B.’s Once Revered Daily Loses More than 5,000 Subscribers
More than 5,000 subscribers have jumped ship in the past six months. Read story.
It All Started When They Published His Address
So the Sheriff had the County Attorney Arrest the Editor and the Publisher
So the Sheriff had the County Attorney arrest the Editor and Publisher. A weekly newspaper in Phoenix, threatened with felony prosecution for publishing Sheriff Joe Arpaio's address on its website in 2005, heard the shoe drop last week. After an adjoining jurisdiction declined to press charges, Arpaio's political ally, Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas, convened a grand jury to "investigate" charges the paper broke the law when it published Arpaio's address, and culminated in the owners arrest on October 19. Read story.
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