Ken Doctor is a news industry analyst and the author of Newsonomics: Twelve New Trends That Will Shape the News You Get (St. Martin’s Press). He also runs the book’s companion website, newsonomics.com. He is an analyst for the research firm Outsell and a regular consultant and speaker. He spent 21 years with Knight Ridder in a variety of roles, including as managing editor of the St. Paul Pioneer Press and as a vice president of Knight Ridder Digital.
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Doctor, Ken. "Newsonomics: What was once unthinkable is quickly becoming reality in the destruction of local news." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 27 Mar. 2020. Web. 4 Mar. 2021.
APA
Doctor, K. (2020, Mar. 27). Newsonomics: What was once unthinkable is quickly becoming reality in the destruction of local news. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 4, 2021, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/03/newsonomics-what-was-once-unthinkable-is-quickly-becoming-reality-in-the-destruction-of-local-news/
Chicago
Doctor, Ken. "Newsonomics: What was once unthinkable is quickly becoming reality in the destruction of local news." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified March 27, 2020. Accessed March 4, 2021. https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/03/newsonomics-what-was-once-unthinkable-is-quickly-becoming-reality-in-the-destruction-of-local-news/.
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