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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 DoctorDecember 14, 2018

Newsonomics: McClatchy’s bid has been rejected. So what’s next for Tribune?

Tribune Publishing wants to sell at a higher price, but it will likely have trouble finding someone willing to pay it.

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 DoctorAugust 29, 2018

Newsonomics: It looks like Tronc is about to be chopped up and sold for parts

Rupert Murdoch owning the New York Daily News? A McCormick controlling the Chicago Tribune again? The L.A. Times pulling a Washington Post, aiming to run the industry’s underlying infrastructure? A lot of change is coming soon.

Austin SmithAugust 29, 2018

Why do billionaires decide to buy newspapers (and why should we be happy when they do)?

“If the Post is like Amazon, happy to sell individual slices of its vertically integrated whole, the Times is perhaps more like Apple, bringing its ethos and voice to a more diverse array of products.”

Ken DoctorJune 18, 2018

Newsonomics: McCormick Media’s back in the Tronc game, as eyes turn to the TRNC ticker

What will happen to the price of Tronc shares as investors, a good number of speculators among them, assess the post-L.A. Times value of a major daily newspaper chain effectively halved in the deal?

Ken DoctorJune 8, 2018

Newsonomics: Why is Michael Ferro slowing down Patrick Soon-Shiong’s deal to buy the LA Times and San Diego Union-Tribune?

“Any would-be scenarios involving Tronc include odd tradeoffs, weird valuations, and questions of sheer feasibility.”

Ken DoctorMay 31, 2018

Newsonomics: Tronc’s selling, and buying, and just generally shapeshifting

For a company that’s known little but chaos in its short life, the degree of uncertainty is now as high as ever. Just about the only thing we know: Tronc execs will come out well in the end.

Ken DoctorApril 24, 2018

Newsonomics: Still another Tronc drama, as John Lynch re-enters the business

As much of Tronc’s turbulence looks to be clearing, new questions are emerging about who will next lead the big metro chain.

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