AOL, Google, IAC, Gannett Sued for Infringement of Search Patents

What do AOL, Inc., Google. Inc., IAC Search & Media, Inc., Gannett Company, Inc. and Target Corporation have in common? They were all named today in a patent infringement lawsuit filed by I/P Engine, Inc. in the ... continue

Tucson Citizen to Cease Publication if No Buyer Found

Fresh from forcing an unpaid week long holiday on all non-union staff, Gannett has announced that the Tuscon Citizen is on the market and will close if no buyer is found by March 21st. The Tucson Citizen is ... continue

Gannett Ranked As One of America’s Worst Places to Work

Gannett is one of the worst places you could be working right now, according to an end-of-year report compiled by employee survey site Glassdoor. The job satisfaction site compiled its user-submitted rankings and reviews from the past year ... continue

Unfortunate Irony: CareerBuilder Lays Off 300 Employees

It appears some of CareerBuilder's staffers are going to be looking for new jobs. The job hunting Web site has laid off more than 300 workers, the Chicago Tribune has confirmed. The cutbacks reached across multiple departments and ... continue

Gannett Layoffs Inspire Their Own Web Site

The always lovely Gannett layoffs have now inspired a Web site of their own. The newly created GannettLayoffs.com is building a quiet buzz with employees at some Gannett-owned properties this week. The site, operated by an Ohio law ... continue

Attention Gannett Employees: Your Company Is Now Making Money. But You’re Still Being Laid Off.

Gannett -- you know, that media company that's currently laying off thousands of employees and cutting costs at every possible corner -- has just acquired an online nursing service. Now, new details are emerging about how ... continue

Opinion: Gannett CEO’s Pay Cut Seems Overhyped

As Gannett gets ready to can thousands of employees, while at the same time reducing raises and increasing responsibilities for its remaining workers, the company's CEO is expressing his "empathy" by cutting his own salary -- from ... continue

Media Briefs: Gannett to cut 10%, Time 600, TV stations hit by car industry

More bad news for those in the media business, with new cuts and revenue issues. Gannett's newspaper division has announced a new round of layoffs. The company will reduce staff numbers by 10% during the first week of ... continue

More bad news for newspapers: advertising at Gannett down 17.6%

Now it's official: the death spiral of newspapers is accelerating, with the largest newspaper publisher in the United States reporting an increased decline in advertising revenue. Gannett, which publishes the USA Today and a range of titles domestically ... continue

“Traditional Media 2.0″ Still Doesn’t Add Up

The traditional media industry is taking a Web 2.0-style step as it attempts to maintain relevancy in the changing information era. NBC is rolling out a "link out" policy with its owned affiliate stations starting today, ... continue

Could Television’s Fall Be Closer Than We Thought?

A new media investment adds weight to the idea that an old medium's extinction is rapidly approaching. Gannett has managed to get a majority stake in CareerBuilder, the online job hunting site. The media company, ... continue

CareerBuilder Buys French Job Site

CareerBuilder now has a French recruitment agency in its ranks. The job search giant -- co-owned by Gannett, Tribune, McClatchy, and Microsoft -- has announced it's snatching up Lesjeudis.com, for an as-of-yet unspecified amount of money. Lesjeudis ... continue

Gannett Fully Acquires Ad Network

Gannett appears to be attempting to rebuild its business with another online acquisition. The media company confirms it has bought full ownership of ShopLocal, an ad network that delivers localized spots to web sites and cell ... continue

Gannett Snuggles Up with Cozi as Shares Slide

Gannett is teaming up with an online family networking service in what may be an effort to combat rapidly sliding shares. The media ownership group has announced a "strategic investment" partnership with Cozi, a free service for intrafamily ... continue