Apr 17 Local News Courier-Journal Names Wesley Jackson Publisher The Louisville Courier-Journal has a new publisher. Wesley Jackson will fill the office last held by Arnold Garson, who retired last month. Jackson is a Louisville native—a graduate of DuPont Manual and the University of Kentucky. He has spent the last nine months as Vice President of Sales and Marketing at the Courier, which is […] By Gabe Bullard Apr 17 Local News Courier-Journal Names Wesley Jackson Publisher Gabe Bullard
Feb 9 Local News Gannett Offers Buyouts to Newspaper Employees Forty-two Courier-Journal employees are being offered buyouts in exchange for early retirement as part of another round of cost-cutting at the paper’s parent company Gannett. Across all of Gannett’s newspapers, 665 employees will receive buyout offers. The employees must be more than 56-years-old and have 20 years of service with the company. Those who accept […] By Gabe Bullard Feb 9 Local News Gannett Offers Buyouts to Newspaper Employees Gabe Bullard
Jan 5 Local News Lawsuit Against Indianapolis Star Will Go to Trial An age discrimination suit against the Indianapolis Star will go to trial. Judge Richard Young ordered the case to trial last month, but unsealed the records this week. (Read the records here.) The plaintiff in the case is Susan Guyett. She created the paper’s “Talk of Our Town” society column and wrote it until 2008, […] By Gabe Bullard Jan 5 Local News Lawsuit Against Indianapolis Star Will Go to Trial Gabe Bullard
Nov 30 Local News Gannett Orders Fifth Round of Furloughs Newspaper giant Gannett has announced it will furlough employees at its publications for a week during the first quarter of 2012. The company owns the Louisville Courier-Journal, as well as the Indianapolis Star and the Cincinnati Enquirer. In a letter from president Bob Dickey, employees were told that the national economy’s slow improvement necessitates spending […] By Gabe Bullard Nov 30 Local News Gannett Orders Fifth Round of Furloughs Gabe Bullard
Oct 12 Local News Rubbertown Company Fined for Pollution Violations, Secretary of State Announces Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Ken Fleming Calls for Term Limits, $37 Million Retirement Pay for Gannett CEO Criticized: Afternoon Review An aluminum company in Louisville’s Rubbertown neighborhood has agreed to a settlement with Metro Government in response to several alleged record-keeping and pollution violations. The proposed agreement fines Eckart America $668,250, and sets up a plan to help the company come into compliance with its permit. Kentucky Secretary of State Elaine Walker announced she was […] By Laura Ellis Oct 12 Local News Rubbertown Company Fined for Pollution Violations, Secretary of State Announces Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Ken Fleming Calls for Term Limits, $37 Million Retirement Pay for Gannett CEO Criticized: Afternoon Review Laura Ellis
Oct 12 Local News Gannett CEO’s $37.1 Million Retirement Draws Criticism Gannett CEO Craig Dubow is stepping down due to medical issues. Dubow oversaw roughly 20,000 layoffs at Gannett media outlets, including the Courier-Journal. That’s a fact several media critics have found particularly unsavory in light of news that Dubow will receive $37.1 million in retirement and disability pay. “…news like this makes you despair,” writes Jeffrey Goldberg […] By Gabe Bullard Oct 12 Local News Gannett CEO’s $37.1 Million Retirement Draws Criticism Gabe Bullard
Jun 21 Local News Fifty Jobs Cut at Courier-Journal Fifty Courier-Journal employees were laid off today, including 24 in the newsroom. The layoffs are part of a 700-person staff reduction across all of parent company Gannett’s newspapers nationwide. The cuts have gutted the local publication Velocity and decimated the Neighborhoods section. Publisher Arnold Garson has not returned a request for comment and no statement […] By Gabe Bullard Jun 21 Local News Fifty Jobs Cut at Courier-Journal Gabe Bullard
Jun 21 Local News 36 Courier Employees Reportedly Cut in Nationwide Gannett Layoffs UPDATE: Now 50 Jobs For the updated story, click here. Several employees at the Louisville Courier-Journal are being laid off as part of a nationwide two percent staff reduction by parent company Gannett. In the largest round of layoffs since 2009, Gannett will cut 700 employees from newspapers across the country. The Gannett Blog is reporting confirmation that 36 […] By Gabe Bullard Jun 21 Local News 36 Courier Employees Reportedly Cut in Nationwide Gannett Layoffs UPDATE: Now 50 Jobs Gabe Bullard
May 17 Local News Gannett, Fifth Third Among Worst-Performing Stocks CNN Money has listed the worst-performing Fortune 500 stocks for the last decade. The top spots went to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, investment banks and other companies that are blamed for leading into the recession. At the end of the list, though, at number 18, is media giant Gannett, a victim of the recession. The […] By Gabe Bullard May 17 Local News Gannett, Fifth Third Among Worst-Performing Stocks Gabe Bullard
Apr 18 Local News Gannett Reports Drop in Revenue The parent company of the Louisville Courier-Journal has reported a drop in revenue over the first quarter of this year. Publishing giant Gannett reported a 23% decline in income, due largely to a poor advertising market. The company also cites one-time expenses related to consolidations and downsizing as reasons for the decline. Gannett also owns […] By Gabe Bullard Apr 18 Local News Gannett Reports Drop in Revenue Gabe Bullard
Feb 18 Local News C-J Cuts Eleven Employees The announcement comes amid employee furloughs and it follows a mixed earnings report from parent company Gannett. By Gabe Bullard Feb 18 Local News C-J Cuts Eleven Employees Gabe Bullard
Jan 31 Local News Gannett Releases Mixed Report, Net Income Increases Through cost cuts and an increase in advertising in its TV division, Gannett managed a 30% increase in net income in the last quarter of 2010. The company's publishing division, however, saw losses, as circulation and advertising revenue dropped. By Gabe Bullard Jan 31 Local News Gannett Releases Mixed Report, Net Income Increases Gabe Bullard