(MediaBuyerPlanner) Newspaper Guild representatives yesterday confirmed their submission of a bid to purchase 12 Knight Ridder papers, writes Editor & Publisher.
“We did submit our bid today – it was competitive and aggressive,” said Robert Hall, the former publisher of Philadelphia Newspapers Inc. who the guild hired to help with the process.
Bids were due by 5 p.m. Tuesday for investors and newspaper companies interested in buying one, multiple or all of the 12 Knight Ridder papers currently on the market after the sale to McClatchy.
