Tag: Providence Journal
R.I. Foundation, van Beuren Foundation launch new journalism support initiative
PROVIDENCE – Two local foundations that financially support nonprofits are launching a new chapter connected to a national organization to help reinforce journalism in...
SEC filing of the week: Gannett receives commitment for $900M refinancing...
PROVIDENCE – Gannett Co., the parent company of The Providence Journal, has received a commitment from Apollo Capital Management LP for a $900 million...
Providence Journal parent posts $13.7M profit in Q2
PROVIDENCE – Gannett Co., parent company of The Providence Journal and several other local newspapers, on Thursday reported a second-quarter profit of $13.7 million...
Sale of Shakespeare’s Head Building halted as link to slavery, Underground...
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Preservation Society has paused its attempt to sell the Shakespeare’s Head Building so it can investigate evidence that the site...
Newspaper company Beacon Communications to be sold to Clarendon Group CEO...
WARWICK – Even after she left Beacon Communications Inc. two decades ago to pursue careers in government and public relations, Joy E. Fox still has...
ProJo parent reports $84.8M loss in Q1 despite record digital revenue
PROVIDENCE – Gannett Co., parent of The Providence Journal and other local papers, posted an $84.8 million loss in the first quarter of 2024,...
Providence Journal parent reports $27.8M loss in 2023
PROVIDENCE – Gannett Co., parent company of The Providence Journal, on Thursday reported a year-end loss that narrowed to $27.8 million in 2023, or...
McKee orders RIDOT to refund news outlets for Washington Bridge emails
The Providence Journal had to pay $450 for emails detailing last December’s sudden closure of the Washington Bridge. WPRI-TV CBS 12 was charged $300.
The...
Newspaper endorsements scarce for candidates in crowded CD1 race
Former Providence Journal reporter Linda Levin remembers the impassioned debates within, and outside, the newsroom over newspaper endorsements in political races.
It wasn’t just a...
Testy exchanges, policy discussions mark CD1 forum at Rhode Island College
PROVIDENCE – Jousting between two Democratic front runners over campaign financing dominated the start of a two-part forum at Rhode Island College Tuesday for...
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