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A Google Street View image of the former Jonesboro Sun building, which it occupied for more than 50 years before selling to St. Bernards helathcare.
Media & Marketing / Real Estate

Jonesboro Sun Building’s Sale Reflects New Economy of News

The paper is among many that have sought savings in a deeply besieged industry where readers, advertisers and revenue have been fleeing to the web. read more >

Phillips Media of Harrison Buys Gannett’s Baxter Bulletin

Gannett, the publisher of USA Today, sells the Bulletin and four Missouri newspapers to Phillips Media Group of Harrison for an undisclosed sum. read more >
The daily “paper” now arrives at Arkansas Business mainly on an iPad.
Government & Politics

Clinton, Parade of Journalists Celebrate Arkansas Gazette’s 200th

Bill Clinton and a parade of venerable newspaper folks throw a 200th birthday party for a state treasure, the old Arkansas Gazette. read more >

Newspaper Chain GateHouse Buying Gannett, USA Today Owner

Two of the country's largest newspaper companies — GateHouse Media and Gannett Co. — have agreed to combine in the latest media deal driven by the industry's struggles with a decline in printed editions. read more >
Investments

Bad News, Good News And Business Models

Wehco Media is converting two south Arkansas dailies into weeklies, and a hedge fund-owned group is out to buy the big news chain Gannett. read more >
Sonny Elliott
Media & Marketing

Editor Sonny Elliott Comes Home To Baxter Bulletin

Richard "Sonny" Elliott returned in March to lead the newsroom where he started as a teenager and worked for decades before a detour into radio in December 2014. read more >
Media & Marketing

Gannett Names New President, Publisher of Baxter Bulletin

Gannett Co. Inc. has named Daniel Norselli as the new president and publisher of the Baxter Bulletin of Mountain Home and the Springfield News-Leader of Missouri. read more >
Media & Marketing / Public Companies

Gannett, Owner of THV, Baxter Bulletin, Splits Publishing, Broadcasting in Two

Gannett is splitting its broadcast and publishing business in two, joining other major media players in allowing fast growing TV and digital operations to operate more freely. read more >
Media & Marketing

Gannett 1Q Net Profit Falls 43 Percent

Gannett Co. said Wednesday that its first-quarter net profit dropped 43 percent, pulled down by restructuring costs, but its adjusted profit managed to beat Wall Street predictions by a penny. read more >
Media & Marketing

FCC Approves Gannett’s Purchase of Belo Stations

The Federal Communications Commission has approved two multi-billion-dollar mergers involving the consolidation of major TV station groups. read more >
Media & Marketing / Public Companies

Gannett Layoffs Affect Baxter Bulletin

Publicly traded media holding company Gannett Co. Inc. is laying off almost 300 of its employees across about 45 offices at its community newspapers, including some from the daily Baxter Bulletin of Mountain Home, its only paper in Arkansas. read more >
Media & Marketing

Gannett Nearly Doubles TV Portfolio with $2B Deal for Belo

Gannett Co., which owns KTHV-TV, Channel 11, in Little Rock and the Baxter Bulletin in Mountain Home, announced Thursday that's buying Belo Corp. of Dallas in a $2.2 billion deal that includes $175 million of debt. read more >