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    Articles by Ken Doctor

    Ken Doctor is a news industry analyst and the author of Newsonomics: Twelve New Trends That Will Shape the News You Get (St. Martin’s Press). He also runs the book’s companion website, newsonomics.com. He is an analyst for the research firm Outsell and a regular consultant and speaker. He spent 21 years with Knight Ridder in a variety of roles, including as managing editor of the St. Paul Pioneer Press and as a vice president of Knight Ridder Digital.
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    June 29, 2020
    Newsonomics: The next 48 hours could determine the fate of two of America’s largest newspaper chains
    Tribune and McClatchy are both approaching critical deadlines that could lead to mergers, divisions — or even the first big nonprofit newspaper chain in the United States.
    June 29, 2020
    Newsonomics: The New York Times is opting out of Apple News
    A giant potential audience isn’t good enough on its own anymore: “It’s time to re-examine all of our relationships with the big platforms.”
    June 24, 2020
    Newsonomics: Bloomberg’s Justin Smith is investing in news when everyone else is cutting
    “You want to move your business and your model to the place on the media chessboard where the dollars are going to be going” — the TV money that will follow audiences to streaming.
    May 6, 2020
    Newsonomics: How will the pandemic panic reshape the local news industry?
    A new round of consolidation could kill off half of what were the major U.S. newspaper chains just a few months ago. But the possibility of platform cash is sparking hope.
    April 8, 2020
    Newsonomics: Poison pill swallowed, what’s next for reeling Gannett? 
    The company’s stock can’t fall much lower, but the questions surrounding America’s largest newspaper chain are beginning to multiply.
    March 31, 2020
    Newsonomics: Tomorrow’s life-or-death decisions for newspapers are suddenly today’s, thanks to coronavirus
    By gutting local advertising overnight, COVID-19 has accelerated strategies — like cutting print days, corporate consolidation, or even closing down offices — that publishers had hoped could wait a while longer.
    March 27, 2020
    Newsonomics: What was once unthinkable is quickly becoming reality in the destruction of local news
    The coronavirus pandemic is proving the value of local news to millions of readers, driving up subscriptions. But the advertising collapse is knee-buckling. “If it’s a couple of months, we’ll make it through. If it’s six months, all bets are off.”
    March 27, 2020
    The Newsonomics of the Mnuchin money and the bailout’s impact on America’s press
    The multi-trillion-dollar CARES Act should extend a lifeline to many small local publishers. But for bigger companies and chains, the help they’ll receive is still up in the air — “It’s very unformed.”
    February 20, 2020
    Newsonomics: In Memphis’ unexpected news war, The Daily Memphian’s model demands attention
    It’s generated controversy over its fundraising, its paywall, and its staffing. But it’s also about as close as a major American city has gotten to a digital news site that can go toe-to-toe with the local daily newspaper.
    February 14, 2020
    Newsonomics: Six takeaways from McClatchy’s bankruptcy
    Will Chatham Asset Management, the hedge fund set to gain control of the company, want to operate it after bankruptcy? Or will it look to cash out via merger as quickly as possible?
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