Selling Papers

At some point, you start to dismantle the companies," says Atorino. The newspaper industry's cost structure, staffing and share price are based on an outdated business model that continues to define financial expectations. So the goal would be to slough off enough costs to let younger, more nimble newspaper businesses live without the artificial market pressure of year-over-year comparisons. Full Story »

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by Charles Merriam - Oct. 27, 2008

This is a fair piece that could be summarized as "Newspapers don't make much money."

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by Jessica Pacheco - Oct. 27, 2008

His tone is almost "hate to say I told you so," Good sources. It could be more compelling in my opinion.

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by Rodargus Perlmutter - Oct. 29, 2008

The reporter needs to give details here: "The newspaper industry's cost structure, staffing and share price are based on an outdated business model that continues to define financial expectations. So the goal would be to slough off enough costs to let younger, more nimble newspaper businesses live without the artificial market pressure of year-over-year comparisons." What are examples of "youner, more nimble newspaper businesses"? Why are they more "nimble"? Lower costs and overhead? ... More »

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