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Ken DoctorNovember 6, 2018

Newsonomics: Newspapers are shells of their former selves. So who’s going to build what comes next in local?

There seems to be some momentum among those with deep pockets to address the local news crisis. But if that money appears, where should it be directed?

Ken DoctorSeptember 17, 2018

Newsonomics: Could a McClatchy-Tronc merger help local newspapers transition to digital?

One’s a family-controlled, century-plus-old newspaper chain, known for believing in its civic mission but not for its digital strategy. The other is, well, Tronc. With an assist from L.A.’s richest man, could this be a path forward?

Ken DoctorAugust 30, 2018

Newsonomics: The tariffs are gone, but the burden of print weighs heavier and heavier

The newspaper tariffs are dead. How big a difference will that make to those whose businesses still depends on dead trees?

Ken DoctorApril 16, 2018

Newsonomics: 8 questions as Michael Ferro leaves the stage ($100 million richer)

What are the first challenges the new ownership faces? What happens to the Tribune name? And could Chicago see two locally owned daily newspapers?

Ken DoctorDecember 15, 2017

Newsonomics: 15 terms that summed up 2017 in news and news coverage

From “meltdown” to “roll-up” to (of course) “fake.”

Ken DoctorFebruary 19, 2016

Newsonomics: The financialization of news is dimming the lights of the local press

As single-minded, profit-driven management drives down the local news business, where is its moral center — the one that long rested, if sometimes uncomfortably, alongside the demands of running a successful business?

Dan KennedySeptember 29, 2015

The Worcester Sun wants to bootstrap paywalled hyperlocal digital into a Sunday print product

“We could use Sunday print to boost us into the stratosphere, to get us into a stable orbit where we can launch other things.”

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?

Ken DoctorJanuary 23, 2014

The newsonomics of the Orange County Register’s (new, newer, newest) plan

Aaron Kushner has been a brash newspaper industry contrarian, investing in content. But over 70 layoffs last week has some wondering whether his frequent waves of change are threatening his credibility.

Ken DoctorOctober 10, 2013

The newsonomics of 10 ways we’ll judge 2014

This year’s been a struggle, and there are plenty of trend lines still headed in the wrong direction. Here are the ideas and developments to watch as the news industry moves into 2014.

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