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Gannett Co.

Gannett Company, Inc. () is a publicly traded media holding company headquartered in Tysons Corner, Virginia, near McLean.

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Gannett Names MarketWatch Founder Kramer President, Publisher Of USA Today

Gannett Co.

Inc. (GCI) has named MarketWatch Inc. founder Larry Kramer as the president and publisher of USA Today, a move that comes as the newspaper publisher looks grows its digital operations.Kramer's appointment is effective immediately."He will play a critical role as we transform the company and execute on our strategic plan to position Gannett for success in the digital age," said Gannett Chief Executive Gracia Martore.Kramer currently serves as a media consultant and adjunct professor at Syracuse University. Kramer served as president of CBS Corp.'s digital media unit from 2005 to 2007 and served as an adviser to CBS until April 2008. Prior to joining CBS, Kramer served as chairman and CEO of MarketWatch until its sale to Dow Jones & Co. in January 2005. Dow Jones also publishes this newswire and The Wall Street Journal.Gannett, like other struggling traditional publishers, is attempting to offset an ongoing demise in print circulation and advertising by focusing more on conte...

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  1. Gannett Jumps 6% On Outlook

    Shares of media conglomerate Gannett Co. Inc . jumped 6% to $15.91 on Wednesday after executives unveiled their plan to revitalize the company at a meeting with inve...

  2. Report: Google Tracking iPhone Users' Web Browsing

    Google Inc. and other advertising firms have been tracking users of Apple Inc.'s iPhone web surfing despite software settings designed to prevent corporate snooping,...

  3. Gannett Shares Slide 7%, Leading S&P 500 Decliners

    Gannett Co. shares were the leading percentage decliner on the S&P 500 in early trades Monday after the publisher of USA Today and other newspapers reported fourth-q...

  4. Gannett 4Q Profit Falls, But CareerBuilder Shines

    Gannett (NYSE:GCI) revealed on Monday a 33% drop in fourth-quarter profit on restructuring and early retirement charges, however the results trumped Wall Street expe...

  5. Gannett Co . Profit Falls By a Third, Revenue Down

    Gannett Co. said Monday its fourth-quarter profit fell to $116.9 million, or 49 cents a share, from $174.1 million, or 72 cents a share, in the year-ago period. The ...

  6. USA Today Acquires Big Lead Sports

    USA Today Sports Media Group, part of Gannett Co. Inc . , said Tuesday that it has acquired Fantasy Sports Ventures and Big Lead Sports. Gannett was previously a min...

  7. Gannett Shares Up 5%

    Shares of newspaper publisher and broadcaster Gannett Co. were up 5% Tuesday after the company's USA Today made its debut on Amazon.com's Kindle Fire. The applicatio...

  8. Facebook Loses 'Best Place to Work' Title

    The corporate version of the People’s Choice Awards revealed some surprising twists on Wednesday with last year’s champion, Facebook , falling two spots and approval...

  9. America Wants Tim Tebow

    Radio host Chris Russo discusses why the major networks are battling for Tim Tebow in primetime.

  10. Gannett Up 6.5% On Improved Ad Trends

    Shares of Gannett Co. , the largest U.S. newspaper publisher, were up 6.5% on Wednesday after the company offered an upbeat assessment of advertising trends during i...

  11. Gannett , Other Newspaper Stocks Notch Gains

    Newspaper publisher and broadcaster Gannett Co. was up more than 11% Monday, leading S&P 500 gainers, after Lazard lifted its rating on the stock to buy from neutral...

  12. Low ad rev and student sign-ups push Washington Post to loss

    The Washington Post Co reported a net quarterly loss as advertising revenue at its flagship newspaper fell and fewer students signed up at its Kaplan chain of for-pr...

  1. Larry Kramer Named Publisher, USA Today

    Gannett Co. said Monday that Larry Kramer has been named president and publisher of the company's flagship USA Today newspaper, effective immediately. Kramer most re...

  2. US Newspaper Circulation Edges Up 0.7% In Latest 6 Months -Audit Bureau

    DOW JONES NEWSWIRESAverage daily circulation at the U.S.'s largest newspapers improved slightly during the six months ended in March from a year earlier, a shift for...

  3. Soft Ad Sales Fuel 25% Decline in Gannett's 1Q Net

    USA Today parent Gannett (NYSE:GCI) revealed a 25% slide in first-quarter profits on Monday amid tepid ad sales, driving the newspaper operator's stock more than 7% ...

  4. NY Times Cuts Number Of Free Web Articles To 10/Month

    The New York Times Co. (NYT) on Tuesday said it would halve the number of stories available for free each month at its flagship newspaper's website.The move comes a ...

  5. Analysts Look for $750 on Priceline

    Money Morning’s Shah Gilani discusses why the travel-deal website continues to hit record highs.

  6. Monster Names Advisers To Help With Strategic Review

    Monster Worldwide Inc. (MWW) said it has hired Stone Key Partners LLC and Bank of America Corp.'s (BAC) Merrill Lynch to advise on its strategic review.The announcem...

  7. Monster Worldwide Picks Advisers For Strategic Review

    DOW JONES NEWSWIRESMonster Worldwide Inc. (MWW) on Monday confirmed it has retained financial advisers to review its strategic alternatives, raising the possibility ...

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