Romenesko

San Jose Mercury News
Clint Reilly has gone to court to block McClatchy from selling four former Knight Ridder newspapers, and MediaNews from acquiring them. The newspaper companies say the harm to Reilly as a subscriber and advertiser in the Bay Area papers is "trivial" compared with the damage to them if Reilly succeeds in delaying the deal. "Simply put, the newspapers will languish under temporary ownership, says MediaNews.