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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.”

Laura Hazard OwenFebruary 5, 2019

Researchers crunched 13 TB of local newspaper subscriber data. Here’s what they found about who sticks around.

Surprise: “Subscribers who read many stories per visit and read them thoroughly were no more likely to keep their subscriptions than those who skimmed.”

Christine SchmidtJuly 19, 2018

Chance the Rapper, Chance the Philanthropist, and now Chance the Publisher

He marked his purchase of Chicagoist — formerly part of the media empire of Joe Ricketts, whose family owns the Cubs — by beefing with Crain’s Chicago Business.

Ken DoctorMay 31, 2018

Newsonomics: Tronc’s selling, and buying, and just generally shapeshifting

For a company that’s known little but chaos in its short life, the degree of uncertainty is now as high as ever. Just about the only thing we know: Tronc execs will come out well in the end.

Northwestern will help local newsrooms study and design a sustainable approach — as local TV news’ potential grows

Laura Hazard OwenApril 6, 2018

Tweetstorms are better with friends: How three papers are tweeting together over 4-plus days

The Washington Post, Baltimore Sun, and Chicago Tribune, tweeting together.

Ken DoctorMarch 22, 2018

Newsonomics: Is Tronc about to go on the market?

Even without the L.A. Times, it still controls a lot of important newspapers. Will it sell them to Gannett, Murdoch, local individuals in each city — or to yet another private equity firm looking to strip papers for parts?

Facebook’s support for local news subscriptions is one move in the larger dance between publishers and platforms

Ken DoctorMarch 24, 2017

Newsonomics: Michael Ferro’s creeping privatization of Tronc

Will his attempt to sideline investor Patrick Soon-Shiong lead to consolidated control, or will legal action push back? And did we ever figure out what a Tronc is, anyway?

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