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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.
Wendy McCaw Takes the Stand
News-Press Owner Tells Her Side of the Story as NLRB Hearing Nears End
News-Press owner tells her side of the story as NLRB hearing nears the end. Read story.
Wendy McCaw Enters Bankruptcy Court
Some Speculate She Could Testify Today in News-Press/NLRB Hearing
Some speculate that she could testify today in the News-Press/NLRB hearing. Read story.
Bias, Legality Once Again Debated at News-Press Hearing
Editorial Page Editor Travis Armstrong Continues Testimony
Testimony from editorial page editor Travis Armstrong continued. Read story.
News-Press Takes the Offensive
While Lawyers Begin Bargaining, the Paper Again Seeks to Nullify Union Vote
While lawyers begin bargaining with the union, the paper is again seeking to cancel employers vote to unionize. Read story.
News-Press's Special Expert Witness Not Special Enough
Starshine Roshell, Travis Armstrong Grace Stand in Last Trial Day for a Week
Starshine Roshell and Travis Armstrong graces the stand today, the last day of testimony for more than a week. Read story.
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