Hearst sells or closes the San Francisco Chronicle?

Yi-Wyn Yen — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:05:13 -0500

Hearst Corporation announced that it will close the San Francisco Chronicle if it cannot find a buyer. The 144-year-old Chronicle, with a daily circulation of 339,000, loses an average of $1 million a week. Should the Chronicle disappear, San Francisco would become the largest city to lose its dominant newspaper.

Hearst said there would be drastic cuts to the SF paper, which has rougly 275 newsroom employees, as a last-ditch effort to save the paper.

Hearst had already confirmed that it will fold the Seattle Post-Intelligencer in March if it cannot sell the money-losing newspaper.

Prediction: Hearst Corp. announces the sale of the San Francisco Chronicle or plans to close the SF daily newspaper by June 30, 2009? An announcement by this time frame will be sufficient for a favorable ruling.

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Hearst sells or closes the San Francisco Chronicle?

Yi-Wyn Yen — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:05:13 -0500

Hearst said there would be drastic cuts to the SF paper, which has rougly 275 newsroom employees, as a last-ditch effort to save the paper.

Hearst had already confirmed that it will fold the Seattle Post-Intelligencer in March if it cannot sell the money-losing newspaper.

Image: LifeHouseDesign/Flickr

Hearst sells or closes the San Francisco Chronicle?

Yi-Wyn Yen — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:05:13 -0500

Hearst said there would be drastic cuts to the SF paper, which has rougly 275 newsroom employees, as a last-ditch effort to save the paper.

Hearst had already confirmed that it will fold the Seattle Post-Intelligencer in March if it cannot sell the money-losing newspaper.

Image: LifeHouseDesign/Flickr

Hearst sells or closes the San Francisco Chronicle?

Yi-Wyn Yen — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:05:13 -0500

Hearst said there would be drastic cuts to the SF paper, which has rougly 275 newsroom employees, as a last-ditch effort to save the paper.

Hearst had already confirmed that it will fold the Seattle Post-Intelligencer in March if it cannot sell the money-losing newspaper.

Image: LifeHouseDesign/Flickr

Hearst sells or closes the San Francisco Chronicle?

Yi-Wyn Yen — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:05:13 -0500

Hearst said there would be drastic cuts to the SF paper, which has rougly 275 newsroom employees, as a last-ditch effort to save the paper.

Hearst had already confirmed that it will fold the Seattle Post-Intelligencer in March if it cannot sell the money-losing newspaper.

Image: LifeHouseDesign/Flickr