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Newspapers: Committing Heresy or Making Smart Business Moves?
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

The New York Times reported yesterday that the The Los Angeles Times has made plans to transfer control of its monthly magazine from its newsroom to its business operations and replace their magazine’s entire editorial staff. And, this past month, the Chicago Tribune joined other major newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and USA Today in selling front page advertising. Will this shift jeopardize journalistic integrity? Or, are these smart business moves that will help keep newspapers afloat?

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One Response to “Newspapers: Committing Heresy or Making Smart Business Moves?”

  1. [...] ChamberPost wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThe New York Times reported yesterday that the The Los Angeles Times has made plans to transfer control of its monthly magazine from its newsroom to its business operations and replace their magazine’s entire editorial staff. … [...]

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