[Nieman]
Newsonomics: The GateHouse/Gannett newspaper megamerger could be announced
as soon as tomorrow morning
The merger of the United States' No. 1 and No. 2 newspaper chains will
likely spark a new wave of consolidation among its smaller competitors.
But will the potential cost savings be eaten up by debt payments to
financiers?
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rest:
https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/08/newsonomics-the-gatehouse-gannett-newspaper-megamerger-could-be-announced-as-soon-as-tomorrow-morning/
on the one hand, more consolidation, more layoffs, fewer voices.
On the other, this might be the only way to keep _anything_
still functioning...
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