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Jim Dwyer, veteran columnist and Pulitzer Prize winner, dead at 63
Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Jim Dwyer died on Thursday, leaving as his legacy four decades of stories about life in New York. Dwyer -- whose career spanned the the New York...
Metro is latest free newspaper to be sold to Schneps Media
Free daily newspaper Metro New York is being sold to Schneps Media, according to sources — making it the second freebie paper to be sold in two months. The sale,...
Schneps Media takes control of amNewYork, at least 9 axed
The new owner of amNewYork officially took over the free daily newspaper from Newsday on Thursday — and was swinging the ax on Friday. The five-day-a-week commuter paper, handed out...
Newsday offers staffers voluntary buyouts
PATRICK Dolan’s Newsday took staffers by “surprise” Thursday when executives of the largest newspaper on Long Island said it is offering voluntary buyouts, Media Ink has learned. “They called everyone...
Mickey Callaway needs two tries to apologize for Mets drama
PHILADELPHIA -- Less than 24 hours after their clubhouse kerfuffle with a Newsday reporter in Chicago, Mickey Callaway and Jason Vargas were each $10,000 poorer and equally short on apologies....
Mets say sorry after ugly reporter feud
The Mets issued an apology to a reporter who became the target of a blowup by manager Mickey Callaway and pitcher Jason Vargas in a chaotic clubhouse scene on Sunday....
'Knock you the f--k out': Angry Met has to be restrained after threatening reporter
CHICAGO — Tensions boiled over after another blown game for the Mets, for which Mickey Callaway’s bullpen management came into question. Jason Vargas had to be restrained from going after...
Newsday's 'cow pasture' sells for $54M
The old cow pasture just sold for $54 million. The 48-acre parcel of land in Melville, Long Island, where Newsday is based — once lampooned as a cow pasture by...
Newsday begins printing at troubled NY Times plant
The last editions of Newsday printed at its Melville plants creaked off the presses on Sunday. This week the printing was outsourced and began its press run at the College...
Newsday's outsourcing will cost nearly 225 employees their jobs
Newsday owner Patrick Dolan is taking a sledge hammer to the blue-collar workforce that has been printing and delivering the Long Island newspaper for most of its 78-year history. Dolan...
Newsday closing in on deal to outsource printing, delivery
Newsday’s new billionaire owner, Patrick Dolan, is closing in on a deal to outsource its printing and distribution, sources tell Media Ink. If Dolan is successful, it could mean no...
Newsday on hunt for new head of Long Island news desk
Newsday, the Long Island newspaper, is looking for a top editor to oversee its LI news desk. Tim Drachlis, who had occupied the seat as an assistant managing editor, left...
Dolans behind $17B Cablevision deal still renters for Newsday
Pat Dolan and his dad, Charles, probably have billions between them — after selling Cablevision to Altice NV for $17.7 billion — but they are still “renters” when it comes...
Newsday is back in the hands of the Dolan family
Cablevision scion Patrick Dolan is buying back a 75 percent stake in Newsday, less than a month after his family sold the Long Island paper to French telecom giant Altice....
Altice wants to expand Cablevision's Internet into NYC
Cablevision’s new owner is hoping the promise of faster Internet takes some of the sting out of job cuts. European cable operator Altice, which expects to close on its $17.7...
French telecom giant Altice buys Cablevision in $9.8B sale
The Dolan family is saying au revoir to Cablevision, selling the flagship cable company it founded more than 40 years ago to French telecom giant Altice. The surprise sale for...
Cablevision’s Dolan to bid $1 for Daily News: sources
The bidding for the embattled Daily News is nearing the end of round one, and while a handful of suitors are kicking the tires, owner Mort Zuckerman may be disappointed...
Daily News buyer would need deep pockets — and a huge ego
Wanted: A “trophy buyer” with deep pockets, a big ego and little hope of ever seeing a profit. A day after the Daily News went up for auction, a slew...
Newsday drives off with new union pact
Just two weeks after rejecting a new labor contract, unionized workers at Newsday ratified the same pact that cuts 25 driver jobs but hikes pay for the remaining workers by...
Newsday truckers rebuff Cablevision
Cablevision once again finds itself in a bitter standoff with unionized workers at Newsday. Angry truckers, by a razor-thin margin, rejected on Sunday the cable company’s new four-year pay offer...