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The article focuses on Orange County (O.C.), California, and the publisher and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of "The Orange County Register," Chris Anderson. The article discusses how Anderson runs the newspaper and what he has done to it as well as his history working with newspapers. The O.C. area is described. "Register"'s parent company, Freedom Communications is discussed. INSET: Expanding the Portfolio.

Discusses how editor Edward M. Sears has transformed "The Palm Beach Post" newspaper in Florida into a respected editorial powerhouse. Circulation of the newspaper; Traits of Sears that have persuaded the reporters and editors from the "Miami Herald" and "The Denver Post" newspapers to join "The Palm Beach Post"; Elements of Sears' philosophy of newspapering; Management philosophy of Sears.

Describes various possible scenarios in settling issues on the joint operating agreement (JOA) between media companies, Seattle Times Co. and Hearst Communications as of May 2003. Move that may be done by the U.S. Department of Justice to settle the issue; Assessment of the possibility of retaining either 'The Seattle Times,' or the 'Paper-Intelligencer' newspaper; Terms of the JOA between the two companies.

Focuses on Virginia F. Moorhouse, chairman and publisher of the periodical 'The Bakersfield Californian.' Details of several scandals and controversies that were featured in the periodical; Cost of budget allotted by Moorhouse for the improvement of the packaging center of 'The Bakersfield Californian'; Background of the periodical, 'The Bakersfield Californian'; Views of several publication executives about the management style of Moorhouse.

Profiles 'The News & Observer' president and publisher Orage Quarles III. Career background of Quarles as a publisher; Increase in the circulation of 'The News & Observer' in the fall of 2001 under Quarles; Award won by Quarles.

Profiles William Dean Singleton, chief executive officer of the MediaNews Group company and publisher of the newspaper `Denver Post.' Criticism against Singleton; Newspaper companies that he acquired; Reputation of Singleton.

The article features Doug Ray, president and CEO of the Daily Herald. Ray is Editor & Publisher's Newspaper Publisher of the Year for all he has done in bringing the Daily Herald into the big leagues. Ray says, "We want to be the primary source of news and information in our market, not the secondary source." So the paper does nearly everything its big-city competitors do, from covering pro sports both home and away, to maintaining a bureau in the state capital and featuring a full-time movie critic and general columnist.

Features Mary Junck, CEO of newspaper publishing company Lee Enterprises. Career background; Achievements of Junck as CEO of the company; Stock performance of the company after it acquired Pulitzer Inc.; Factors that led to the success of the company according to those who have worked with the CEO.

Reports on the scandal brought up by the possible auction of the U.S. cluster of Hollinger International. Financial problems encountered by the company's mix of daily and week periodicals; Operating profit earned by Hollinger in 2002; Interest of MediaNews Group to bid for shares at Hollinger.

Reports on the overall circulation growth posted by daily newspapers in 2003 according to the U.S. Audit Bureau of Circulations. Factors attributed to the circulation gains; Decline in circulation posted by the Spanish-language daily "La Opinión"; Circulation performance of Tribune Company's "Hoy."

Reports on the findings of Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) regarding newspapers which have taken advantage of the ABC reporting rules on paid circulation. Overview of the rules implemented by ABC; Reasons for the decline of some newspapers; Factors that affected the circulation of 'Chicago Sun-Times'; Increase in the circulation of 'The New York Post' in 2001.

Deals with the strike staged by members of the Northwest Newspaper Guild in Seattle, Washington in November 2000. Reason for the strike; Demands of the guild.

Provides information on the actions taken by Jim Moroney III, publisher and CEO of "The Dallas Morning News" in Texas, regarding the transformation of the newspaper. Factors that affected the newspaper in 2000; Impact of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the employees of the newspaper; Efforts of Moroney in response to the publishing of a free daily aimed at the young professionals by American Consolidated Media.

Reports on the plan of Tribune Inc. to launch its national Spanish-language daily tabloid "Hoy" in Los Angeles, California in March 2004. Circulation of the New York City edition of the paper as of January 26, 2004; Comment from "Hoy" publisher Louis Sito about the paper; Competitor of Tribune.