Does he really want to take on becoming the great consolidator of the American press, conquering once-mighty Gannett? Or will he exit the field — richer, but his ambitions humbled?
Tronc is getting a big premium for its flagship asset, and the Times is getting a return to private, local ownership. But a lot of questions remain about where Patrick Soon-Shiong will take his new prize.
For all his talk of media reinvention, CEO Michael Ferro’s company is in the same position as lots of newspaper publishers: cutting costs to deal with accelerating print decline.
It’s a fresh start for a new set of newspaper companies, built on financial engineering — but that start comes without the safety of a revenue cushion.
Doctor, Ken. "Ken Doctor: 10 takeaways from Gannett’s blockbuster announcements." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 5 Aug. 2014. Web. 26 Apr. 2024.
APA
Doctor, K. (2014, Aug. 5). Ken Doctor: 10 takeaways from Gannett’s blockbuster announcements. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2014/08/ken-doctor-10-takeaways-from-gannetts-blockbuster-announcements/
Chicago
Doctor, Ken. "Ken Doctor: 10 takeaways from Gannett’s blockbuster announcements." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified August 5, 2014. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2014/08/ken-doctor-10-takeaways-from-gannetts-blockbuster-announcements/.
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