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Joseph LichtermanOctober 26, 2015

In Utah, hundreds of newspaper readers are paying to kill online ads

Since launching in July, The Salt Lake Tribune’s membership program has attracted about 600 paying customers.

Ken DoctorJuly 28, 2015

Newsonomics: The halving of America’s daily newsrooms

If you’re lucky enough to have the right deep-pocketed owner buy your paper and steady it, you’ve won the lottery. If you’re in a town whose paper is owned by the better chains, or committed local ownership, your loss will probably be mitigated. Otherwise, you’re out of luck.

Madeline WelshJuly 22, 2015

“People like a website without advertising”: The thinking behind a newspaper’s ad-free membership

“This isn’t going to be the thing that saves journalism or The Salt Lake Tribune, but I think it’s another oar in the water.”

Ken DoctorJuly 16, 2015

Newsonomics: When news companies are no longer built to last

Newspapers were, for decades, a prime example of a community institution, meant to last through the centuries. A new generation of owners is thinking of them more as something to milk for profit on their way down.

Ken DoctorJuly 9, 2015

Newsonomics: Do newspaper companies have a strategy beyond milking papers for profit?

At Digital First Media, America’s second-largest newspaper chain, it’s hard to discern a larger plan — beyond painful cutbacks to boost profits.

Ken DoctorMay 14, 2015

Newsonomics: Razor-thin profits are cutting into newspapers’ chances at innovation

It’s taken lots of cuts to keep American newspaper companies even slightly profitable. But without better cashflow, they’ll continue to struggle to build the next version of the industry.

Ken DoctorApril 2, 2015

Newsonomics: A coast-to-coast newspaper shuffle is taking shape

From New York to Los Angeles, a lot of American newspapers will change hands in the next few months. Who wants to own a newspaper in 2015 — and why?

Ken DoctorJanuary 22, 2015

Newsonomics: How deep is the newspaper industry’s money hole?

Forget keeping up with the economy — what would it take for the newspaper business just to keep up with inflation? Even the “growth” areas are slowing down.

Ken DoctorJanuary 15, 2015

Newsonomics: Digital First Media’s upcoming sale is producing some surprises

Bidders are preparing their final bids for a hodgepodge collection of small and large newspapers from coast to coast. Will another company — or private equity — swoop them all up as one?

Joseph LichtermanDecember 17, 2014

How Philly’s Billy Penn is building a local news audience from scratch

“It’s just slowly working your way through the process and trying not to be too impatient.”

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