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2007-01-09 Home Front: Culture Wars

Local ownership can help renew a newspaper's priorities, but it's no panacea.

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Posted by Fred 2007-01-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Proponents of local ownership hope a proprietor with regional ties - particularly one with a bulging bank account and no stockholders to coddle - might be less likely to cut staff simply to hit profit targets. In fact, as a prominent member of the community, he might even feel pressure not to.

My boggle just shorted-out.

Posted by Pappy 2007-01-09 01:24|| 2007-01-09 01:24|| Front Page Top

#2 Small market local dailies, usually have 3 reporters, 2 of whom also sell ads. And they don't ruffle feathers, because they need every reader they can get. Still one can really learn the business by starting at that level.

Posted by Sneaze Shaiting3550 2007-01-09 04:08|| 2007-01-09 04:08|| Front Page Top

#3 In Chicago we have the liberal newspaper and the other liberal newspaper. As long as newspapers present one sided liberal 'group think' circulation is going to decline. Readers are looking for a Fox News approach, give us the facts...we are smart enough to decide. Until this is corrected, it does not matter who owns the paper.

Posted by Cromoper Glinens6509 2007-01-09 10:15|| 2007-01-09 10:15|| Front Page Top

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