Gannett to take charge of $4.5B-$5.2B in fourth quarter (Dinosaur Media DeathWatch™)

Marketwatch.com ^ | January 30, 2009 | David B. Wilkerson

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Gannett Co. (GCI) , the largest U.S. newspaper publisher, said Friday that it will take fourth-quarter non-cash charges of as much as $5.2 billion, after taxes, related to a reduction in the value of its assets as a result of the worldwide financial meltdown. On a preliminary basis, Gannett says its profit fell 36% to $158 million, or 69 cents a share, in the quarter ended Dec. 28, compared to year-earlier net income of $245.3 million, or $1.06 a share. Preliminary results in the latest three months include $24.4 million in severance and facility consolidation costs. Gannett expects to take after-tax non-cash charges of $4.5 billion to $5.2 billion once it completes a test to determine how much its assets have declined in value due to recessions in the U.S. and the U.K. Revenue slid 8.5% to $1.74 billion. Analysts polled by FactSet Research were expecting revenue of $1.8 billion. Gannett said publishing revenue fell 19% to $1.4 billion, reflecting among other factors a 37% plunge in classified advertising sales.

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OUCH!

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ping

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Current market capitalization: $1.32 Billion.

They’re running on empty, captain!

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http://cancelthebee.blogspot.com/
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Gannett destroyed my favorite paper, the Arizona Republic, after the it was sold by the Pulliam family. Good riddance to them.

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Dang dude you are fast!!

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http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/
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http://newsosaur.blogspot.com/
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[Crawdad]

NYT closed at $4.97 today, down another 11%.

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FYI....NY Times went BELOW $ 5.00 today..a 10% decline..YIPPEE..getting into VERY DANGEROUS TERRITORY FOR PINCHEROO...

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Yay!

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[Doctor Raoul]

Raoul's First Law of Journalism
BIAS = LAYOFFS

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Raoul's First Law of Journalism
Bias = Layoffs

Raoul's Second Law of Journalism
Ignoring Bias = Bankruptcy

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http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2009/01/in_the_minutes_before_last.php
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Share and Share Alike

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http://www.newspaperdeathwatch.com/
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A flood of news today! Wow!

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What happens to the NYTime’s revenue if they are delisted from the exchange?