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Ken DoctorNovember 14, 2019

Newsonomics: With its merger approved, the new Gannett readies the cost-cutting knife

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?

Christine SchmidtOctober 1, 2019

“So where are we?”: A McClatchy newspaper is raising hundreds of thousands of dollars to support its education reporting

“Asking people to support the Bee via digital subscription can be a path for us. However, that path is long. This effort can help serve as a bridge.”

As regulators investigate, Google is now funding the creation of local news sites in the US and the UK

Ken DoctorAugust 1, 2019

Newsonomics: The “daily” part of daily newspapers is on the way out — and sooner than you might think

Seven-day newspapers aren’t just talking about cutting out one or two days a week in print — they’re talking five or six. Is this the only way to accelerate the transition to digital or speeding their own decline?

Ken DoctorJuly 18, 2019

Newsonomics: It’s looking like Gannett will be acquired by GateHouse — creating a newspaper megachain like the U.S. has never seen

A combined GannHouse (Gatenett?) would own 1 out of every 6 daily newspapers in America. The goal? Buy two or three more years to figure out how to make money in digital.

Christine SchmidtJuly 18, 2019

Local news projects rush to fill The Vindicator’s void, with the McClatchy-Google network putting down roots

“We’re ultimately trying to do this as small and nimble as possible so that we can be seeing what’s working and throw out what’s not — and quickly being able to shift in a way that’s a little bit harder when you’re working with a 150-year-old newspaper.”

Christine SchmidtJune 11, 2019

Mandy Jenkins will build McClatchy’s Google-funded new local sites. What’s her plan?

“A lot of this is taking advantage of what Google has to offer as a partner. They’re tracking all of these interesting trends all the time: what people are looking for and what they’re missing.”

Ken DoctorMay 30, 2019

Newsonomics: The potential GateHouse/Gannett merger shows “more scale!” is still the newspaper industry’s top strategy

A combined company would own 1 of every 6 daily newspapers in America — and a little more breathing room. But eventually, there has to be a plan beyond just getting bigger.

Christine SchmidtApril 29, 2019

Product teams have taken national news organizations by storm. What’s happening locally?

“We’re trying to create great experiences for both our friends in the newsroom and our audiences whom we never meet.”

Ken DoctorApril 18, 2019

Newsonomics: The newspaper industry is thirsty for liquidity as it tries to merge its way out of trouble

Newspaper company CEOs will be the first to tell you a new round of consolidation won’t solve their problems. But it might give them another year or two of breathing room.

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