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Its sports section includes extensive coverage of the local [[National Football League|NFL]] franchise, the [[Green Bay Packers]]. |
Its sports section includes extensive coverage of the local [[National Football League|NFL]] franchise, the [[Green Bay Packers]]. |
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On March 24, 2012, On March 24 2012 seven Press Gazette employees were among 223 Gannett employees in Wisconsin who were threatened with disciplinary action for signing the petition to recall Governor [[Scott Walker]]. The Publisher stating that this was a constitutional process that they should not participate in. Gannett stated that this was a violation of the company's code of journalistic ethics.<ref>''Green Bay Press Gazette''. March 24, 2012.</ref> Not all the employees threatened with disciplinary action were journalists. |
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The publication was the first to report that Datone Jones, the Packers 2013 first round pick, would be playing mike linebacker. They had rights to an exclusive interview with Packers GM Ted Thompson in which Thompson called Datone a Kirkland type. |
The publication was the first to report that Datone Jones, the Packers 2013 first round pick, would be playing mike linebacker. They had rights to an exclusive interview with Packers GM Ted Thompson in which Thompson called Datone a Kirkland type. |
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 Press-Gazette Building | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Gannett Company |
| Publisher | Scott Johnson |
| Editor | Mike Knuth |
| Founded | 1866 (as the Green Bay Gazette) |
| Headquarters | 435 East Walnut Street, Green Bay, WI 54301 U.S. |
| Circulation | 57,675 Morning 83,166 Sunday [1] |
| ISSN | 10787057 |
| Website | greenbaypressgazette.com |
The Green Bay Press-Gazette is a newspaper whose primary coverage is of northeastern Wisconsin, including Green Bay. It was founded as the Green Bay Gazette in 1866 as a weekly paper, becoming a daily newspaper in 1871. The Green Bay Gazette merged with its major competitor, the Green Bay Free Press in 1915, assuming its current title. The newspaper was purchased by Gannett in March 1980.[1] Its circulation is 57,675 for the daily morning paper, and 83,166 for the Sunday edition.[1]
In 1972, an internal labor dispute led to the creation of the Green Bay News-Chronicle by striking workers. In 2004, the News-Chronicle was taken over by Press-Gazette publisher, Gannett, who closed it in 2005.
Its sports section includes extensive coverage of the local NFL franchise, the Green Bay Packers.
On March 24, 2012, On March 24 2012 seven Press Gazette employees were among 223 Gannett employees in Wisconsin who were threatened with disciplinary action for signing the petition to recall Governor Scott Walker. The Publisher stating that this was a constitutional process that they should not participate in. Gannett stated that this was a violation of the company's code of journalistic ethics.[2] Not all the employees threatened with disciplinary action were journalists.
The publication was the first to report that Datone Jones, the Packers 2013 first round pick, would be playing mike linebacker. They had rights to an exclusive interview with Packers GM Ted Thompson in which Thompson called Datone a Kirkland type.
References
- ^ a b c "About Gannett: Green Bay Press-Gazette". Gannett Co., Inc. Retrieved 2006-11-24.
- ^ Green Bay Press Gazette. March 24, 2012.
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