Gannett buying North Jersey Media Group?

[FileNotFound]

According to the New York Post, deal could be announced by the end of the week: Gannett to buy Bergen Record, New Jersey’s No. 2 paper

Gives the Gannett lawyers something to do while waiting for Tronc to implode, I guess.

 

[LanceyHoward]

According to the New York Post, deal could be announced by the end of the week: Gannett to buy Bergen Record, New Jersey’s No. 2 paper

Gives the Gannett lawyers something to do while waiting for Tronc to implode, I guess.

Where does the Record print. Can Gannett move the printing operation to one of thier exisiting plants and sell the real estate assets?

 

[PaperDoll]

Where does the Record print. Can Gannett move the printing operation to one of thier exisiting plants and sell the real estate assets?

I believe the Bergen Record prints a couple of counties over in New Jersey, and there are other unrelated publications coming out of there too. Since the Gannett New Jersey papers' publication has been outsourced, maybe that'll allow them to come back in house?

 

[wicked]

So Gannett basically will own every paper of consequence in Jersey other than the Trenton papers and the Star-Ledger.

That'll be great for the business.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

Brutal news. The Record is imperfect but did good stuff with less. It still looks like a newspaper. Now it'll do worse stuff with a lot less.

So Gannett basically will own every paper of consequence in Jersey other than the Trenton papers and the Star-Ledger.

That'll be great for the business.

The Trentonian is The Trentonian and the Star Ledger has turned into an SEO clickbait junk site. Bad state of journalism in Jersey.

 

[Monday Morning Sportswriter]

I feel bad for the employees that found out from a New York Post story, not from the family, or even from a memo.

Spnited and Frank Ridgeway are missed today.

 

[LanceyHoward]

Brutal news. The Record is imperfect but did good stuff with less. It still looks like a newspaper. Now it'll do worse stuff with a lot less.



The Trentonian is The Trentonian and the Star Ledger has turned into an SEO clickbait junk site. Bad state of journalism in Jersey.

The Record has been owned by the same family since 1930. I would assume all design is currently done in-house and will be farmed to somewhere in the Gannett bureaucracy. Does Gannett maintain separate editorial staffs for their other papers in the area or is the product essentially a combined paper producing zoned editions under separate mastheads?

And what does the acronym SEO stand for (I think I will feel like an idiot when I receive an answer).

 

[BTExpress]

And what does the acronym SEO stand for (I think I will feel like an idiot when I receive an answer).

Something Entirely Obsolete, according to those who seem to be ahead of the curve.

Which is why, of course, newspapers are still chasing Search Engine Optimization.

 

[Fredrick]

I don't know if I need to start a new thread on this but I need some advice. A very very good friend of mine who is one of those people who plans everything is looking ahead to when this happens. She wants some advice on legalities regarding the new company, in this case Gannett, possibly getting rid of employees after the sale. She wants to cover all bases and wonders what she should do to prepare for a possible age discrimination suit if she is replaced by the new owners. She wants to know if she should be upfront and ask the new people if she can tape any meetings so she can give the tapes to her attorney in case of an age discrimination firing, or if she should merely secretly tape any meetings in case she has to go to trial for age discrimination. She has 2 kids she's still raising alone and needs to work 10 more years and wants to cover all bases for any attorney she might hire just in case the new owners force her out. It's probably not a bad idea for more people to sue. I've heard companies are sloppy when they come in and age discrimination lawsuits can be won if you are let go just because they want to get rid of you for being old. Anyhow is there anything employees can do in advance of being fired or having their pay cut substantially after Gannett takes over if that is what they decide to do? Can you secretly record meetings? Is it a good idea to ask if you can record the meeting? What are the Ps and Qs to preparing yourself for a lawsuit if you are not satisfied with the way the new owners replace you? Pardon me if I didn't explain this correctly. I'm a little stunned I've been asked to give counsel.
I know a lot of you despise Fredrick but if you have a family member who is an attorney and can ask about age discrimination layoffs I'd appreciate it.

 

[User 4332]

Your friend should consult with an employment lawyer in her area. Someone who could be her lawyer in any potential lawsuit down the line.

Most lawyers aren't in the habit of giving legal advice over a message board.

 

[LanceyHoward]

I would check with a local lawyer about the legality of secretly taping meetings. Laws vary by jurisdiction.

 

[Bronco77]

I don't despise Fredrick. Just because I may disagree with someone (and I think my disagreement rate with Fredrick is only about 50/50, by the way) isn't a reason to dislike him/her.

Can't really add much to the previous posts except that I believe that in my state, you have to disclose that a meeting is being taped (although I know of no prohibition against, say, taking detailed notes).

I also think it's a good idea to consult with a labor lawyer not just in your friend's situation, but in any case of a buyout or layoff, just to be sure the employer isn't trying to pull a fast one. I met with a lawyer who reviewed the buyout agreement when I left a previous employer and was glad I did -- the employer hadn't done anything wrong, but it was still good to have that peace of mind.

 

[PaperDoll]

NJMG new digital strategy prompts restructuring - News - NorthJersey.com

North Jersey Media Group folks will be assimilated... even after being sold by the Borg (family). The saddest part might be how many current NJMG employees have been anticipating the layoffs.

I wonder if the "restructuring" will spread to the other Gannett New Jersey papers again, as employees are shifted between properties.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

NJMG new digital strategy prompts restructuring - News - NorthJersey.com

North Jersey Media Group folks will be assimilated... even after being sold by the Borg (family). The saddest part might be how many current NJMG employees have been anticipating the layoffs.

I wonder if the "restructuring" will spread to the other Gannett New Jersey papers again, as employees are shifted between properties.

"Bold, ambitious vision ..."

You're cutting 200+ jobs. Shut the **** up.

 

[LanceyHoward]

I wonder what the largest independent, suburban daily left is? I would define a single masthead suburban daily as a paper that's circulation zone is within the home delivery area of a larger metro wide daily. An operation like the LANG papers does not count because they print multiple mastheads out of essentially one newsroom.

By that definition it might be Newsday though they are basically the dominant newspaper in their own metropolitan region, Long Island. But who would be the next largest? Independent newspapers like that are becoming dinosaurs.

 

[Bronco77]

I wonder what the largest independent, suburban daily left is? I would define a single masthead suburban daily as a paper that's circulation zone is within the home delivery area of a larger metro wide daily. An operation like the LANG papers does not count because they print multiple mastheads out of essentially one newsroom.

By that definition it might be Newsday though they are basically the dominant newspaper in their own metropolitan region, Long Island. But who would be the next largest? Independent newspapers like that are becoming dinosaurs.

Don't know if it's No. 2 after Newsday or what its circulation is these days, but the Daily Herald in the Chicago suburbs is relatively large. It's still a single-masthead paper as far as I know, although it zones extensively. Not only is it within the circulation areas of the Chicago Tribune and Sun-Times, it's surrounded by Chicago Tribune/tronc-owned papers on the edges of the suburbs -- Lake County, Elgin and Aurora, Ill.

 

[LanceyHoward]

Don't know if it's No. 2 after Newsday or what its circulation is these days, but the Daily Herald in the Chicago suburbs is relatively large. It's still a single-masthead paper as far as I know, although it zones extensively. Not only is it within the circulation areas of the Chicago Tribune and Sun-Times, it's surrounded by Chicago Tribune/tronc-owned papers on the edges of the suburbs -- Lake County, Elgin and Aurora, Ill.

I thought about the Daily Hearld but I thought they were part of the Southtown Group which had been acquired by Tribune. Who owns the Daily Herald?

 

[Riptide]

When completed in mid-November, the new vision will enable the publisher of The Record of Bergen County, NorthJersey.com and dozens of community weekly newspapers to better serve readers, advertisers and communities across North Jersey.

What horse****. It's not even new horse****. Just the same old horse**** they spray around like air freshener.

**** you, Gannett.

 

[Bronco77]

I thought about the Daily Hearld but I thought they were part of the Southtown Group which had been acquired by Tribune. Who owns the Daily Herald?

Still owned by Paddock Publications, the original owner. It's the company's only newspaper aside from a Spanish-language publication that circulates in the same area.

 

[Monday Morning Sportswriter]

Stephen Borg is rolling over in his ... Uh, I mean rolling along in his Escalade, counting his share of the family haul on the way to the bank.

The old man, Mac Borg, had done business with Gannett before. He had to see this coming, in spite of his comments that Gannett would give the paper the best chance to succeed.

If I was one of the longtime Record people -- and there are many -- I would feel very, very betrayed by a family that, up until 10-15 years ago, may have been the most generous family in journalism ownership.