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New Berkeley newspaper set to launch in September
Four months after the demise of the newsprint version of the Berkeley Daily Planet, a new weekly newspaper devoted to Berkeley is set to launch in the fall.
The Berkeley Times will focus on the community made up of families with school-age children with an emphasis on public school education and kids’ sports, although more general news on the arts, crime and real estate will also be included.
The Berkeley Times is being launched by R. Todd Kerr, currently the … Continue reading »
Daily Planet reports on continuing troubles
The Berkeley Daily Planet is facing ongoing difficulties and has been advised to refrain from engaging in any financial transactions, be it paying staff or accepting fees from advertisers.
Writing on the publication’s website today, publisher Becky O’Malley explains that, following a theft by a payroll preparer the company was using, attorneys have advised the Planet that it can no longer pay for anything until the extent of its tax liability is understood.
“The standard … Continue reading »
Planet in spin, goes online only
In a lengthy editorial in today’s Berkeley Daily Planet (which is not yet online update read it here), publisher Michael O’Malley and executive editor Becky O’Malley announce that the paper is giving up print publication “for the moment”. They write:
The only way to cut expenses further is to give up print publication for the moment. We know that many if not most of our 40,000-plus faithful readers prefer paper, and frankly, we do … Continue reading »
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