Longtime Newsday police reporter and columnist Leonard Levitt was once barred from headquarters. He sued to regain access, and still visits weekly to gather news for his Web site.

Tilting against the tide, Saul Friedman isn’t interested in writing for Newsday if his column isn’t freely available on the Web site.

The last five years at the Long Island-based newspaper have included a circulation scandal, downsizing and changes in ownership.

Mr. Johnson was the first black reporter at Newsday and later, at The New York Times, one of the first black journalists to work as a foreign correspondent for a major daily newspaper.

The owners of The New York Post and The Daily News lost out to Cablevision in the battle for Newsday on Monday, but the tabloid war may be far from over.

The deal with Tribune will give Cablevision a 97 percent stake and return the paper to Long Island ownership.

The deal with Tribune will give Cablevision a 97 percent stake and return the paper to Long Island ownership.

The deal with the Tribune Company will give Cablevision a 97 percent stake and return the paper to Long Island ownership.

Cablevision appeared likely to prevail in the bidding for the newspaper after the News Corporation pulled out.

Cablevision appeared likely to prevail in the bidding for the Long Island newspaper after News Corporation pulled its $580 million bid.