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Freedom Communications Files Ch. 11|Infobase Buys World Almanac|Billionaire Buys Citizen Journalism Site NowPublic|Cuts Make Papers Less Relevant, Older|Online Journalism Award Nominees Announced - Posted September 1, 2009
FishbowlDC: Freedom Communications, the publisher of a number of newspapers including The O.C. Register filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today.
GalleyCat: Today, Infobase Publishing acquired the World Almanac imprint, purchasing the imprint from Weekly Reader Publishing Group for an undisclosed sum.
Paid Content: Examiner.com, which is owned by billionaire Philip Anschutz has... [FishBowlNY]
Freedom Communications Files Ch. 11|Infobase Buys World Almanac|Billionaire Buys Citizen Journalism Site NowPublic|Cuts Make Papers Less Relevant, Older|Online Journalism Award Nominees Announced - Posted September 1, 2009
FishbowlDC: Freedom Communications, the publisher of a number of newspapers including The O.C. Register filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today.
GalleyCat: Today, Infobase Publishing acquired the World Almanac imprint, purchasing the imprint from Weekly Reader Publishing Group for an undisclosed sum.
Paid Content: Examiner.com, which is owned by billionaire Philip Anschutz has... [FishBowlNY]
Playboy Eyes New CEO - Posted June 1, 2009
Has Playboy Enterprises finally found someone to permanently take the reins of the faltering company?
The Wall Street Journal has reported that the adult entertainment company is most likely going to offer its top spot to Scott Flanders, president and CEO of Irvine, Calif-based media company Freedom Communications.
Since Hef's daughter Christine... [FishBowlNY]
Sam Zell Considers Buying the Orange County Register - Posted October 23, 2008
The Financial Times reports:
Tribune Company is considering whether it can buy the Orange County Register and fuse it with its flagship Los Angeles Times to consolidate the Los Angeles newspaper market, as owner [Sam Zell] scrambles to find ways to save the debt-swamped newspaper company.
Tribune has held talks over a... [FishBowlLA]
Judge Bans OC Register From Reporting On Its Own Lawsuit - Posted September 24, 2008
In a case that's sure to be studied by media law students for years to come, Superior Court Judge David C. Velasquez has "ordered The Orange County Register not to publish any articles about witness testimony in a $100 million class-action lawsuit brought by newspaper delivery workers."
The judge also fined the... [FishBowlLA]
Erin Zilis Named VP, Publisher of Freedom Speciality Media - Posted September 22, 2008
Freedom Communications sent us the following press release about a new hire for their regional specialty magazines:
IRVINE, Calif. -- Sept. 23, 2008 -- Freedom Specialty Media, a division of Freedom Communications, Inc., today announced Erin Zilis has been appointed vice president, publisher. Zilis joins Freedom on September 25, reporting to... [FishBowlLA]
Erin Zilis Named VP, Publisher of Freedom Speciality Media - Posted September 22, 2008
Freedom Communications sent us the following press release about a new hire for their regional specialty magazines:
IRVINE, Calif. -- Sept. 23, 2008 -- Freedom Specialty Media, a division of Freedom Communications, Inc., today announced Erin Zilis has been appointed vice president, publisher. Zilis joins Freedom on September 25, reporting to... [FishBowlLA]
FBLA Exclusive: Orange County Register to Outsource Copy-Editing to India - Posted June 18, 2008
A reliable tipster tells us that Freedom Communications, owner of the Orange County Register, will begin a pilot program this summer to outsource copy-editing responsibilities for some of its weekly publications to India.
We don't have more info than that, but as soon as "Brad" in customer service directs our call to... [FishBowlLA]
OC Register Publisher "Pushed Out"? - Posted August 22, 2007
Orange County Register publisher N. Christian Anderson III, who was recently named E&P's Editor of the Year, is an editor no more.
Anderson tells E&P that he has decided to "step aside" to allow Freedom Communications, OCR's parent company, to become one big, happy newspaper division. But newsroom sources say the 27-year... [FishBowlLA]
