UMG brings employee concerns to top GateHouse executives
May 29, 2015
Business representative Shannon Duffy offered this report on UMG's excursion to New York City: New Media Investment Group, the umbrella corporation which controls GateHouse Media, held its first shareholder’s meeting at 8 a.m. Thursday morning, May 21, in a conference...
UMG explores impact of moving the Post-Dispatch headquarters
May 28, 2015
Like so many major newspapers, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch is looking to sell its building and move to smaller and less expensive quarters. United Media Guild business representative Shannon Duffy spoke with P-D publisher Ray Farris about the pending move....
Press Club offers enterprise reporting grants
May 7, 2015
The Press Club of Metropolitan St. Louis invites area journalists to apply for enterprise reporting grants to cover the cost of in-depth journalism of interest to its region. The grants of up to $10,000 are used to defray costs for...
GateHouse properties rake in money, but questions remain
May 1, 2015
The New Media Investment Group's quarterly earnings report was full of happy news. The parent company of GateHouse Media is doing great. • Thanks to the profits ($19.1 million in free cash flow) pouring out of markets like Springfield, Peoria...
UMG members win Pulitzer Prize
April 20, 2015
The United Media Guild congratulates its members whose work earned the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The staff photographers covered the social unrest that followed the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson last...
No buyouts planned for Post-Dispatch newsroom
April 2, 2015
A recent Post-Dispatch layoff included three Guild members in advertising-related jobs. This layoff did not extend to the newsroom, but the Guild had informal discussions with the company about potential severance buyouts for veteran journalists. If fact, the company encouraged...
Save the SJ-R campaign gathering momentum
March 21, 2015
Our public campaign for a fair contract at the State Journal-Register in Springfield is gathering steam. Anybody interested in support our fight to protect great journalism that important newspaper can visit our Save the SJ-R blog. You can follow the...
Post-Dispatch Unit begins formulating negotiating demands
March 18, 2015
Lee Enterprises, the parent company of the Post-Dispatch, has emerged from bankruptcy and successfully refinanced its debt into more favorable terms. It continues to pay down the debt with positive cash flow and reward its top executives with hefty bonuses....