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"It’s simple, fast, and gloriously free of baggage. It’s not what we’re not, it’s simply what we are. And anyone is free to use it." → Read More
We don’t wake up each morning to compete with a print daily, but rather to run our own local news and community model. That’s the key. → Read More
But Alden Global Capital would be happy to lend a hand. Plus: When a standstill isn't really a standstill. → Read More
Tribune and McClatchy are both approaching critical deadlines that could lead to mergers, divisions — or even the first big nonprofit newspaper chain in the United States. → Read More
A giant potential audience isn't good enough on its own anymore: "It's time to re-examine all of our relationships with the big platforms." → Read More
"You want to move your business and your model to the place on the media chessboard where the dollars are going to be going" — the TV money that will follow audiences to streaming. → Read More
The coronavirus pandemic is proving the value of local news to millions of readers, driving up subscriptions. But the advertising collapse is knee-buckling. "If it's a couple of months, we'll make it through. If it's six months, all bets are off." → Read More
It's generated controversy over its fundraising, its paywall, and its staffing. But it's also about as close as a major American city has gotten to a digital news site that can go toe-to-toe with the local daily newspaper. → Read More
Will Chatham Asset Management, the hedge fund set to gain control of the company, want to operate it after bankruptcy? Or will it look to cash out via merger as quickly as possible? → Read More
The hedge fund Chatham Asset Management reeled in its prize, as expected. But now what does it want to do with it? → Read More
By selling Berkshire Hathaway's newspapers to Lee Enterprises, the world's most successful investor is acknowledging the industry's downhill slide is not near an end. → Read More
After ten years of writing for Nieman Lab, Ken takes a big look back and ahead, defining the state of affairs for the troubled world of journalism. → Read More
The news industry's own Doctor Octopus has stuck its tentacles deep into another newspaper chain — and it's unlikely to be dislodged anytime soon. → Read More
Worse, the two left standing could be run by hedge fund guys with little interest in more than the bottom line. → Read More
Astonishingly, history might argue that Sam Zell was only the third-worst owner in recent Tribune history. → Read More
The nation's second-largest newspaper company had paid off most of its old debt and still generates positive cashflow. But it might head to bankruptcy anyway so investors can get paid. → Read More
What was once expected to be $200 million in annual cost savings has now grown to $400 million or more. But how much blood is left to be drawn from this stone? → Read More
The "failing" New York Times' news operation now employs more than 1,700 journalists, up nearly 50 percent from a decade ago. It has nearly 5 million subscribers, triple its print-era peak. Now it's preparing to up the price. → Read More
"The point is they have personality. They have character. They’re engaging, and they have really inside stuff. So, they’re more than newsletters. They are mini-brands that have events and forums around them — but the newsletter is almost the spearhead." → Read More
The predicted culture clashes seem to have been mostly avoided, and they're ready to expand their reach in Europe, Asia, and everywhere else. → Read More