The publisher of the San Jose Mercury News, Oakland Tribune, Contra Costa Times, San Mateo County Times, Marin Independent Journal and Palo Alto Daily News is filing for bankruptcy protection.
MediaNews Group Inc., using the name of a holding company that had not been disclosed previously (Affiliated Media Inc.), announced it would seek protection from the federal courts from creditors, including Hearst Corp., owner of the San Francisco Chronicle.
Under the "prepackaged bankruptcy," the percentage of the company owned by CEO Dean Singleton will double from 10% to 20%.
However, Hearst Corp., owner of the Chron, will apparently lose its share in the 54-paper chain, along with Singleton's longtime partner, Richard Scudder, 96, of New Jersey.
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