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By The Missoulian Mark Heintzelman was named the new publisher of the Missoulian this morning. Heintzelman, formerly of the Missoulian and currently publisher of The Sentinel in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, succeeds Jim McGowan, who has returned to his previous position as director of sales and marketing. Nathan Bekke, Lee group publisher, made the announcement today in […]

    National Newspaper Week (NNW) is October 5-11, 2014. This marks the 74th year of the Week, which observes the importance of newspapers to communities large and small.  This year’s kit contains editorials, editorial cartoons, promotional ads and more that are available for download at no charge to newspapers across North America. http://www.nationalnewspaperweek.com/nnw/ The […]

September 5, 2014 | By Wick Communications | Reply More Wick Communications is pleased to announce the promotion of Carol Crittendon to Publisher of the Sidney Herald in Sidney, Montana. Crittendon, who is currently the Advertising Director of the Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, will assume her new duties Oct. 1. Crittendon just celebrated 18 years […]

Aug 27, 2014 by Michael Wright In its first meeting of the year, the Associated Students of the University of Montana considered a pile of resolutions, the most widely discussed being a payment plan for the Kaimin. The resolution, which received a majority of support, directs the Kaimin to create a three-year repayment plan with […]

By Peter Sterne On a hastily announced investor conference call  Gannett C.E.O. Gracia Martore added some detail to the company’s plan, to spin off its newspaper division. The spin-off will create two publicly traded companies—one dedicated to the high-margin broadcast and digital businesses, and one dedicated to newspaper publishing. It was also reported last night […]

By Roger Yu and Kim Hjelmgaard USA Today Gannett, the owner of USA Today and the Great Falls Tribune, said Tuesday that it will create two publicly traded companies next year as it moves to separate its broadcasting and digital businesses from its publishing division, a strategic move similarly adopted by competitors to shield more […]

The Thermopolis Independent Record has new owners. J. Louis Mullen and his wife, Dr. Lisa Mullen, of Buffalo have purchased the newspaper from its longtime owners, the Peck family of Riverton, Chris Peck announced last Thursday. Louis Mullen grew up in the newspaper business in Newcastle and he currently owns and operates the Green River Star. […]

Journal Communications and E.W. Scripps to merge their broadcast operations while spinning off their newspapers into a separate company Journal Sentinel.com Under the deal, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel will serve as the flagship of a new public company, Journal Media Group, which will be headquartered in Milwaukee, and Journal Communications’ broadcast assets will be folded […]

Waiting for a Chinook (A New Play about Old Newspapers) Chamber Performance Saturday, August 23, 2014 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for the public and $5 for students, senior citizens, and children over 5. The performance is free for museum members. Tickets for museum members must be picked up prior to close of business […]

By Staff NetNewsCheck, July 22, 2014 9:34 AM EDT Gannett today reported total operating revenues in the second quarter were 12.1% higher compared to the second quarter in 2013 and totaled $1.46 billion. The increase reflects broadcasting segment revenue growth of about 88%, due primarily to the acquisition of Belo Corp. and 4.2% growth in […]