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ACAMPO, May 26, 2012 -- A video of a woman apparently being forced to jump from an airplane at the Parachute Center near Lodi has gone viral on the Internet.

Wilkes-Barre Publishing, LLC, the parent company of The Times Leader, is suing former editor, publisher and co-owner Richard L. Connor for charging more than $250,000 in personal expenses to the company.

Mike Haskey mhaskey@ledger-enquirer.com Dimon Kendrick Holmes was named executive editor of the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. 05/24/12 MIKE HASKEY President and Publisher Rodney Mahone made the announcement to a group of the newspaper’s staffers this afternoon, saying Kendrick-Holmes “emerged as the clear top candidate among an exceptionally ... (more)

On August 17, Obama-appointed federal Judge Beryl Howell ruled against the Obama administration that Secret Service White House visitor logs are agency records that are subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act .

Safeway is experimenting with using mobile apps and the Web to deliver discounts to shoppers who are registered with a Club Card.

The McClatchy Co., which owns newspapers such as The Kansas City Star, plans to start using paywalls on more of its websites during the next 60 days, according to a media news blogger.

The McClatchy Co. is following in the footsteps of other publication companies, such as Tribune Co.

Four other newspaper websites owned by The McClatchy Co. of Sacramento will participate in the "robust test of a pay plan" set to begin in about two months, a McClatchy executive said in a memo posted by media blogger Jim Romenesko.

To create this list, we started with a universe of stocks that are being targeted by short sellers, with short floats above 20%. In addition, all of these companies have seen significant institutional selling during the most recent quarter .

John Weisenseel has been named finance chief of investment-management company AllianceBernstein LP.

Elaine Lintecum , who has been in McClatchy's corporate finance department for 24 years, has been treasurer since 2002, and will keep those duties, according to a news release from the company.

Elaine Lintecum , who has been in McClatchy's corporate finance department for 24 years, has been treasurer since 2002, and will keep those duties, according to a news release from the company.

Centro, the leading provider of media logistics software and services, today announces its partnership with Krux to provide the most secure, exclusive advertising exchange for premium publishers.

More details are emerging in the case of a Newark Liberty Airport security supervisor who allegedly has been using the identity of a dead man for the last 20 years.

What: The Oak Park Farmers Market returns for the spring/summer season at McClatchy Park.

Summary of revenue at stores open at least a year in April for drugstore chains, with percentage increase or decrease over the same month last year.

J. C. Penney Co. said Thursday that it hired a new chief financial officer as it tries to reshape its business.

The Times Leader printed tens of thousands of newspapers on $212,152 worth of newsprint but never paid the bill, according to documents filed Wednesday in Luzerne County Court.

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A recent fourfold jump in pension contributions - and projected future contributions - by U.S. newspaper publishers is consuming cash that otherwise could be used to pay down debt or be otherwise reinvested, hampering their financial performance, according to "Newspaper Pensions: A Hole in the Bucket," a new special comment on the industry by ... (more)