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Ken DoctorMarch 24, 2017

Newsonomics: Michael Ferro’s creeping privatization of Tronc

Will his attempt to sideline investor Patrick Soon-Shiong lead to consolidated control, or will legal action push back? And did we ever figure out what a Tronc is, anyway?

Ken DoctorMay 6, 2016

Newsonomics: Can a Bezos buddy act help fend off Gannett’s bid for Tribune?

Tribune Publishing’s Michael Ferro says he wants to bring The Washington Post’s Arc CMS to its newspapers. Is that a grasp at credibility or a model for other news companies to outsource their tech stacks?

Joseph LichtermanFebruary 24, 2016

Former L.A. Times publisher: Local news orgs need to take advantage of their “unique geography”

Austin Beutner was fired as the Times’ publisher last year after he clashed with its parent company over strategy.

Ken DoctorMay 21, 2015

Newsonomics: Buying Yelp — and making it the next core of the local news and information business

The pricetag would be high, but it might be worth it to reassemble one part of the old newspaper bundle — tying together local news and local services.

Ken DoctorMay 14, 2015

Newsonomics: Razor-thin profits are cutting into newspapers’ chances at innovation

It’s taken lots of cuts to keep American newspaper companies even slightly profitable. But without better cashflow, they’ll continue to struggle to build the next version of the industry.

Ken DoctorMay 7, 2015

Newsonomics: Tribune Publishing wraps its arms around San Diego — and all of Southern California

The purchase of U-T San Diego by Tribune Publishing — owners of the Los Angeles Times up the road — is a sign of the kind of newspaper consolidation publishers are being pushed toward.

Ken DoctorApril 2, 2015

Newsonomics: A coast-to-coast newspaper shuffle is taking shape

From New York to Los Angeles, a lot of American newspapers will change hands in the next few months. Who wants to own a newspaper in 2015 — and why?

Ken DoctorAugust 5, 2014

Ken Doctor: 10 takeaways from Gannett’s blockbuster announcements

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.

Ken DoctorAugust 4, 2014

The newsonomics of splitting up media companies, with Gannett maybe next

For years, the corporate talk was all about synergy — local newspapers and local TV stations as part of the same media companies. Now the battles will be fought as standalone entities.

Diversified media companies are hurrying to undiversify

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