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''The Portland Press Herald'' (and ''Maine Sunday Telegram''; collectively known as The Portland Newspapers) publish daily newspapers in Portland Maine, USA. Serving the state's largest and principal commercial city, as well as much of southern Maine, the ''Press Herald'' and ''Maine Sunday Telegram'' form the largest-circulation newsroom in the state. The Portland Newspapers throughout most of the 20th century were the cornerstone of Guy Gannett Communications's media holdings, which included two other daily newspapers in Maine. In 1998, these newspapers were sold to ''The Seattle Times Company''; ten years later, they were purchased by MaineToday Media. == History == The ''Press Herald'' was founded in 1862 on Congress Street. Notable alumni of the paper include longtime Washington correspondent May Craig and current ''Boston Herald'' sports columnist Steve Buckley. On March 17, 2008, the ''Press Herald'' converted from its traditional multi-section format to two sections. A brief editorial highlighted advertising concerns and said the other sections could be found online. The next day, The Seattle Times Company, its owner at the time, announced that it was putting the ''Press Herald'' and its other Maine newspaper properties up for sale.〔Harkavy, Jerry. ("Seattle Times Co. Puts Maine Newspapers Up for Sale" ). ''Bangor Daily News'', Bangor, Maine, Page 9, March 18, 2008. Accessed February 7, 2012.〕 After more than a year on the market, on June 15, 2009, the papers were sold to MaineToday Media, Inc., headed by Maine native Richard L. Connor, publisher of ''The Times Leader'' in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, with financing from HM Capital Partners and Citizens Bank.〔("MaineToday Media Acquires Maine Newspapers, Online Information Portal and Related Real Estate Assets" ). ''Business Wire'', June 15, 2009. Retrieved on September 14, 2010.〕 Although MaineToday originally announced a plan to move the paper's offices out of downtown into the South Portland printing plant,〔"Newspaper's Downtown Buildings to Be Sold". ''Portland Press Herald'', Page A1, July 17, 2009.〕 it was later reported that the company's headquarters would move to One City Center in downtown Portland.〔"Newspaper Moving to Space in One City Center." ''Portland Press Herald'', Page A1, February 26, 2010.〕 As part of the sale, Portland Newspaper Guild members a 10 percent pay cut in exchange for 15 percent ownership in MaineToday Media. More than 30 non-union jobs were eliminated.〔("New Owner: Maine Papers Poised to be Profitable" ). ''The Seattle Times'', June 16, 2009.〕 Effective June 1, 2015 MaineToday Media was sold to Reade Brower, owner of a number of midcoast Maine newspapers and a printing operation in Brunswick, Maine.〔(MaineToday Media sale closes ) Tux Turkel, Portland Press Herald, June 1, 2015〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Portland Press Herald」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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