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Atascadero publication changes name after lawsuit threat

Written on 28 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Online news publication Atascadero Daily News has changed its name to A-Town Daily News following a legal threat from a competitor who claimed trademark infringement. John Tompkins, the president of News Media Corp., and employee-turned-competitor Scott Brennan have been feuding... (Continue reading)

Trademark infringement alleged in North County newspaper dispute

Written on 24 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

A media executive who recently left a threatening voicemail for a North County competitor alleges the employee-turned-competitor is infringing on his intellectual property rights by operating a publication with nearly the same name. [Paso Robles Press] On June 18, John... (Continue reading)

North County newspaper owner threatens war on competitor

Written on 23 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

The president of News Media Corp., which owns the Paso Robles Press and Atascadero News, left a voicemail for an employee-turned-competitor in North County, chastising him for entering the local news market and threatening to go to war with him.... (Continue reading)

Who has egg on their face now?

Written on 13 Jul, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 41 comments

OPINION By MIKE BRENNLER On June 12, 2007 the following editorial excerpt was printed in the San Luis Obispo Tribune: “Gearhart was Unfairly Targeted. Atascadero Mayor Pro Tem Mike Brennler has a little egg on his face following his premature... (Continue reading)

Spanish TV station vandalized in Santa Maria

Written on 15 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

An attack on Spanish-language television station KPMR has left the Santa Maria Univision affiliate with broken windows and damaged vehicles and satellite dishes. [KEYT] The vandalism occurred overnight, and KPMR employees discovered it Monday morning. The vandal or vandals attempted... (Continue reading)

KVEC producer getting kicked for soccer comments

Written on 31 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 62 comments

By KAREN VELIE Comments made on a local radio talk show Thursday night have turned into a public chastising of producer and on-air sidekick Craig Hill. The incident took place during the 6 o’clock hour of “The Dave Congalton Show”... (Continue reading)

Open letter to Tom Fulks

Written on 28 May, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 35 comments

OPINION By LESLIE RAMSEY I knew you over thirty years ago when you were a reporter for the Five Cities Times-Press-Recorder. You did a good job following local politics and wrote pretty balanced stories, even about those people with whom... (Continue reading)

Newspaper publishers buying up California regions

Written on 11 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

The Tribune Publishing Company, which owns the Los Angeles Times announced last week that it is purchasing U-T San Diego, a move that is expected to consolidate the news business in Southern California. [LA Times] As newspapers have suffered losses... (Continue reading)

New Times’ staff riddled by departures

Written on 17 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN New Times, San Luis Obispo’s weekly newspaper, is looking for a few good men… or women, an editor or two, and a reporter. Ryan Miller, the paper’s executive editor whose primary responsibility was running sister paper Santa... (Continue reading)

Tribune printing press moving to Fresno

Written on 1 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 38 comments

Central Valley residents can soon get copies of the San Luis Obispo Tribune hot off the press. The Tribune announced Tuesday that, starting in early June, its newspaper will be printed in Fresno. The Tribune’s parent corporation, McClatchy Company, is... (Continue reading)