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.
The company — a giant bet on acquisition, consolidation, and cost-cutting — now owns more than 1 out of 10 American daily newspapers. What it plans to do with them remains unclear.
In western Massachusetts, the Berkshire Eagle is trying to recover from cost-cutting and rebuild its standing in the community. “We’re trying to do something that’s not been done, which is to bend the circulation curve backwards.”
Voices of Monterey Bay is amplifying less-heard voices (prisoners, the children of farm workers), building a community base of support, and publishing in both English and Spanish.
Benton, Joshua. "Tampa just lost a daily newspaper; is this the continuation of an old trend or the start of a new one?." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 4 May. 2016. Web. 26 Apr. 2024.
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Benton, J. (2016, May. 4). Tampa just lost a daily newspaper; is this the continuation of an old trend or the start of a new one?. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2016/05/tampa-just-lost-a-daily-newspaper-is-this-the-continuation-of-an-old-trend-or-the-start-of-a-new-one/
Chicago
Benton, Joshua. "Tampa just lost a daily newspaper; is this the continuation of an old trend or the start of a new one?." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified May 4, 2016. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2016/05/tampa-just-lost-a-daily-newspaper-is-this-the-continuation-of-an-old-trend-or-the-start-of-a-new-one/.
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