Looks like The Seattle Times and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer won't face a Teamsters strike after all. Teamsters Local 174, which represents 74 drivers who haul the newspapers to Puget Sound...
Some Teamsters truckers, who have been feuding with the Seattle Times Co. since last November over plans to outsource heavy trucking to independent contractor Penske, voted Sunday, Sept. 21, to...
Could it work here? Some parties are exploring the notion, which creates a hybrid corporation that can receive charitable donations while running as a low-profit, community-owned entity.
It's clear the print P-I is a goner. But given Hearst advantages in e-paper technology and partnerships, an online P-I owned by Hearst is a distinct possibility.
Owners add that they would shut down Seattle's oldest daily if no buyer is found in 60 days, though possibly it would continue as an online-only news service.
Both the Maine sale and some Seattle real estate put on the market fail to meet their goal of closing in 2008. This could produce a very tough January for the local daily.