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L.A. Times sells Disney front page for movie ad

2010-03-05T18:33:32Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Times' critic may have panned the film, but that didn't stop Disney from paying top dollar to turn the newspaper's front page into a special advertisement on Friday for the new...

USA Today plans a specialized Puerto Rico edition

2010-02-22T08:45:41Z

<div id="subtitle">USA Today plans a specialized Puerto Rico edition in cooperation with El Nuevo Dia</div><div><p>USA Today has announced plans for a specialized Puerto Rico edition that will cater to travelers and tourists on the island.</p><p>The newspaper will launch Monday. Besides the regular USA Today ne...

USA Today mandates staff furloughs to save money

2010-02-22T09:58:07Z

<div id="subtitle">USA Today forcing all of its workers to take 1 week of unpaid leave to help save money</div><div><p>USA Today is forcing its staff to take an unpaid week off to help the nation's second largest newspaper cope with a persisting ad slump.</p><p>The newspaper's nearly 1,500 employees must take a one-week furlough between Feb. 28 and July 3, USA Tod...

THE SUNÕS MOST READ STORIES*

2010-02-22T10:09:22Z

<div><p> THE SUNÕS MOST</p><p>READ STORIES*</p><p>1. Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas to close in May. About 350 employees will be out of work as a result of the closure.</p><p>2. Pricey land buy on Strip a bit of a surprise. $11.6 million a...

Earns Gannett

2010-02-01T06:48:47Z

FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2009 file photo, a USA Today newspaper box is shown outside a restaurant in Charlotte, N.C. Gannett Co., the largest U.S. newspaper publisher, said Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, it turned a profit in the fourth quarter, helped ...

Gross — and dangerous

2010-02-23T12:39:16Z

<div id="subtitle">School cafeterias go too long without inspections to ensure theyÕre sanitary</div><div><p> A high school cafeteria worker in North Dakota had spent part of a weekend in 2005 sick, suffering from vomiting and diarrhea. But by Monday she returned to work, chopping lettuce for lunches.</p><p> Within two days, 52 students and eight teachers we...

Productivity up at 8.1 percent rate in 3Q

2010-02-23T21:28:54Z

<div id="subtitle">Productivity rises by largest amount in 6 years in third quarter while labor costs drop</div><div><p>Productivity surged in the third quarter by the largest amount in six years while labor costs fell. While that indicates inflation is remaining under control, it also signals that workers' wages are getting squeezed, raising doubts about the durability of the economic recovery.</p><p>The Labor D...

Ahead of the Bell: Jobless Claims

2010-02-23T21:32:40Z

<div id="subtitle">Wall Street economists expect first-time jobless claims increased last week</div><div><p>The number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits likely rose last week, after a steep drop.</p><p>A Labor Department report is projected to show new unemployment insurance claims rose by 14,000 to a seasonally adjusted 480,000 last week...

Ahead of the Bell: Productivity

2010-02-23T21:32:32Z

<div id="subtitle">Productivity likely surged while labor costs fell in 3rd quarter</div><div><p>Productivity likely surged in the third quarter while labor costs fell, normally good signs that inflation remains under control. But in the current tough economy, it also signals that workers' wages are getting squeezed and they won't have as much to spend to bolster future economic growth.</p><p>Economists surveyed ...

New round of cutbacks coming at Gannett newspapers

2010-02-23T22:23:58Z

<div id="subtitle">USA Today to cut 26 newsroom jobs; 11 positions cut at USA Weekend magazine</div><div><p>Newspaper publisher Gannett Co. imposed a new round of cutbacks Tuesday, with USA Today reducing its newsroom staff by 5 percent, as the industry continues to...

US women to ignore new breast exam advice: poll

2010-02-24T00:57:28Z

<div><p>Three-quarters of US women disagree with a high-level panel's recommendations to raise the age of breast cancer screening and even more plan to ignore the guidelines, a poll showed Tuesday.</p><p>Of 1,136 women aged 35 and 75 interviewed over three days last week, 76 percent disagreed with the findings of the USA Today tests new online edition targeted at students at Penn State, Indiana and Missouri</div><div><p>Penn State, Indiana and Missouri are the first schools to participate in a USA Today i...

USA Today's Hollywood Hero Event

2009-11-11T19:01:29Z

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - NOVEMBER 10: USA Today editor John Hillkirk and actress Ashley Judd arrive at the USA Today's 4th Annual Hollywood Hero Award Gala honoring Ashley Judd on November 10, 2009 in Beverly...

Decline In Daily Newspaper Circulation Accelerates To 10.6 Percent In Q3

2009-10-26T13:18:05Z

SAN FRANCISCO - OCTOBER 26: Copies of the San Francisco Chronicle are displayed at a newsstand October 26, 2009 in San Francisco, California. A report by the Audit Bureau of Circulations reveals that the average daily circu...

Gannett ad sales still dropping despite 3Q profit

2010-02-24T17:17:05Z

<div id="subtitle">Gannett's ad sales fall again, contributing to 53 percent drop in profit, but shares jump</div><div><p>Net income at Gannett Co. fell 53 percent in the third quarter as the nation's largest newspaper publisher endured another big decline in ad revenue.</p><p>The earnings report, released Monday, was the latest to show how newspaper...

Amid newspaper woes, NY Times launches San Francisco edition

2010-02-24T18:24:48Z

<div><p>The New York Times launches a San Francisco edition on Friday as US newspapers, facing a precipitous decline in advertising and the challenge of the Web, search for new markets and new revenue.</p><p>The San Francisco edition will featu...

Wall Street Journal surpasses USA Today as No. 1

2010-02-24T19:00:42Z

<div id="subtitle">The Wall Street Journal surpasses USA Today as top-selling US daily</div><div><p>The Wall Street Journal has surpassed USA Today as the top-selling daily newspaper in the United States.</p><p>The The Wall Street Journal said Saturday that it expects to become the largest US newspaper by weekday circulation when the latest figures are released, leapfrogging USA Today.</p><p>According to D...

USA Today to post 17 percent drop in circulation

2010-02-24T20:48:38Z

<div id="subtitle">USA Today to post 17 percent drop in circulation, threatening status as nation's largest daily</div><div><p>USA Today expects to report the largest decline in circulation in its 27-year history, threatening its No. 1 position among U.S. dailies as the growth of online news and the slump in travel pummel the newspape...