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34-405: The Palatka Daily News was founded in 1885. The newspaper was purchased by The New York Times Company in 1972, who sold it Community Newspapers, Inc. in 2000. In April 2023, the newspaper decreased the number of prints editions from five a week to three. In June 2024, the newspaper was sold to Charlie Douglas who operates the paper under the name Blue Crab Publishing LLC. The following month

68-726: A 40% interest in the Popcorn Channel, a theatrical movie preview and local movie times, in November 1994. In 1996, it expanded upon its broadcasting by purchasing Palmer Communications, owners of WHO-DT in Des Moines and KFOR in Oklahoma City . The company completed its purchase of The Washington Post 's 50 percent interest in the International Herald Tribune ( IHT ) for US$ 65 million on January 1, 2003, becoming

102-419: A daily publication. In 1926, the stock company bought The Daytona Daily News from Fitzgerald. The stock company ceased publication of The Morning Journal , but continued The Evening News and The Sunday News-Journal . In 1928, Julius Davidson and his son, Herbert M. Davidson, purchased a majority interest in the company, beginning an 80-year period of single family control of the publication. Soon after,

136-431: A newspaper would be important for the development of the town. A group of citizens raised money to persuade Florian A. Mann to move his printing press from Ohio to Daytona and start a new publication. Prior to publication of the first issue, 86 subscribers were signed up, all paid in advance. Advertisers also paid in advance for the first three months. The first issue was scheduled for release on February 1, 1883; however,

170-603: A schooner bringing the blank paper to Florida shipwrecked off the coast of the Carolinas, with the loss of all hands and cargo. This delayed publication of the first issue until Mann decided to buy a bolt of cotton cloth from Laurence Thompson's dry goods store to use as a substitute. The first issue of the Halifax Journal was printed and published on the cotton cloth, dated February 15, 1883. The premier issue contained local news, as well as Mann's editorial of praise and hope for

204-513: A third of the company's board. As of June 2024: The company sponsors a series of national and local awards designed to highlight the achievements of individuals and organizations in different realms. In 2007, it inaugurated its first Nonprofit Excellence Award, awarded to four organizations "for the excellence of their management practices". Only nonprofits in New York City, Long Island , or Westchester were eligible. Jointly with

238-542: Is a Florida daily newspaper serving Volusia and Flagler Counties. It grew from the Halifax Journal , which was started in 1883. The Davidson family purchased the newspaper in 1928 and retained control until bankruptcy in 2009. In 1986, The Morning Journal and Evening News merged into one morning newspaper. The newspaper began its online services in 1994. Copies are sold at $ 2 daily or $ 3 Sundays/Thanksgiving Day. Prices are higher outside Flagler, Volusia and adjacent counties. Daytona's early settlers decided that

272-697: The American Library Association . The award has been given to ten exceptional librarians annually since that date. In May 2009, the company launched The New York Times Outstanding Playwright Award to honor an American playwright who had recently had his or her professional debut in New York. The first winner was Tarell Alvin McCraney for his play "The Brothers Size". In 2010, Dan LeFranc won for his play "Sixty Miles to Silver Lake". The Daytona Beach News-Journal The Daytona Beach News-Journal

306-599: The Carnegie Corporation of New York and the American Library Association , the New York Times Company sponsors an award to honor librarians "for service to their communities". The I Love My Librarian! award was given to ten recipients in December 2008, and presented by the New York Times Company president and CEO Janet L. Robinson , Carnegie Corporation president Vartan Gregorian , and Jim Rettig, president of

340-541: The Ormond Gazette . He later sold this paper to L. Moreton Murray and returned to Daytona Beach, to start the Daytona News . Thomas E. Fitzgerald bought the Daytona News in 1900 and the Ormond Gazette in 1903. Fitzgerald consolidated the two papers and on December 1, 1903, published the first issue of The Daytona Daily News . Hugh Sparkman started a stock company which bought the Halifax Journal and turned it into

374-458: The 12th largest media company in the U.S., publishing 33 newspapers and affiliated websites in five states, mostly in the Southeast. The company was owned by a group of investors, including Stephens Capital Partners, of Little Rock, Arkansas; JAARSSS Media of Destin, Florida; and Redding Investments of Daytona Beach. On August 28, 2013, Halifax Media signed a letter of intent with HarborPoint Media for

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408-556: The Halifax area. The Halifax Journal continued as a weekly publication until Mann sold the newspaper in 1889 to J.M. Jolley. In 1908, Jolley died and the newspaper was bought by Galen Seaman . After Seaman's death, the paper was bought by W.C. Carter of the Halifax Printing Company, which operated a printing shop connected with the Halifax Journal . After selling the Halifax Journal , Mann moved to Ormond Beach and started

442-482: The New York Times Company acquired subscription-based audio app, Audm. In July 2020, the New York Times Company acquired podcast production company Serial Productions . The same month, the company appointed chief operating officer Meredith Kopit Levien to the position of CEO. In February 2022, the New York Times Company bought The Athletic , a subscription-based sports news website, for $ 550 million. Its founders, Alex Mather and Adam Hansmann, stayed with

476-695: The New York Times Company sold The Boston Globe and other New England media properties to John W. Henry , the principal owner of the Boston Red Sox . According to the Times Company, the move was made in order to focus more on its core brands. After forming an editorial partnership with the New York Times in 2015, The Wirecutter was acquired by the Times in October 2016 for a reported $ 30 million. In March 2020,

510-581: The News-Journal Corp. (NJC) in U.S. Federal Court, alleging they "acted irresponsibly in spending corporate funds". Cox alleged that the Davidson family spent the newspaper's money without consulting with them. Court documents reveal that in the five-year period prior to the filing of Cox's complaint, at least 58 employees of Davidson's arts and entertainment ventures were on the News-Journal Corp. payroll, unbeknownst to NJC's sole minority shareholder. Despite

544-580: The company announced that WQXR was to be sold to WNYC , which moved the station to 105.9 FM and began to operate the station noncommercially on October 8, 2009. This US$ 45 million transaction, which involved Univision Radio 's WCAA moving to the 96.3 FM frequency from 105.9 FM, ended the Times' 65-year-long ownership of the station. In December 2011, the company sold its Regional Media Group to Halifax Media Group , owners of The Daytona Beach News-Journal , for $ 143 million. The Boston Globe and The Telegram & Gazette of Worcester were not part of

578-574: The company announced that its About.com web information service was acquiring Consumersearch.com, a Web site that compiles reviews of consumer products, for $ 33 million in cash. In 2007, the company moved from 229 West 43rd Street to the New York Times Building at 620 Eighth Avenue, on the west side of Times Square , between 40th and 41st streets across from the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Bus Terminal . On July 14, 2009,

612-491: The company owns The New York Times International Edition and related digital properties including NYTimes.com, as well as various brand-related properties. Since September 25, 1997, the company has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol NYT. From April 27, 1967, until January 13, 1969, the company's Class A common stock traded over the counter. From January 14, 1969, until September 24, 1997,

646-473: The company to 8.1% of Class A shares, and again in 2015, when he exercised stock options—acquired as part of a repayment plan on the 2009 loan—to purchase 15.9   million Class A shares, making him the largest shareholder. As of March 7, 2016, Slim owned 17.4% of the company's Class A shares, according to annual filings submitted by the company. While Slim is the largest shareholder in the company, his investment only allows him to vote for Class A directors,

680-456: The company was placed under court control, with James Hopson serving as the court-appointed manager. Halifax Media Holdings purchased the News-Journal on March 1, 2010 for $ 20 million and assumed control on April 1, 2010. Michael Redding, Halifax Media's CEO and a former News-Journal department manager, welcomed Bill Offill as publisher of the paper on July 29, 2013. Halifax Media became

714-448: The digital operating center". The New York Times reported on January 4, 2007, that the company had reached an agreement to sell all nine local television stations to the private equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners , which then created a holding company for the stations, Local TV LLC . The company announced that it had finalized the sale of its Broadcast Media Group on May 7, 2007, for "approximately $ 575 million". On May 7, 2007,

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748-484: The fact that these employees did no work for NJC, the corporation provided them with full salaries and benefits, at a cost to the company of at least $ 5.7 million. The trial court found that tens of millions of dollars were diverted to Davidson family projects to "indulge [the Davidsons'] personal interests in the arts". After failing to have the suit dismissed, the News-Journal Corp. decided to exercise its option to buy out

782-422: The minority owner sold his interest to R.H. Gore, a competitor. The minority shares were later sold to Perry Publications, the owner of The Palm Beach Post . In 1969, The Palm Beach Post was purchased by Cox Enterprises , a media company that owns The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and other publications. Cox acquired Perry's 47.5% interest in the News-Journal , assigned a value of $ 5 million, as part of

816-469: The minority shares. In 2006, the federal court set a valuation of $ 129.2 million on Cox's interest in the paper. Newspaper management announced in April 2008 that the newspaper would be sold in order to satisfy the judgment. On April 17, 2009, the News-Journal announced its intention to declare bankruptcy, but the judge overseeing the case rejected that option. The board of directors was subsequently removed and

850-514: The newspaper announced it was closing its printing press and laid off several employees. This article about a Florida newspaper is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . The New York Times Company The New York Times Company is an American mass-media company that publishes The New York Times and its associated publications and other media properties. Its headquarters are in Manhattan , New York City . The company

884-447: The newspaper company finance its businesses". The New York Times Company later repaid that loan ahead of schedule. Since then, Slim has bought large quantities of the company's Class A shares, which are available for purchase by the public and offer less control over the company than Class B shares, which are privately held. Slim's investments in the company included large purchases of Class A shares in 2011, when he increased his stake in

918-726: The publication, which is run separately from the Times . Later that month, it acquired Wordle , an Internet word puzzle game that grew from 90 players in October 2021 to millions at the time of purchase. ValueAct Capital took a stake in the company in August 2022. ValueAct aims to encourage the company to more actively pursue the sale of "bundled" subscriptions to its various offerings. The paper bought AM radio station WQXR (1560   kHz) in 1944. Its "sister" FM station, WQXQ, became WQXR-FM (96.3   MHz). Branded as "The Stereo Stations of The New York Times ", its classical music radio format

952-486: The sale. In 2011, the Times sold Baseline StudioSystems back to its original owners, Laurie S. Silvers and Mitchell Rubenstein, majority shareholders of Project Hollywood LLC . Facing falling revenue from print advertising in its flagship publication in 2011, The New York Times , the company introduced a paywall to its website. As of 2012, it had been modestly successful, garnering several hundred thousand subscriptions and about $ 100 million in annual revenue. In 2013,

986-584: The shares were traded on the American Stock Exchange . Of the two categories of stock, Class A and Class B, the former is publicly traded and the latter is held privately—largely (over 90% through The 1997 Trust) by the descendants of Adolph Ochs , who purchased The New York Times newspaper in 1896. On January 20, 2009, The New York Times reported that its parent company, the New York Times Company, had reached an agreement to borrow $ 250   million from Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim , "to help

1020-561: The sole owner. On March 18, 2005, the company acquired About.com , an online provider of consumer information, for US$ 410 million. In 2005, the company reported revenues of US$ 3.4 billion to its investors . The Times, on August 25, 2006, acquired Baseline StudioSystems, an online database and research service on the film and television industries for US$ 35 million. The company announced on September 12, 2006, its decision to sell its Broadcast Media Group, consisting of "nine network-affiliated television stations, their related Web sites and

1054-569: The transaction. The Davidson family continued to hold a 52.5% majority of the stock. Cox was not represented on the board of directors and had no say in corporate decisions. In January 2003, the News-Journal offered to pay $ 13 million for naming rights to a new performing arts center in Daytona Beach being built as a new home for the Seaside Music Theater, founded by News-Journal CEO Tippen Davidson. Cox Enterprises filed suit against

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1088-511: Was finally purchased by Disney ; in late 2014, it was sold to Family Radio (a religious radio network) and became WFME . In 2009, WQXR-FM was sold to the WNYC radio group and, on October 8, moved from 96.3 to 105.9   MHz (swapping frequencies with Spanish-language station WXNY-FM , which wanted the more powerful transmitter to increase its coverage) and began operating it as a noncommercial, public radio station. Alongside its namesake newspaper,

1122-468: Was founded by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones in New York City. The first edition of the newspaper The New York Times , published on September 18, 1851, stated: "We publish today the first issue of the New-York Daily Times, and we intend to issue it every morning (Sundays excepted) for an indefinite number of years to come." The company moved into the cable channel industry, purchasing

1156-508: Was simulcast on both the AM & FM frequencies until December 1992, when the big-band and pop standards music format of station WNEW (1130   kHz – now WBBR /"Bloomberg Radio") was transferred to and adopted by WQXR; in recognition of the format change, WQXR changed its call letters to WQEW (a "hybrid" combination of " WQ XR" and "WN EW "). By 1999, The New York Times was leasing WQEW to ABC Radio for its " Radio Disney " format. In 2007, WQEW

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