Will Par Ridder ever be publisher again?
In June, we pondered whether Dean Singleton was going soft. His suit against Par Ridder sought to remove Ridder as publisher of the rival Star Tribune for only a year.
We argued that someone who stole confidential information, as Ridder admitted, should never be allowed in a publisher’s chair again. Ridder was publisher of the Pioneer Press in St. Paul before jumping to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Today a judge ruled in Singleton’s favor.
“Given Ridder’s past conduct and his cavalier attitude toward his use and disclosure of confidential Pioneer Press information, it seems to the court that his past actual misappropriation is a good indicator of possible future misappropriation or use of confidential Pioneer Press information,” Judge David Higgs ruled.
It’s a sure bet that Judge Higgs will never appear as a character reference on Ridder’s resume.
While the ruling puts Ridder in the penalty box for only a year, the real penalty will probably last longer. How strong is the Star Tribune’s loyalty to its fallen star and all of the baggage he now carries?
Par’s future job prospects would be a lot stronger if his father, Tony Ridder, still ran Knight Ridder.
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