McClatchy: newspaper publisher bankruptcy is 'a loss for democracy', experts warn

Struggling company insists there will be no changes in its 30 newsrooms, but experts worry powerful journalism could be lost To executives of McClatchy, Thursday’s bankruptcy of the second largest newspaper chain in the US is the fault of its pensioners, who outnumber current employees by a margin of 10 to one.To industry analysts of the troubled newspaper sector it was simple economics, the inevitable consequence of a company expanding its empire through accumulated debt at the same time its customer base was shrinking. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2020-02-14 09:00:26 UTC ]
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[ The New York Times | 2016-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Back to the future: were newspaper publishers wrong to go digital?

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[ The Guardian | 2016-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing risks 'becoming irrelevant', warns Penguin Random House boss

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[ The Guardian | 2016-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bluebird to publish Australian fitness expert Kayla Itsines

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[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What Axel Springer’s loss in ad-blocking suit means for UK publishers

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[ Digiday | 2016-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daunt warns of job losses if irresponsible Brexit prevails

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[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2016-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2016-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2016-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2016-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2016-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2015-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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