Is Hearst maintaining its right to buy the Seattle Times?
2. Will Hearst maintain the P-I as a Web-only operation? 3. Would the JOA remain in effect with a Web-only publication? I still haven’t received a response on these points from Hearst, but maybe the CTNT letter will help. Maybe. (Though I’m not holding my breath.) Hearst has no obligation to answer, and so far the only indication I’ve gotten from the Hearst spokesman is that his bosses are in no hurry to do so. Full text of the letter is in the jump. February 2, 2009 Roger Oglesby Publisher Seattle Post-Intelligencer 101 Elliott Avenue West Seattle, Washington Steven R. Swartz President Hearst Newspapers New York, New York SENT VIA E-MAIL to XXXX@seattlepi.com and XXX@hearst.com Re: Request by Committee for a Two-Newspaper Town to reveal intentions Dear Mr. Oglesby and Mr. Swartz, Many people were alarmed and saddened by the Hearst Corporation’s January 9, 2009, announcement that the Seattle P-I might be sold, stripped of its print publication, or shut down entirely. Community leaders
