10 Predictions for the News Industry, 2008 |
| Published: January 3, 2008, 1:02 pm |
| Tags: daily newspaper companies, dean singleton, gavin newsom, kevin martin, naa, phil bronstein, sam zell, san francisco bay guardian, san francisco chronicle, yahoo consortium |
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My crystal ball's a bit hazy, with images of Sam Zell, Rupert Murdoch, Kevin Martin and revolving doors all swirling about. But, if these things actually happen (as they like to say on "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me,"), I'll opine on them: 1. Sam Zell and Dean Singleton form a domestic (business) partnership, offering a twist on Zell's "grave digger" business philosophy. Singleton partners up but assigns 47% of what comes to be known as the "living dead initiative" to Hearst and 56% to unnamed partners. NPR uses its Joan Kroc investigative reporting fund to hire forensic accountants to track the partnership's financing. 2. Rupert Murdoch offers Zell and Singleton their own Fox reality show. 3. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom offers to include the losing-more-than-a-million-dollars-a-week San Francisco Chronicle in city's new acclaimed homeless program. "Tough love" is what the Chron needs, he tells an approving crowd. 4. The San Francisco Bay [ Full article ] |
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