Mercury News Seeks New Owner
Fed up after years of cost-cutting and layoffs, employees of the San Jose Mercury News took out a “Help Wanted” ad asking for a new owner. “WANTED: NEW OWNER,” the ad reads. “Employees of your...
View ArticleHuge Media Shifts as Mercury News Rebrands, KGO Cuts Staff
The San Jose Mercury News and Oakland Tribune printed their last editions Monday, marking the end of an era for Bay Area newspapers. The Trib will absorb the Contra Costa Times, the Hayward Daily...
View ArticleMercury News Hit by Another Round of Layoffs, Buyouts
It was another hard week for local journalists, as a host of Bay Area News Group employees accepted buyouts and still more braced for a series of layoffs at the regional newspaper chain, which is owned...
View ArticleBay Area News Group Hammered by More Layoffs, Resignations
Bay Area News Group—the Digital First Media chain that includes the Mercury News and several South Bay community newspapers—went through yet another downsizing this week. More than two-dozen...
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