The sales of the Washington Post to Jeff Bezos and the Boston Globe to John Henry raise the question why people would want to own newspapers if they aren’t doing so for obvious financial gain.   There are clearly people who want to own papers for political purposes s…

U.S. newspapers are increasing their use of co-opetition practices, that is, cooperating with competitors to reduce costs, create synergies, or reduce risk in new markets. Such activities are permissible if they are not designed to create cartels or control prices for …

There is one upside to all the advertising disappearing from newspapers……Consumers can now really see what they are paying for. Opps, that’s a BIG downside. With the effects of economic downturn clearly hitting retailers everywhere, they have slashed their advertising …