So the editors at the CL

[ShotgunDawg]

Word is the Gannett people aren't happy how this has been handled.

They absolutely are. Look no further than how Dan Wolken, who works for USA Today, which is Gannett's "flagship" brand, has handled the case.

What's happening is that Wolken's articles have probably been getting high readership numbers, which has caused Gannett to probably look into the situation, &, once they looked into the situation, they were probably pissed.

Dan Wolken & the CL writers work for the same company. So somebody at the middle management level decided that the CL wasn't going to cover the investigation & Gannett just realized this.

Throw that in with the fact that Rosebowls book has probably already sold somewhere near 2,000 copies, which at $24 dollars a piece = $48,000 of current revenue & you've got a big story that is only going to get bigger. Horrible decision by all involved

[Perpetual Underachiever]

They absolutely are. Look no further than how Dan Wolken, who works for USA Today, which is Gannett's "flagship" brand, has handled the case.

What's happening is that Wolken's articles have probably been getting high readership numbers, which has caused Gannett to probably look into the situation, &, once they looked into the situation, they were probably pissed.

Dan Wolken & the CL writers work for the same company. So somebody at the middle management level decided that the CL wasn't going to cover the investigation & Gannett just realized this.

Throw that in with the fact that Rosebowls book has probably already sold somewhere near 2,000 copies, which at $24 dollars a piece = $48,000 of current revenue & you've got a big story that is only going to get bigger. Horrible decision by all involved

Having been professionally involved with Gannett, I can confirm this is exactly what happened. Wolken's articles performed incredibly and continue to consistently lead in various digital viewership metrics. The response surprised upper brass and has lead them to ask CL "How the 17 is this going on in your market, yet you've been silent???"