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2006-08-21 Home Front Economy

Gates Foundation Backing Newspaper Oligopoly

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Posted by Ebbuper Choluting3156 2006-08-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 or content

Posted by bigjim-ky 2006-08-21 07:41|| 2006-08-21 07:41|| Front Page Top

#2 Another wise loan, up there with money to Air America.

Given that circulation is dropping along with the readership which is mainly over 50 years of age, can one say - throwing money away.

Good heavens, Billy Boy, as one of the founding fathers of home computing, did something suck the brains out of your head?

Posted by Unimble Elmomort5902 2006-08-21 09:21|| 2006-08-21 09:21|| Front Page Top

#3 "and there would be no reason for them to compete on either price or quality."

Except that competition doesn't necessarily mean just other newspapers. Print media competes with radio, television, the internet, etc. Price and quality do matter, which is why the newspaper as a product is in decline.

Posted by DoDo 2006-08-21 11:33|| 2006-08-21 11:33|| Front Page Top

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