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The Journalism Biz Follow Up

Posted 21 May 2008 | By Drew Geraets | Categories: Business Models, Journalism, Minnesota, Non-Profit | No Comments

Bob Collins of Minnesota Public Radio had an interesting blog post yesterday in advance of the National Conference for Media Reform being held in the Twin Cities.
Collins interviewed Josh Silver, executive director and co-founder of Free Press. Silver seems to share some similar thoughts I recently blogged about.
Newspaper profits are going down, but there [...]

Rise From Newspaper Ashes

Posted 15 May 2008 | By Drew Geraets | Categories: Business Models, Journalism, Minnesota, Non-Profit | 1 Comment

Metro daily newspapers like the Minneapolis Star-Tribune (Strib) might consider taking a day off from the news and try printing some cash. Avista Capital Partners, a private equity company that owns the Strib, recently wrote down its investment in the paper by 75 percent. Now, the Strib is looking to trim its budget by $20 [...]