McClatchy bankruptcy Archives

Should Mayor Darrell Steinberg Bail Out the Bankrupt Sacramento Bee?

March 9, 2020 6:59 amMarch 9, 2020 7:46 am

The bankruptcy of the McClatchy newspaper chain has driven Sacramento mayor Darrell Steinberg to mount a rescue operation. As Ryan Lillis reports, Steinberg is working to “form a local ownership group that could purchase The Sacramento Bee, separating the 163-year-old...

Legislator Misclassification: The Key to AB 5

February 28, 2020 7:48 amFebruary 28, 2020 7:54 am

According to its defenders, Assembly Bill 5 addresses “worker misclassification.” As recent developments confirm, the measure is really a matter of legislator misclassification. Legislators purport to represent the people and uphold their rights under the U.S. and California constitutions. AB...

McClatchy Bankruptcy Backstories

February 19, 2020 2:34 amFebruary 20, 2020 2:17 pm

Last week the McClatchy newspaper chain filed for bankruptcy, ending family control of the nation’s second-largest news company. Writers for the chain’s flagship Sacramento Bee cited the $4.4 billion acquisition of the Knight-Ridder chain in 2006, and the woes of...

Did Fake News Have Anything to do with McClatchy Filing Bankruptcy?

February 14, 2020 8:28 amFebruary 14, 2020 8:45 am

Readers of the Sacramento Bee, might wonder if fake news had something to do with the chain’s slide into bankruptcy. “McClatchy Co. filed for bankruptcy Thursday,” wrote Kevin G. Hall in the Sacramento Bee, “a move that will end...