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Ken DoctorFebruary 7, 2018

Newsonomics: Inside Tronc’s sale of the L.A. Times (and all the new questions to come)

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.

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 DoctorFebruary 19, 2016

Newsonomics: The financialization of news is dimming the lights of the local press

As single-minded, profit-driven management drives down the local news business, where is its moral center — the one that long rested, if sometimes uncomfortably, alongside the demands of running a successful business?

Ken DoctorOctober 29, 2015

Newsonomics: Here are 10 questions we’ll be talking about into 2016

From newspapers for sale to a new wave of paid content; from ad blockers to Watson; from article particles to cutting back on print.

Ken DoctorSeptember 18, 2015

Newsonomics: At the Times, the need for a private owner is L.A. consequential

We know what continued ownership by Tribune Publishing looks like for the Los Angeles Times: cuts, cuts, and more cuts. A private, local owner would offer a better chance for sustainable success.

Ken DoctorJuly 16, 2015

Newsonomics: When news companies are no longer built to last

Newspapers were, for decades, a prime example of a community institution, meant to last through the centuries. A new generation of owners is thinking of them more as something to milk for profit on their way down.

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 DoctorJanuary 15, 2015

Newsonomics: Digital First Media’s upcoming sale is producing some surprises

Bidders are preparing their final bids for a hodgepodge collection of small and large newspapers from coast to coast. Will another company — or private equity — swoop them all up as one?

Ken DoctorOctober 15, 2014

Ken Doctor: How interim is everything about the Orange County Register?

The troubled paper has a new (interim) publisher, whose experience is in the casino business. Is there a bigger plan at work, or is Aaron Kushner just lurching from idea to idea?

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