#New owner of NY Daily News mulling bankruptcy: source

#New owner of NY Daily News mulling bankruptcy: source

“#New owner of NY Daily News mulling bankruptcy: source” The new owner of the New York Daily News is mulling a possible Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing for the New York City tabloid, a source tells Media Ink. “It is under consideration,” said a source with knowledge of the situation. “It is definitely on the table…

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#Tribune slashes pages 20 percent, sets early deadlines

#Tribune slashes pages 20 percent, sets early deadlines

“#Tribune slashes pages 20 percent, sets early deadlines” Tribune Publishing’s newspapers including the New York Daily News and the Chicago Tribune this week found out what a new round of staffing cuts will mean for deadlines and the size of their papers — and the operative word, as elsewhere, is “tight.” In a Sunday e-mail…

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#Daily News spinoff stirs anxiety post Alden takeover

#Daily News spinoff stirs anxiety post Alden takeover

“#Daily News spinoff stirs anxiety post Alden takeover” Rapid-fire changes underway at newspapers sold to cost-slashing hedge fund Alden Global Capital have led to a profound case of the jitters at newsrooms like the New York Daily News. On Monday, Daily News staffers were hit with the first bout of potentially bad news when they…

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#NY Daily News parent Tribune approves Alden Global takeover

#NY Daily News parent Tribune approves Alden Global takeover

“#NY Daily News parent Tribune approves Alden Global takeover” Shareholders of Tribune Publishing, parent company of the New York Daily News and one of the country’s largest newspaper chains, on Friday approved a takeover by hedge fund Alden Global Capital. Alden, which already owned one-third of Tribune, now takes full control of the New York…

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