Behind McClatchy Layoffs -- A Mountain Of Debt

For instance, even as Moody's Investors Services was nudging McClatchy's corporate debt rating to the edge of junk bond territory, and warning that it likely would downgrade its credit further, the ratings firm had kind words for the publisher.

"Good reader demographics and the depth and quality of reporting in local markets drive demand from advertisers, which along with the company's strong cost management deliver above average industry margins ... Full Story »

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Paul Peete
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by Paul Peete - Oct. 1, 2008

The article points out that despite the bad financial state the paper faces, it is held in high regard for reportage by many. More attention to alternative media would have explained the paper's predicament more clearly.

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