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Gazette for sale?

In an interesting blog this morning on Poynter, respected media analyst (i.e,, knowledgeable industry gossip) Rick Edmonds reported that “Barely eight months after emerging from bankruptcy, Freedom Communications, parent of the Orange County Register has put all its newspapers and television stations on the block.” Freedom owns the Gazette – so does that mean our [...]

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Freedom’s junk bond status

Earlier this week, Moody’s made public a list of 283 corporations, private and public, which, the ratings firm said, are in danger of default.  The list of “bottom feeders” included a sizeable number of companies with Colorado connections, including both Freedom Communications, which owns the Gazette, and Denver Post owner Media News Group. Judging from [...]

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