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.
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Doctor, Ken. "Newsonomics: GateHouse Media thinks services for small local businesses can help replace long-gone advertising." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 20 Jun. 2018. Web. 17 Apr. 2024.
APA
Doctor, K. (2018, Jun. 20). Newsonomics: GateHouse Media thinks services for small local businesses can help replace long-gone advertising. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 17, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/06/newsonomics-gatehouse-media-thinks-services-for-small-local-businesses-can-help-replace-long-gone-advertising/
Chicago
Doctor, Ken. "Newsonomics: GateHouse Media thinks services for small local businesses can help replace long-gone advertising." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified June 20, 2018. Accessed April 17, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/06/newsonomics-gatehouse-media-thinks-services-for-small-local-businesses-can-help-replace-long-gone-advertising/.
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