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Tolosa Press founders selling company

Written on 19 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Tolosa Press founders Mary and Chris Gardner are selling their 50 percent share of the local newspaper publisher to company co-owners Bret and Lani Colhouer. [Tribune] The Gardners founded Tolosa Press in 2006, along with the newspaper SLO City News.... (Continue reading)

Newspapers shrink, one expands

Written on 2 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

While most newspapers throughout the state are shrinking, one California newspaper owner has chosen to increase quality and content. [Huffington Post] The Orange County Register has increased its community news section nearly five-fold, added more investigative reporting and about 75... (Continue reading)

Greed: The real American dream

Written on 20 Oct, 2011 in Featured, Opinion | 35 comments

OPINION By STACEY WARDE At my college graduation in 1984, a candidate receiving a degree in American Studies stepped up to the podium for his diploma, and someone in the audience proclaimed loudly, “What the hell can you do with... (Continue reading)

Local newspapers? Humbug, says America

Written on 26 Sep, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 32 comments

Local newspapers don’t earn much respect from a majority of Americans, a new Pew Research Center survey reveals. Most of the 2,000 people interviewed for the survey said they wouldn’t miss their local paper if it disappeared.  They also said... (Continue reading)

NLRB orders Santa Barbara News-Press to rehire reporters

Written on 12 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The National Labor Relations Board ordered Wendy McCaw’s Santa Barbara New-Press to rehire eight reporters who were illegally fired for union activities. [Santa Barbara Independent] The NLRB, in its 55-page decision released Thursday, gave the publication 14 days to comply... (Continue reading)

U.S. media shouldn’t rush to hang Murdoch’s News Corp for the sins of its London tabloids

Written on 9 Aug, 2011 in Featured, Opinion | 6 comments

OPINION By PETER SCHEER The economic forces that pummeled every American newspaper from the New York Times to the San Francisco Chronicle have barely disturbed Rupert Murdoch’s media properties. The Wall Street Journal, for one, has not only weathered the... (Continue reading)

Par Ridder joins Clear Channel

Written on 16 Dec, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 10 comments

The former publisher of the San Luis Obispo County Tribune, who later found himself embroiled in controversy in St. Paul, is joining media conglomerate Clear Channel. [Business Wire] Ridder will serve as Branch President of Clear Channel’s outdoor billboard division... (Continue reading)

More changes at the Tribune

Written on 6 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | No comments

Veteran San Luis Obispo reporter Sally Connell will leave The Tribune later this month to return to freelance writing and to pursue a book project. [SLO Chamber e-Insider] Connell covered San Luis Obispo City Hall and education for the paper. Prior... (Continue reading)

When the Tribune gets it wrong

Written on 19 Dec, 2009 in Opinion | 3 comments

By JOHN SALISBURY “Reports of my demise have been greatly exaggerated,” as penned by Mark Twain, seems an appropriate reply to the Tribune’s unfortunate and erroneous “Big Buzz” article from December 3. Our business has suffered greatly since The Tribune... (Continue reading)

The Tribune continues to shrink

Written on 7 Dec, 2009 in Daily Briefs | 14 comments

Readers of the San Luis Obispo County Tribune will notice an increasingly thinner newspaper on Mondays and Tuesdays. Executive Editor Sandra Duerr announced more format changes for the paper in a special Announcement to Readers. Starting with today’s edition, the... (Continue reading)