Investigative Post, the Buffalo-based nonprofit news outlet, has taken notice of the recent newsroom cuts imposed by owner Lee Enterprises on The Buffalo News. In a item published Sunday under the headline "The Buffalo News is hemorrhaging journalists," former News reporter and Buffalo Newspaper Guild member Jim Heaney points out how Lee "is slashing staff … Continue reading Investigative Post: ‘It might as well have been Alden’ who bought The Buffalo News

Last year was the first time in decades that The Buffalo News did not pull in at least $100 million in annual revenues, Publisher and President Warren T. Colville told employees at the recent State of the News meetings. Operating profits have improved, however. And 2012 was the first time the company met its own … Continue reading 2013 State of the News: Operating profits up as overall revenues fall

The Buffalo News’ commercial printing operation continues to grow at a rapid rate as it adds a new commercial press and continues to print and expanding array of products for its clients. That was the message Director of Production Bryan Carr delivered at a recent information session sponsored by the Buffalo News Labor Management Committee, … Continue reading Guild members learn about commercial printing at The News

They've been hard at work in their positions for six months already, but it's not too late to introduce them. Mike Harrington and Mark Sommer are the newest members of the Buffalo Newspaper Guild's Executive Committee,  appointed to fill vacancies on the board in November. Mark also recently became the Guild's vice president for contract … Continue reading Meet Mark and Mike, newest executive committee members

The April/May 2012 edition of the Frontier Reporter, which has been posted to all Guild bulletin boards, is also available here for download (178K pdf): http://www.buffaloguild.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/FrontierReporterAprilMay2012.pdf