Star-Bulletin shutdown on hold

Star-Bulletin closing after 117 years

STAR-BULLETIN PUT UP FOR SALE
INFORMATION FOR PROSPECTIVE BUYERS


Links to other information:

State of Hawaii
Attorney General

Ninth Circuit
Court of Appeals

U.S. Department
of Justice


Star-Bulletin articles
on the subject

Updated Feb. 19, 2001

2000

Star-Bulletin, partners with KHNL, KFVE
Feb. 16, 2001

Star-Bulletin, KITV form partnership
Feb. 14, 2001

Star-Bulletin senior editors named
Feb. 6, 2001

Bulletin counters Advertiser,
adding morning edition
Dec. 22, 2000

Black attacks Gannett
Dec. 13, 2000

Bulletin makes management changes
Dec. 6, 2000

Black buying MidWeek
Dec. 1, 2000

Black: Bulletin plan full-steam
Nov. 30, 2000

Bulletin employees
ratify Black contract

Nov. 28, 2000

Bulletin survives, now must thrive
Nov. 10, 2000

SOLD! Deal saves Star-Bulletin
Nov. 9, 2000

Bulletin sale deadline tomorrow
Nov. 8, 2000

Black hopes for deal soon
Nov. 7, 2000

Black optimistic of Bulletin deal
Nov. 6, 2000

Deadline for sale delayed
Oct. 26, 2000

Newsprint supply a roadblock to deal
Black visits Star-Bulletin staff
Oct. 20, 2000

Black confident of buying Bulletin
Profile of David Black
Sep. 28, 2000

Black declared sole
qualified bidder

Sep. 27, 2000

Bulletin bids revised
Sep. 26, 2000

Bid review deadline moved to Sept. 29
Sep. 13, 2000

Magistrate extends bid review deadline
Sep. 12, 2000

Another Bulletin bidder emerges
Sep. 6, 2000

Bids in for Star-Bulletin
Sep. 2, 2000

Offers received for Star-Bulletin
Sep. 1, 2000

Canadian publisher will
submit bid for Star-Bulletin
Aug 30, 2000

Bid deadline now Sept. 1;
data room held open to Aug. 25
Aug 9, 2000

Extension expected in Bulletin bid deadline
Aug 8, 2000

Potential buyers seek more time for bids
Aug 1, 2000

SF ruling may affect Bulletin sale
Jul 28, 2000

Judge clears Hearst SF Chronicle plan
Jul 27, 2000

Frustrated bidders welcome court's help
Jul 20, 2000

Judge helping bidders obtain
Star-Bulletin financial data

Jul 19, 2000

Bulletin sale effort moves to next step
Ogden expanding in isles

Jun 23, 2000

Fasi: Use public money to aid buyout
Jun 21, 2000

Kauai group expresses interest
Jun 20, 2000

Heftel confirms interest
Jun 19, 2000

Potential buyers face deadline
Jun 17, 2000

Bulletin offering book called 'joke'
Jun 10, 2000

Bulletin employees propose ESOP
Jun 3, 2000

Hearst ordered to explain Justice threats
Jun 2, 2000

Owners craft new termination agreement
May 24, 2000

Maui News to be morning paper
May 23, 2000

Seven potential buyers for Star-Bulletin
May 17, 2000

Bruising S.F. newspaper trial ends today
May 15, 2000

Hearst CEO: Merger to cost 208 jobs
Analysis: Examiner helped mayor
Denver newspapers forming JOA

May 11, 2000

Hearst vows high ethics at Chronicle
May 10, 2000

Broker plans to 'vigorously' market Star-Bulletin
May 6, 2000

Judge approves broker for Bulletin sale
May 5, 2000

Examiner 'shocker' old news
May 4, 2000

Hearst defends plan to buy S.F. paper
May 2, 2000

Henry Peters regrets not buying Star-Bulletin
Apr. 27, 2000

Judge gives paper a better chance
Apr. 24, 2000

INFORMATION FOR
PROSPECTIVE BUYERS

STAR-BULLETIN FOR SALE
Apr. 22, 2000

Hearst agrees to sell Examiner
to SF publisher

Mar. 17, 2000

Senate urges Star-Bulletin to keep publishing
Mar. 11, 2000

Court motion claims lawsuit moot
Mar. 3, 2000

No settlement reached in Star-Bulletin case
Feb. 23, 2000

Buyers emerge for SF Examiner
Feb. 15, 2000

Settlement hearing nears in lawsuit
Feb. 5, 2000

Newspapers seek $21 million bond from state
Jan. 20, 2000

Newspapers seek to drop lawsuit
Jan. 13, 2000

JOA partners resume push to kill Bulletin
Jan. 8, 2000

1999

Top stories of 1999:
No. 6 - Star-Bulletin on the brink

Dec. 31 1999

Owners let shutdown agreement lapse
Attorney -- No plans to extend agreement
Dec. 23 1999

Paper owners withdraw motion to dismiss
Dec. 22 1999

9th Circuit rejects request for reconsideration
Dec. 18 1999

Motion to dismiss lawsuit delayed
Dec. 8 1999

Advertiser's owner requests rehearing
Nov. 18 1999

YES...WE ARE OPEN
San Francisco watches
Nov. 16 1999

9th Circuit upholds Kay's injunction
Full-text of 9th Circuit decision
Nov. 15 1999

ACLU says owners' First Amendment
rights not violated by court's injunction

Nov. 13 1999

Newspaper attorneys profiled in battle
Bulletin case big news in San Francisco

Nov. 12 1999

Gannett: No conspiracy to shut down Bulletin
Nov. 11 1999

De Lima song stars Bulletin
Nov. 10 1999

Bulletin case won't be heard until Sept. 2000
Hawaii Republicans support saving Bulletin
Nov. 6 1999

U.S. Justice asks 9th Circuit to delay Bulletin closing
Nov. 3 1999

Big media firms back Star-Bulletin shutdown
Oct. 28 1999

Paper's fate leaves advertisers wary
Full-text Gannett appeal brief
Oct. 27 1999

Expert sees victory for Star-Bulletin
Council resolution backs paper

Oct. 21 1999

9th Circuit: No rush to close Bulletin
Text of the court's ruling
What the ruling means, what's next
Analysts say Bulletin tough sell
'Broken Trust' authors concerned

Oct. 20 1999

Injunction should stand, says state
Oct. 19 1999

Rallying to support Star-Bulletin
Oct. 18 1999

Kay stands by his ruling on Bulletin closure
Oct. 16 1999

[Maui News announcement leaves many surprised, sad]
Oct. 16, 1999

Repainting of Star-Bulletin street racks halted
Judge refuses to lift injunction
Full-text of Judge Kay's refusal
Oct. 15 1999

[Maui News up for sale]
Oct. 15 1999

Bulletin case breaks new legal ground
Star-Bulletin keeps on rolling
Summary of court arguments
Battle tugs at hearts of staffers
Full-text of Gannett-Liberty agreement
Oct. 14 1999

Preliminary injunction - shutdown on hold
City skeptical of plan to save Bulletin
Full-text of Judge Kay's injunction
Oct. 13 1999

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
Oct. 13 1999

Hearing on shutdown tomorrow a.m.
Oct. 12 1999

TRO hearing set to stop Star-Bulletin closure
Oct. 11 1999

State moves to halt Star-Bulletin closure
Council members back delay

Oct. 9 1999

Group will seek restraining order
Oct. 7 1999

Citizens, state sue to save Star-Bulletin
A.G. Files concurrently to stop closing
Star-Bulletin vending boxes being removed
Closing to be topic on public TV

Oct. 6 1999

Journalism law expert: Lawsuit has merit
Oct. 5 1999

Anzai: State will intervene in shutdown
Oct. 4, 1999

Cayetano: Newspaper Preservation Act failed
Sept. 24, 1999

State looks into Star-Bulletin's sale
Sept. 23, 1999

Inquiry unlikely to save Star-Bulletin
Sept. 22, 1999

Newspaper agreements failing nationwide
Sept. 18, 1999

Bulletin's layoffs latest in a string
Sept. 17, 1999

Star-Bulletin will close Oct. 30 after 117 years
Sept. 16, 1999

Breaking News:
Star-Bulletin will close Oct. 30

Sept. 15, 1999

 

Opinion:

A truce in the newspaper war
by Diane Chang
Jan. 27, 2001

Star-Bulletin still here, despite it all
by Burl Burlingame
Sep. 15, 2000

Getting our own story straight
by David Shapiro
Apr. 22, 2000

Numbers HNA doesn't want you to see
Letter by Phil Mayer
Mar. 18, 2000

Interest in news is flourishing–online
by Ken Andrade
Mar. 18, 2000

No news is good news
by Gerry Keir
Mar. 11, 2000

San Francisco unions object to closing, too
Letters
Feb. 19, 2000

Star-Bulletin story needs to be told
By A.A. Smyser
Jan. 20, 2000

TV news, 'Net can't compare to daily newspapers
By Tom Brislin
Oct. 30, 1999

Pondering life on death row...
By Ray Pendleton
Oct. 30, 1999

A reprieve for staff of Star-Bulletin
By A.A. Smyser
Oct. 28, 1999

Time to say mahalo, before it's too late
By Cindy Luis
Oct. 25, 1999

We've made openness our beat
By David Shapiro
Oct. 23, 1999

More than a paper, it's a way of life
By Darryl Law
Oct. 19, 1999

Growing up at the Star-Bulletin
By Pat Gee
Oct. 16, 1999

Learning to live life in limbo
By Charles Memminger
Oct. 15, 1999

The need for newspapers in democracy
By Diane Chang
Oct. 4, 1999

It's been an interesting six years
By Ray Pendleton
Oct. 2, 1999

'I Accuse'
By Phil Mayer
Oct. 2, 1999

Gov softens up, tells S-B staff: I feel your pain
Political File
Sept. 27, 1999

And now, the end is near
By Ray Pendleton
Sept. 25, 1999

A short look at the Lite years
By Charles Memminger
Sept. 22, 1999

Things go better with competition
By Pat Bigold
Sept. 21, 1999

Getting ready for the end of newspaper
By Diane Chang
Sept. 20, 1999

Bulletin made Hawaii better
By Ben Wood
Sept. 18, 1999

Saying aloha to the job of a lifetime
By David Shapiro
Sept. 18, 1999

Six years of sunshine
By John Flanagan
Sept. 18, 1999

Fasi's Natatorium, newspaper opinions
Editorial
Sept. 18, 1999

Star-Bulletin will be missed by many
By Gerry Keir
Sept. 17, 1999



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