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Murdoch sells local papers to GateHouse investor
Rupert Murdoch is selling The Middleboro Gazette, the weekly that covers the Southeastern Massachusetts town where I grew up. I’m not sure Murdoch ever knew he owned it in the first place. It’s just...
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BBJ scores big on two local media stories
The Boston Business Journal has come up aces during the past week with two meaty stories on local media news. • A shaky future at the Globe. The first, published last Friday, found that confidential...
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The reaper visits Cape Cod, New Bedford papers
In September I asked (here and here) whether Rupert Murdoch’s 33 Dow Jones community newspapers might face cuts once they were sold to Newcastle Investment Corp., which is affiliated with GateHouse...
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BBJ: Henry is close to selling Worcester paper
The indispensable Boston Business Journal reports that John Henry may be close to selling the Telegram & Gazette of Worcester, the “other” newspaper he acquired when he purchased The Boston Globe....
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Why Rupert Murdoch probably won’t buy the Herald
Published earlier at WGBHNews.org. Here’s the answer to today’s Newspaper Jeopardy question: “Maybe, if there’s a willing buyer and seller.” Now for the question: “With Rupert Murdoch getting out of...
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Sale of ProJo a lost opportunity for local ownership
Previously published at WGBHNews.org. The online news site GoLocalProv is taking a well-deserved victory lap now that it’s been announced that GateHouse Media will acquire The Providence Journal from...
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Three tales of woe from GateHouseLand
Steve DeCosta (via Twitter) The nice thing about missing out on bad news from GateHouse Media* is that you only have to wait a few days for fresh material. Thus we learn today that The Standard-Times...
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A nonprofit in New Bedford seeks to fill the gap left by Gannett’s...
Best wishes to New Bedford Light, a nonprofit startup that is aiming to provide in-depth journalism in a city whose legacy newspaper, The Standard-Times, has been gutted by Gannett. Bruce Mohl of...
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Bringing a new Light to the undercovered community of New Bedford
Palmer’s Island Lighthouse in New Bedford Harbor. Photo (cc) 2010 by the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism. The New Bedford Light, a nonprofit news project launched recently, could lay claim...
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Gannett closes Middleboro Gazette but vows a commitment to digital
Middleborough bank building, circa 1910 This one hurts. Gannett today announced that it is shutting down The Middleboro Gazette, and it did so with an insulting message that included every cliché you...
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