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Joshua BentonJuly 17, 2023

The Los Angeles Times is definitely either for sale or not for sale

Despite denials, don’t be surprised if control passes from billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong sometimes soon. But it’s not necessarily bad news.

Julie ReynoldsSeptember 1, 2021

The “shadow bank” that — with the help of public pension funds — is aiding the destruction of local news

Cerberus Capital Management is entrenched in the military industrial complex and its company trained a journalist’s assassins. It also made possible the takeover of Tribune Publishing.

Joshua BentonJuly 1, 2020

Tribune can buy more time by selling more control to Alden Global Capital

The vulture fund may be just fine with waiting a bit longer to make its next move to consolidate the local newspaper industry. Meanwhile, newsrooms wait.

A “management transition” is the latest gloomy sign to come out of Tribune Publishing

Ken DoctorJanuary 14, 2020

Newsonomics: Worried about Alden taking control of Tribune? It’s already pulling strings inside

The news industry’s own Doctor Octopus has stuck its tentacles deep into another newspaper chain — and it’s unlikely to be dislodged anytime soon.

Joshua BentonDecember 11, 2019

Hundreds of Tribune employees are protesting Alden Global Capital’s sudden interest in their newspapers

“We are animated by a serious concern for the future of journalism as a public good and a valuable commodity.”

Ken DoctorNovember 20, 2019

Newsonomics: By selling to America’s worst newspaper owners, Michael Ferro ushers the vultures into Tribune

Astonishingly, history might argue that Sam Zell was only the third-worst owner in recent Tribune history.

Ken DoctorMay 30, 2019

Newsonomics: The potential GateHouse/Gannett merger shows “more scale!” is still the newspaper industry’s top strategy

A combined company would own 1 of every 6 daily newspapers in America — and a little more breathing room. But eventually, there has to be a plan beyond just getting bigger.

Ken DoctorMay 16, 2019

Newsonomics: Gannett turns back Alden, but it’s just a hiccup before the big rollup in the sky

This hostile takeover didn’t work out. But the thinking of industry executives remains dominated by the inevitable merging of America’s big newspaper chains.

Ken DoctorApril 18, 2019

Newsonomics: The newspaper industry is thirsty for liquidity as it tries to merge its way out of trouble

Newspaper company CEOs will be the first to tell you a new round of consolidation won’t solve their problems. But it might give them another year or two of breathing room.

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