Gannett merger surrounded by skepticism甘尼特合并遭到质疑The shareholders of USA Today publisher Gannett and New Media Investment Group both voted yes on their planned merger Thursday — clearing the way for the nation’s two largest newspaper publishers to unite in a cash and stock deal worth about $1.

1 billion.

星期四， 今日美国　出版商甘尼特和新媒体投资集团的股东都对他们的合并计划投了赞成票，这为美国两家最大的报纸出版商以价值11亿美元的现金加股票的方式合并扫清了道路。

The deal was passed despite continued skepticism over the combined companies long-term prospects, which sent New Media shares skidding to a new 52-week low on Thursday for the second day in a row.

尽管人们对合并后公司的长期前景仍持怀疑态度，但这笔交易还是获得了通过。

这导致新媒体股价周四连续第二天跌至52周新低。

New Media — whose Gatehouse Media is the nation’s No.

2 chain with more than 150 daily papers, including the Providence Journal, the Columbus Dispatch and the Austin American-Statesman — is buying Gannett, the largest chain by total circulation.

Gannett papers includes the Arizona Republic and the Indianapolis Star.

新媒体旗下的Gatehouse Media是全美第二大报业集团，拥有150多份日报，其中包括 普罗维登斯日报　、 哥伦布快讯　和 奥斯汀美国政治家报　。

Gannett的报纸包括 亚利桑那共和报　和 印第安纳波利斯星报　。

The combined company will keep the Gannett name and use Gannett’s McLean, Virginia, headquarters.

合并后的公司将保留甘尼特的名字，并使用甘尼特在弗吉尼亚州麦克莱恩的总部。

Leading up to Thursday’s vote, close to 35% of the New Media shareholders were shorting” the stock, which means they were borrowing in order to buy shares down the road in the belief that the stock price will fall further and they could reap a profit on the difference.

在周四的投票之前，近35%的新媒体股东在做空”该股，这意味着他们在借入资金，以便在未来购买股票，因为他们相信股价会进一步下跌，他们可以从价差中获利。

Michael Reed, the chairman and CEO of New Media has been telling Wall Street that the combined companies will result in cost savings of up to $300 million.

And despite the stock tumble, he remained upbeat after the vote Thursday.

新媒体董事长兼首席执行官迈克尔·里德(Michael Reed)一直对华尔街表示，合并后的公司将节省高达3亿美元的成本。

尽管股价下跌，但他在周四的投票后仍然保持乐观。

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