I'm interested in this latest piece of media news, not only because so many Bay Area newspapers have been swallowed by MediaNews papers (Oakland Tribune, Tri-Valley Herald, San Jose Mercury-News, Contra Costa Times, San Mateo County Times, Monterey County Herald, Vallejo Times-Herald, need I go on?). I'm interested, because our tiny, family-owned newspaper company, Tracy Press Inc., owns and operates two weeklies in the Santa Cruz mountains.
The news — that MediaNews has bought the Santa Cruz Sentinel — was announced Friday by MediaNews chief executive Dean Singleton, from the company's Denver headquarters. It's the Sentinel's second sale in two months.
"We are delighted to acquire the Santa Cruz Sentinel and expand our reach in this very competitive region," MediaNews chief executive Dean Singleton said Friday.
Oh, and here's something I just read in the Bay Guardian, for those who want to know more about the web of connection between the Bay Area's two giant chains.
And this from Between the sheets.
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Always trying to 'expand our reach' aren't we, Editor Matthews? Reminds me of the giant bookselling store that tried to squeeze Meg Ryan out of her terrific little bookstore "Around the Corner Booksellers" in the movie "You've Got Mail."
Hang tough TP - the nation's economy benefits when small businesses thrive.
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