Lee Enterprises Executives Get Six-Figure Bonuses for Doing Their Jobs

Posted Monday, April 7, 2014 3:00 pm

By: Jim Romenesko | JimRomenesko.com

Journalists at Lee Enterprises’s flagship newspaper, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, haven’t seen raises since 2008, but Lee’s top execs continue to run to the bank with big bonus checks.  

On Friday, Lee’s executive compensation committee gave CEO Mary Junck a $700,000 bonus, while CFO Carl Schmidt received $400,000.  

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