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MediaWatch: Supreme Court To Consider Cross-Media Ownership

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020 statenews 205 Views

The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear an appeal by the Federal Communications Commission over its attempt to loosen

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Business Insider: Omaha Paper Blindsided by Buffett

February 2, 2020February 2, 2020 statenews 427 Views

“We are blindsided, dismayed, and disappointed,” said Todd Cooper, the president of the Omaha World-Herald Guild, in a statement following Buffett’s $140 million

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Kevin Slimp: What do you know? I made The Washington Post

August 10, 2019August 10, 2019 kevin@kevinslimp.com 729 Views

Is bigger better? Gannett merger will test whether local news can be saved. The deal raises questions about what’s next

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Saline Courier: Hussman spews false claims that all newspapers are dying

July 8, 2019July 8, 2019 statenews 705 Views

Editorial by Kelly Freudensprung For example: Hussman has said repeatedly that his paper is losing money and that subscribers are

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Boston Globe: Now that’s a good story: news revival in Berkshires

June 2, 2019June 2, 2019 kevin@kevinslimp.com 740 Views

Five years later, the former district court judge is president and publisher of the Eagle, a once-great daily newspaper whose

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WBUR Boston: 50 Mass. Newspapers Will Reportedly Consolidate Into 18

May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 statenews 625 Views

The GateHouse newspaper chain will consolidate 50 Massachusetts publications into 18 next week, as the company mulls a possible merger

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KFAE: Stop The Presses! Newspapers Affect Us, Often In Ways We Don’t Realize

April 9, 2019April 9, 2019 statenews 657 Views 0 Comments

By SHANKAR VEDANTAM, RHAINA COHEN & TARA BOYLE This week on Hidden Brain, we explore this tension at the heart of journalism. And we’ll consider

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NY Post: Cost-cutting fund Alden Global wants to sell Digital First Media

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 kevin@kevinslimp.com 772 Views 0 Comments

By Josh Kosman, Keith J. Kelly and Carleton English Looks like slashing and burning has its limits in the newspaper business. The secretive hedge

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Europe: Newspapers Are Stockpiling Ink and Newsprint Against Brexit

January 17, 2019 statenews 712 Views 0 Comments

With the political chaos of Brexit filling their column inches, British newspapers are now having to ensure the country’s drive

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Al Cross: CNHI sale “good thing”

January 3, 2019January 3, 2019 statenews 1024 Views 0 Comments

CNHI sold to Retirement Systems of Alabama, its old owner; rural journalism institute director says that’s a good thing Community

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Kevin Slimp: New Year Predictions for Newspaper Industry
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Kevin Slimp: New Year Predictions for Newspaper Industry

January 6, 2021 statenews 0

As I write this column, vaccines are beginning to make their way to first responders, the New Year has begun,

Affinity Publisher: Could this be the layout software newspapers have been waiting for?
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Affinity Publisher: Could this be the layout software newspapers have been waiting for?

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Kevin Slimp: Why are some metros closing while other papers are growing?
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Kevin Slimp: Why are some metros closing while other papers are growing?

October 28, 2020 statenews 0
Joey Young: WHY NEWSPAPERS SHOULDN’T GET TOO CLOSE WITH INTERNET GIANTS
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Joey Young: WHY NEWSPAPERS SHOULDN’T GET TOO CLOSE WITH INTERNET GIANTS

October 21, 2020 statenews 0
Kevin Slimp: Generating Revenue in Times of Crisis
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Kevin Slimp: Generating Revenue in Times of Crisis

April 28, 2020 statenews 0
Opinion: Gannett isn’t fooling anybody anymore
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Opinion: Gannett isn’t fooling anybody anymore

April 8, 2020 statenews 0

Newspaper Market Watch

MarketWatch: How the death of your local newspaper could cost you money
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MarketWatch: How the death of your local newspaper could cost you money

July 26, 2018 statenews 0

A recent study from researchers at the University of Notre Dame and the University of Illinois found that the closure of local

Michigan Public Radio report: Newspapers struggling with a Trump tariff on newsprint
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Michigan Public Radio report: Newspapers struggling with a Trump tariff on newsprint

July 19, 2018 statenews 0
Washington Post: Trump’s trade war threatens the U.S. newspaper industry
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Washington Post: Trump’s trade war threatens the U.S. newspaper industry

June 23, 2018 statenews 0
Candidate who asked South Dakotans to “support their local newspapers” wins primary handily
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Candidate who asked South Dakotans to “support their local newspapers” wins primary handily

June 5, 2018 statenews 0
NPR: Tariffs On Canadian Newsprint Choke Already Troubled American Papers
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NPR: Tariffs On Canadian Newsprint Choke Already Troubled American Papers

April 20, 2018 statenews 0
CLAY FOSTER: Local news will be impacted by tariffs
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CLAY FOSTER: Local news will be impacted by tariffs

April 11, 2018 statenews 0

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