 In January 1999, the Gannett Company pulled all its advertising, a few weeks after "AJR" published an article that contained negative comments about several Gannett leaders.In its December 2006 issue, the "AJR" printed an article about the "Santa Barbara News-Press" and its owner, Wendy P. McCaw.Later that month, McCaw sued Susan Paterno, the writer of the article, accusing her of libel and product disparagement.