GateHouse Will Be Replacing Projo’s Website with Template Running in Arkansas, Nebraska and …
Saturday, September 17, 2016
Coming soon to Rhode Island, the Providence Journal’s website will be replaced with a new template that is now operational in Worcester and Fall River, MA; Nebraska City, NB; and Hope, AK.
The new website design is being rolled out across most of GateHouse Media's websites. The company is the owner of 620 community and business publications, including 125 daily newspapers across the country. The Providence Journal is the only publication the company owns in Rhode Island.
Yes, it will be the same website with a lot of the same content in areas such national politics, entertainment, news, etc.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThe design is billed as "An all-new ProvidenceJournal.com," but in fact it is the same as hundreds of GateHouse publications
As GateHouse struggles financially, the new web version looks to utilize as much of the same content across sites in all of their markets across the country. In August, it was reported that GateHouse was offering buyouts to staff. As the Boston Business Journal reported, “A month after a letter came out offering buyouts to employees, GateHouse Media New England has about 40 fewer employees this week versus last, with many longtime journalists and photographers among those laid off, according to sources.”
In Providence art writer Channing Gray and Sports columnist Jim Donaldson were two of the better known writers who took the buyout. Katherine Gregg, the longtime State House reporter had put in her papers for a buyout, but withdrew them and is now a general assignment reporter for the newsroom. She is no longer reporting on politics. This past weekend she wrote on a five-year-old girl being being bitten by a dog — the article was published two days before the state’s political primaries.
Financial Struggles
For GateHouse, the plight of political coverage in Rhode Island may not be the first priority. In late August, Citi’s analyst issued a downgrade on the company’s stock and lowered its rating to the parent company from “neutral” to “Sell.” Last week, the Yahoo reported that Zack's had hit the GateHouse parent company with is worst stock ranking -- a Zacks Rank #5 -- strong sell recommendation to investors.
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