local newspapers
Local newspapers' crisis: a story of hyperlocal success - The Guardian (blog)
 The Guardian (blog) | Local newspapers' crisis: a story of hyperlocal success The Guardian (blog) It also has small-scale local political issues while being at the heart of larger regional concerns... In short, it is ideal for hyperlocal news coverage. It also helps, I might add, that I have lived with my family in Filton for 15 years. |
Warren Buffett finds value in local newspapers - The Australian
 The Guardian | Warren Buffett finds value in local newspapers The Australian The announcement of the new financing and the sale of the papers caused Media General shares to jump 37 per cent to $4.30. The deal comes less than two weeks after Mr Buffett told Berkshire shareholders that local newspapers still provide a valuable ... Warren Buffet bets on Local Newspapers, Buys most Media General Properties Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway buys 63 local newspapers Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway buys Media General newspaper group |
City Lights: On the road, local news still looks familiar - Billings Gazette
City Lights: On the road, local news still looks familiar Billings Gazette So I read the local news and the letters to the editor and even ridiculous stories like the one about old people — which is to say, people my age — who are having surgery performed on their vocal cords so they don't sound like old people. |
Local Newspaper Week 2012 - Glamorgan Gem
 Glamorgan Gem | Local Newspaper Week 2012 Glamorgan Gem By Sir Ray Tindle This is Local Newspaper Week, which gives us an opportunity to thank you, our readers and advertisers, for your support. We do our best to repay it through our columns each week. Tell us of forthcoming events we may not have covered. |
Warren Watch: Investing in papers - Omaha World-Herald
Warren Watch: Investing in papers Omaha World-Herald “They look at the big papers as the canary in the coal mine for the industry. Nothing could be further from the truth. “The community newspapers are much more common. They're stable. They're weathering the storm. They're going to come through it ... |
Can local newspapers survive in the internet age? - BBC News
 BBC News | Can local newspapers survive in the internet age? BBC News They pride themselves at being at the heart of their communities but the figures show that fewer and fewer of us are buying local newspapers. Circulation has dropped by a quarter in the last five years and that fall shows no sign of stopping. |
More ways to meet council - Northampton Chronicle & Echo
 Northampton Chronicle & Echo | More ways to meet council Northampton Chronicle & Echo When I first started covering council in Northampton in the mid-90s, nobody had a mobile phone and the local government scribe would expect to turn up and sit there while – very often – your stories and the paper in general would be pulled apart or ... |
Local newspapers' crisis: how managements have tried to cope - The Guardian (blog)
 The Guardian (blog) | Local newspapers' crisis: how managements have tried to cope The Guardian (blog) Today's extract from What do we mean by local?* is taken from a chapter by Agnes Gulyas, a media lecturer at Canterbury Christ Church university. In company with most analysts, she sees the crisis of local newspapers as a revenue problem rather than a ... |
Affiliate of Philadelphia private equity firm buys 4 newspapers in Ohio ... - Chicago Tribune
Affiliate of Philadelphia private equity firm buys 4 newspapers in Ohio ... Chicago Tribune Versa Capital Management also owns newspaper chain Ohio Community Media. That group includes 14 daily newspapers and 30 weekly papers in northern and western Ohio. Freedom operates 100 publications, including 24 daily newspapers. |
Churchgoers urged to pray for local newspapers - HoldTheFrontPage.co.uk
Churchgoers urged to pray for local newspapers HoldTheFrontPage.co.uk by Sarah Bould, last updated on May 18, 2012 People are being asked to pray for local newspapers this weekend as part of a national day of prayer for the media. The Church Media Network, which aims to bridge the gap between media and the Christian ... |
Can local newspapers survive?
Fewer people are buying local newspapers so can they survive in the internet age and do they need extra help and subsidies from the government? Read more
Local newspapers' crisis: a story of hyperlocal success
Today's extract from What do we mean by local? * is by Richard Coulter , a former assistant editor at the Bristol Evening Post . He left the Northcliffe Media title in July 2011 to launch a magazine, filtonvoice, which is an attempt to publish community journalism - in print... When I left the Post I was not totally sure what I was going to do, but I was certain that new models for sustainable ... Read more
Local newspapers' crisis: is hyperlocal journalism the answer?
Many apologies for the hiatus in my serialisation of What do we mean by local? * I am pleased to return with an extract from a chapter by David Baines , a lecturer at Newcastle university. Hyperlocal journalism is the rage, with all manner of experiments having been tried both by individuals and traditional, commercial media. Baines, who asks searching questions about big media's move into this ... Read more
Billionaire Warren Buffett buys Media General newspapers
"Keepers"-- that’s what business tycoon Warren Buffet calls the 63 local newspapers he just bought for $ 142 million from WRBL’s parent company, Media General. Read more
Buffett buys US local newspaper group
Media company owns 63 local newspapers across south-east US and is Buffett's second print news purchase in a year Warren Buffett, the world's most famous investor, has made a big bet on small newspapers. The billionaire investor has bought Media General, owner of 63 local US newspapers covering markets across Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. Buffet's BH Media, part of his ... Read more
What Warren Buffett sees in local newspapers
On Thursday, Warren Buffett announced he will spend $142 million to purchase 63 local and regional newspapers from the Richmond, Virginia-based Media General chain—and the Berkshire Hathaway chairman says he’s ready to buy more. Read more
Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway buys 63 local newspapers
NEW YORK, May 17 (UPI) -- Media General said Thursday it has agreed to sell 63 regional newspapers to U.S. investor group Berkshire Hathaway for $142 million. Read more
Buffett in newspaper investment
Berkshire Hathaway, the holding company of legendary investor Warren Buffett, invests in 63 local newspapers in the south-eastern US. Read more
MPs discuss local newspapers in wake of Johnston Press cuts
Louise Mensch MP says local newspapers perform "an irreplaceable function in our democracy" in parliamentary debate Read more
Berkshire Hathaway acquires another newspaper publisher
Richmond, Va.—Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary BH Media Group has agreed to acquire all local newspapers owned by Media General with the exception of the Tampa Group. Read more
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