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In Missoula, Layoffs and Other Changes at the Daily Newspaper (New West Network Cities: Idaho Nort)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:34:55 GMT

A husband-wife pair received the first newsroom layoff notices from the Missoulian in more than five years, as Missoula's daily newspaper and other Lee Enterprises newspapers around the state slashed costs in the face of high paper prices, slow advertising sales and increased competition (especially from free Internet-based classified ad vehicles, like craigslist, as well as news and aggregation...

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New business editor in St. Louis (Talking Biz News)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:43:57 GMT

Adam Goodman has been named the new business editor at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, according to a memo from editor Arnie Robbins posted on Lee Watch, which tracks the newspapers owned by Lee Enterprises. Goodman had been AME/Metro. His new title is deputy managing editor for metro and business news. He replaces Andre Jackson, who left [...]

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Online advertising might not save newspapers either [Stats] (Valleywag)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:20:00 GMT

Online advertising revenues declined at newspaper publishers Tribune Co., Lee Enterprises and E.W. Scripps during the last quarter. And while online newspaper ad revenue grew 31 percent in 2005 and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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Newspapers see drop in ad revenue… online (Lost Remote)

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:14:55 GMT

This can’t be good. Tribune (-4%), A.H. Belo (-11%), Lee Enterprises (-9%) and Scripps (-8%) all reported declines in online advertising revenue for the second quarter. “The decline in print has been so pervasive that it’s taking the online stuff with it,” said Benchmark Co. Media Analyst Ed Atorino. “This is the worst [...]

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Low times for Lee (Billings Blog)

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:46:00 GMT

From a reader: Over the past year, Lee Enterprises stock has ranged from $20.60 to $2.76. Tuesday, it opened at $3.33 with a high of $3.39 and a low of $3.10. Meanwhile, the Lambros real estate agency is listing “historic Lee Lodge” in Polson for $4.5 million. Lee owns the Billings, Butte and Missoula newspapers as well as some in smaller communities. One can only hope that corporate executives...

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10-Q Watch: Jupitermedia-MediaBistro; Scripps Interactive; Lee Enterprises, Classmates.com (Paidcontent)

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:43:09 GMT

... online advertising revenues were $36.4 million in 2008 compared with $34.7 million in 2007." -- Lee Enterprises : The newspaper company has the distinction of being among the few media companies that saw an online ad decrease during Q208. Online advertising at Lee decreased $1,467,000, or 9.1 percent, on a same property basis. Online retail advertising grew strongly, but online classified...

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You Have to Spend Money To Make Money, Even In Lean Times (AdPulp)

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:58:28 GMT

The economic downturn has to hurt the ad business at some point. According to the Los Angeles Times , certain sectors-like online display advertising--are already feeling the pain. In one ominous example, Lee Enterprises Inc. , which owns 54 newspapers including the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, said in its most recent earnings report that its online ad revenue had dropped 9.1% while print ad revenue...

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US: Two dailies and three weeklies to merge (E - Editors Weblog)

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:24:55 GMT

Lee Enterprises is combining two Idaho dailies, The Times-News (Twin Falls) and the South Idaho Press (Burley), plus three weeklies into one daily: The Times-News. It will be launched on 18 August.Brad Hurd, Times-News Publisher, announced that the headcount will...

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Lee shares add more than 13 percent (SignalBlog)

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:23:06 GMT

Lee Enterprises Inc. shares advanced more than 13 percent Wednesday as investors returned to the publisher’s badly beaten stock. The stock added 41 cents to $3.44 Wednesday. At 239,749 shares, trading volume was less than half of the stock’s daily average. Lee shares are 83 percent below their 12-month high of $20.60. Last week, the publisher reported an [...]

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Lee Enterprises news co. 3Q profit falls 87 pct (Star Tribune)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:50:22 GMT

NEW YORK - Newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises Inc. said Thursday its fiscal third-quarter profit fell 87.4 percent, partly on one-time impairment charges.The Davenport, Iowa-based company said net income was $2.8 million, or 6 cents per share, for the three months ended June 29, compared with $22.5 million, or 49 cents per share, in the same period last year.Excluding the one-time charges —...

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Uh Oh: Newspaper Digital Revenue Suffering, Too (Silicon Alley Insider)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:37:00 GMT

More bad news for newspapers: Lee Enterprises (LEE), which owns 54 daily papers in 23 states, says that only is traditional newspaper advertising down in Q2 (expected), but online advertising is down 9.1%, too. Lee's online business consists of 126 local Web sites corresponding to publications as big as the St. Louis Post-Dispatch to very small like the Weekly Calistogan in St. Helena, Calif....

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Lee Enterprises reports big profit drop in fiscal third quarter (Everyday Ethics)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:15:29 GMT

Associated Press Excluding one-time charges -- which include goodwill and other charges based on the falling value of its assets -- Lee Enterprises earnings dropped 44.1% in the third quarter. Print advertising revenue declined 8.2%, and online advertising revenue increased 5.3%. || Read the release .

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Earnings: Ad Slump Hits Online, As Lee Enterprises' Q2 Internet Revs Fall 9.1 Percent (Paidcontent)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:57:28 GMT

The dismal economy not only hit newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises ( NYSE: LEE ) on the print side, but even its online ad revenues fell in Q2. Online dropped 9.1 percent, Lee said, adding that combined print and digital revenues also fell 10 percent to $195.5 million. Also, combined same property print and national online ad revenue slid 21.2 percent. This is striking turnabout from last...

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Heartland, Inc. has signed a letter of intent to acquire the stock of the Lee Oil Company, Lee's Food Marts and Lee Enterprises, Inc. (Business Wire)

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:18:00 GMT

PermalinkTo save a permanent link to this news, right-click the date and time (Ctl-click on a Mac) and choose the command to copy the link, link location or shortcut.Heartland, Inc. has signed a letter of intent to acquire the stock of the Lee Oil Company, Lees Food Marts and Lee Enterprises, Inc. MIDDLESBORO, Ky.--()--Heartland, Inc. (OTCBB:) is pleased to announce that Company has signed a...

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‘Private’ time for GCI, LEE, MNI and NYT? (Reflections of a Newsosaur)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The shares of Gannett, Lee Enterprises, McClatchy and New York Times Co. have fallen so low that the companies have become candidates for transactions that could convert them to private ownership. The companies could do it themselves, do it in partnership with private-equity funds — or potentially face unwanted takeovers from investors attracted by the bargain prices of their stock. A public...

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New publisher at The Daily Herald of Provo (Salt Lake Tribune)

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:40:03 GMT

Posted: 12:55 PM- PROVO - The Daily Herald in Provo has a new publisher. Lee Enterprises Inc. appointed Rona Rahlf, a group leader and publisher from The Post-Star in Glens Falls, N.Y.

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New publisher at The Daily Herald of Provo (Deseret Morning News)

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:00:45 GMT

Lee Enterprises Inc. has appointed Rona Rahlf, a group leader and publisher from The Post-Star in Glens Falls, N.Y., as the new publisher of The Daily Herald in Provo.

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More bad news for newspapers (Lost Remote)

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:36:11 GMT

Seven newspaper stocks hit record lows on Friday. Alan Mutter explains: “Investor bets against Lee Enterprises and McClatchy were more than twice as big last month as those against the shares of Fannie Mae, one of the mortgage giants whose perceived instability jolted the financial markets.”

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6 newspaper stocks hit record lows (Reflections of a Newsosaur)

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:15:00 GMT

The shares of six publicly held newspaper companies plunged to modern-day lows in early trading today. McClatchy, Lee Enterprises, and Gatehouse hit all-time lows when their shares skidded respectively to $4.85, $3.11 and $1.61 in the opening hours of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Also hitting new lows were: :: Gannett at $17.50, the lowest point since 1990. :: Media General at

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Newspaper Blues (South Dakota Politics)

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:27:22 GMT

Reuters: "Shares of McClatchy Co, publisher of the Miami Herald, are down 77 percent this year; Lee Enterprises Inc, which owns the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, is down 84 percent. The largest of them all, USA Today publisher Gannett Co, is...

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