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?
More than 200 newspapers are up for sale — as one group, in clusters, or one by one. Where they go could have a big impact on how the industry will look in the coming years.
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?
Plus: Digital First Media’s newspapers jump on board with digital subscriptions, Bloomberg’s layoffs, and the rest of this week in media and tech. Mark Coddington
Portland’s Oregonian is up next in the newspaper chain’s cut-print-days-and-newsroom-staff strategy. But does it make sense — and can its leaders execute the plan?
The newspaper business analyst talks about what revenue strategies are showing signs of life and whether the paywall model works for everyone. Joshua Benton
Benton, Joshua. "Press Publish 6: Rick Edmonds of Poynter on paywalls, print days, and the economics of newspapers." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 13 Feb. 2013. Web. 26 Apr. 2024.
APA
Benton, J. (2013, Feb. 13). Press Publish 6: Rick Edmonds of Poynter on paywalls, print days, and the economics of newspapers. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2013/02/press-publish-6-rick-edmonds-of-poynter-on-paywalls-print-days-and-the-economics-of-newspapers/
Chicago
Benton, Joshua. "Press Publish 6: Rick Edmonds of Poynter on paywalls, print days, and the economics of newspapers." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified February 13, 2013. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2013/02/press-publish-6-rick-edmonds-of-poynter-on-paywalls-print-days-and-the-economics-of-newspapers/.
Wikipedia
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