Another newspaper group down: Journal Register files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

The Journal Register Company, publisher of 22 daily and 302 non-daily newspapers in the United States has filled for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. According to the filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan, Journal Register proposes a restructuring ... continue

Journal Register shuts 33 papers

The Journal Register Company has shut 33 regional weeklies, and may shut more if buyers aren't found for titles on the market. The Journal Register came under serious pressure last year, with debt driving the company stock to ... continue

2008: The Year Newspaper Stocks became worth less than the paper they were once printed on

How bad was 2008 for the newspaper industry in the United States? E&P calculated the stock price movements, and massacre doesn't fully describe it: GateHouse, down 99.55% McClatchy, down 93.6% Lee Enterprises, down 97.3% Journal Register Co., down 99.58% Media General, down ... continue

And so it begins: Law Makers ask State to subsidize local papers

Connecticut State Representatives are petitioning the State to subsidize The Bristol Press and The Herald of New Britain, two papers facing shutdown in January as we reported November 11. The letter from seven Democrat State Representatives to the ... continue

Two Connecticut papers to be shut without a new owner

The Journal Register Company will close two of its daily newspapers in Connecticut unless a buyer is found by January. The two papers facing closure are the Bristol Press and The Herald of New Britain, reports the Hartford ... continue