The first edition of the Orange County Register’s expansion into the Times’ turf is hot off the presses. Is this about selling papers or positioning for a further shakeout of the newspaper market?
For decades, newspapers moved from local ownership to nationwide chains. Now, the shift is in the other direction — with the help of your friendly neighborhood billionaire.
Project Thunderdome is dead and DFM will soon put its newspapers on the auction block. Are the new rounds of investors who bought into newspapers over the past half-decade getting antsy?
Aaron Kushner has been a brash newspaper industry contrarian, investing in content. But over 70 layoffs last week has some wondering whether his frequent waves of change are threatening his credibility.
Plus: 60 Minutes produces a friendly story on the NSA, the ethics of holding stories, and the rest of the week’s journalism and tech news. Mark Coddington
Coddington, Mark. "This Week in Review: A judge deals the NSA a blow, and breaking down Patch’s fatal flaws." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 20 Dec. 2013. Web. 25 Mar. 2025.
APA
Coddington, M. (2013, Dec. 20). This Week in Review: A judge deals the NSA a blow, and breaking down Patch’s fatal flaws. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 25, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2013/12/this-week-in-review-a-judge-deals-the-nsa-a-blow-and-breaking-down-patchs-fatal-flaws/
Chicago
Coddington, Mark. "This Week in Review: A judge deals the NSA a blow, and breaking down Patch’s fatal flaws." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified December 20, 2013. Accessed March 25, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2013/12/this-week-in-review-a-judge-deals-the-nsa-a-blow-and-breaking-down-patchs-fatal-flaws/.
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