By selling Berkshire Hathaway’s newspapers to Lee Enterprises, the world’s most successful investor is acknowledging the industry’s downhill slide is not near an end.
The number of employees soon to be cut at the No. 1 U.S. newspaper chain is about the same number as the No. 2 chain has in total. But newsrooms should mostly be spared — for now.
What will the largest local news company need to do and be to be successful in the 2020s? Neither Gannett nor Gatehouse has offered any big vision of what that is, or could be, even fueled by new money.
The merger of the United States’ No. 1 and No. 2 newspaper chains will likely spark a new wave of consolidation among its smaller competitors. But will the potential cost savings be eaten up by debt payments to financiers?
Websites had two years to get ready for the GDPR. But rather than comply, about a third of the 100 largest U.S. newspapers have instead chosen to block European visitors to their sites.
As the owner of Amazon, Bezos has focused on long-term investment and perfecting the customer experience, both of which may be a good sign for the Post.
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LaFrance, A. (2012, Apr. 5). Wait — so how many newspapers have paywalls?. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 29, 2020, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2012/04/wait-so-how-many-newspapers-have-paywalls/
Chicago
LaFrance, Adrienne. "Wait — so how many newspapers have paywalls?." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified April 5, 2012. Accessed March 29, 2020. https://www.niemanlab.org/2012/04/wait-so-how-many-newspapers-have-paywalls/.
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