World-Herald publisher suspected of plagiarism

Jim Romenesko called out Omaha World-Herald publisher Terry Kroeger for striking similarities between Kroeger’s Sunday column and one from the Kansas City Star publisher late last month. Are publishers so overwhelmed they’re unable to write original columns? From World-Herald publisher Terry Kroeger’s Dec. 7 column: “To be sure, this year has been difficult for newspapers, […]

Lee keeps sliding

You may remember a post from July discussing cuts at the Journal Star and the condition of parent company, Lee Enterprises. At that point, the stock was around $3, putting the company’s value around $145 million. Today the stock is struggling to stay at $.60. If the $3:$145m ratio holds, that would put the entire […]