New Gannett launches, seeks acquisitions and joint reporting efforts - USA TODAY
Gannett, which operates USA TODAY and the newly created USA TODAY Media Network, began life as a publicly traded company Monday, marking the start of an uncertain journey whose outcome largely will be determined by its ability to adapt to... Led by CEO Robert Dickey, the McLean, Va. -based company – whose holdings also include 92 local U. S. newspapers and their digital affiliates and 17 dailies in the United Kingdom – plans to acquire more media assets in the U. S. to boost local... "Together, we are moving forward as one unified organization with a commitment to strengthening and forging connections in every community that we serve," said Dickey, who was president of the U. S. community publishing division of Gannett's... The Dow Jones Industrial Average, spooked by the financial turmoil in Greece, fell 1. 9%. TEGNA, which also began trading Monday under the ticker symbol TGNA, kept old Gannett's broadcasting stations and digital businesses, including Cars. TEGNA rose 5% to $31. 63. In August 2014, Gracia Martore, CEO of Gannett at the time and now CEO of TEGNA, jolted investors and employees with her plan to split the company into two publicly traded companies. Source: www.usatoday.com
