Gannett’s Journal Media Buy Eyed by US Regulators

Wall Street Journal: USA Today owner Gannett and Journal Media, owner of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, said the U.S. Justice Department has requested additional information over Gannett’s planned purchase of Journal Media. The deal worth about $280 million was announced Oct. 7. The transaction is a sign that a long-awaited round of consolidation in the beleaguered publishing industry may be under way.