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Ken DoctorMarch 28, 2019

Newsonomics: Patrick Soon-Shiong on the L.A. Times’ transmedia future, french-fry tweets, and modernizing the “newspaper” business

The billionaire owner on unions (“I think they did the unionize thing out of desperation”), esports (“We must start fighting for the 16-year-olds all the way to the 30-year-olds, because that’s not our demographic”), and hiring the intern.

Ken DoctorMarch 27, 2019

Newsonomics: Inside the new L.A. Times, a 100-year vision that bets on tech and top-notch journalism

It’s a few years behind its East Coast brethren in New York and Washington. But tens of millions in new investment and ambitious digital plans are showing a path back to its former prominence — and beyond.

Ken DoctorSeptember 17, 2018

Newsonomics: Could a McClatchy-Tronc merger help local newspapers transition to digital?

One’s a family-controlled, century-plus-old newspaper chain, known for believing in its civic mission but not for its digital strategy. The other is, well, Tronc. With an assist from L.A.’s richest man, could this be a path forward?

Ken DoctorJuly 2, 2018

Newsonomics: What’s next for the L.A. Times, and a few other questions of the moment for the news business

Warren Buffett may not have sold his newspapers, but he sure looks to be throwing in the towel.

Ken DoctorJune 9, 2014

The newsonomics of Time Inc.’s anxious spinoff

Untethered from the growing parts of Time Warner, some of the most famous magazines in America will have to fight for themselves. Can a magazine strategy transfer well to digital?

Ken DoctorFebruary 27, 2014

The newsonomics of the print orphanage — Tribune’s and Time Inc.’s

Media companies are racing to spin off their declining print businesses. Unfortunately, the way they’re doing so could drag them down further.