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Taunton, Fall River (MA) Papers Sold

December 1, 2006 - GateHouse Media Inc. continued its Massachusetts buying spree yesterday, saying it will purchase seven newspapers, including two dailies, the Fall River Herald News and the Taunton Daily Gazette, from Journal Register Co. for $70 million.
    The move further expands Fairport, N.Y.-based GateHouse Media’s mass of suburban papers along the Eastern Seaboard.
    In addition to the Fall River Herald News, which has a circulation of 20,932, and the Taunton Daily Gazette, which has a circulation of 9,437, GateHouse Media will also acquire three weeklies and two shopper publications >>Full Story

AP Protests Fox Photog Ban

July 13, 2006 - The Associated Press is protesting plans by Fox to bar photographers from its news conferences. AP says it will not cover the events unless the network changes the policy.

Fox has asked media outlets to accept handout photos from photographers it has hired. >>Full Story

Cops Instigate Crowd To Taunt Photog

CHICAGO, June 1 - In a bizarre incident, two police officials for the impoverished Chicago suburb of Harvey, Ill., instigated a crowd to taunt and physically intimidate a Daily Southtown photographer at an accident site. >>More

Enterprise Launches Taunton Daily

BROCKTON, Mass., April 5 - After decades of including Taunton as part of a zoned edition of its daily newspaper, The Enterprise of Brockton, MA, today launched the Taunton Enterprise.

With a distinctive masthead, which includes an historic architectural scene from the city center's well-known city green, the seven-day daily newspaper will focus on the people, issues and concerns of Taunton residents with exclusive local news and features.

"The city has seen considerable social, economic and demographic changes during the past decade. It is poised to become a force in one of the fastest growing regions of the state," said Kirk Davis, publisher of The Enterprise and CEO of parent company Enterprise NewsMedia LLC. "It's time it had a newspaper that reflected that significance."

The Taunton Enterprise represents the first of what may be a series of "micro-zoned" daily news products from Enterprise NewsMedia. Such customized dailies would provide intensely local coverage to urban and suburban population centers, in the tradition of New England's vibrant newspaper industry.

"Building on the strengths of our 126-year-old, award-winning regional newspaper, we'll bring Taunton readers not only an intensely local home-town report, but will also have the resources to offer a broader context on issues impacted by events in surrounding communities and throughout the state," said Chazy Dowaliby, editor.

Content for the daily will include general and spot news reports, spotlights on community members of all ages, local sports and a strong emphasis on reader participation, both in the local news and local opinion columns of the paper.

The newspaper has developed a coordinated program of marketing and advertising opportunities for local businesses, as well as customized home delivery service for residents.

Taunton has 23,000 households and is located in Bristol County, MA, 32 miles southwest of Boston.

Enterprise NewsMedia LLC of Quincy is the predominant source of local news and information in the South of Boston region. The privately held company publishes two daily newspapers; The Patriot Ledger of Quincy and The Enterprise of Brockton; 23 weekly and bi-weekly newspapers, including the flagship Old Colony Memorial in Plymouth; and the Plymouth Guide for tourists. In addition, Enterprise NewsMedia operates the SouthofBoston.com website and the recently launched Wicked Local hyper-local websites.