Lee Enterprises, the parent company of The Journal Times, was the victim of a cybersecurity event that shut down many of its networks this week.
In a statement to employees, Lee President and CEO Kevin Mowbray said the company is focused on investigating what information, if any, was affected. Lee has notified law enforcement. The company is working to identify and implement steps to help prevent this from happening again.
Mowbray thanked employees for “above-and-beyond efforts to continue reporting the news and maintaining our operations under challenging circumstances.”
The outage prevented The Journal Times from producing printed papers or e-editions earlier this week. Since then, the newspaper has produced a smaller newspaper and an e-edition each day.
The newsroom continues to post the latest news, sports entertainment and more on journaltimes.com.
Editors and designers have worked day and night this week to ensure that news is delivered to readers. Some of the processes that are typically automated had to be completed manually, taking more time. To ensure the newspaper was delivered, The Journal Times is temporarily printing a smaller two-section paper. The newspaper will return to its regular format when the issues are resolved.
We're working to get things back on track
Mike Boyd
One of the phrases bantered around the newsroom when I was working as an editor for one of the global tech giants was, “Technology’s great — until it isn’t.”
This week, a serious technology outage has delayed the production of both the daily print and e-editions of The Journal Times and Kenosha News. We’re working to resolve these issues.
It’s not unusual to receive a couple calls about missed paper delivery because nothing is ever truly perfect.
This week the phone has been ringing more than usual — and understandably so. You expect a paper outside your door in the morning or that the e-edition will be available when you visit journaltimes.com or kenoshanews.com.
It would be difficult to fully express how touching it is that you have been kind, empathetic and understanding when learning about the issues we’ve been dealing with. Our reporters and editors have continued to focus on making sure we provided the latest local news on the websites.
I’m very proud of the professionalism and commitment they display every day in working to give you information that will help you navigate your daily life.
I also appreciate all our papers’ readers and subscribers, and am thankful for your patience and understanding as we work to resolve these technology issues.
Mike Boyd is executive editor the Racine Journal Times, Kenosha News and Lake Geneva Regional News. He can be reached at mike.boyd@journaltimes.com.
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