The company — a giant bet on acquisition, consolidation, and cost-cutting — now owns more than 1 out of 10 American daily newspapers. What it plans to do with them remains unclear.
Does he really want to take on becoming the great consolidator of the American press, conquering once-mighty Gannett? Or will he exit the field — richer, but his ambitions humbled?
Tronc is getting a big premium for its flagship asset, and the Times is getting a return to private, local ownership. But a lot of questions remain about where Patrick Soon-Shiong will take his new prize.
As Tronc dispatches yet another leadership team, attention returns to bigger questions about the company’s strategies. Can new editor Jim Kirk soothe the riled-up newsroom?
Doctor, Ken. "Newsonomics: Who and what is the new L.A. Times Network?." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 26 Jan. 2018. Web. 20 Oct. 2024.
APA
Doctor, K. (2018, Jan. 26). Newsonomics: Who and what is the new L.A. Times Network?. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved October 20, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/01/newsonomics-who-and-what-is-the-new-l-a-times-network/
Chicago
Doctor, Ken. "Newsonomics: Who and what is the new L.A. Times Network?." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified January 26, 2018. Accessed October 20, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/01/newsonomics-who-and-what-is-the-new-l-a-times-network/.
Wikipedia
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