Boston Globe
Members of the Newspaper Guild of Greater Philadelphia on Thursday authorized union leaders to
call a strike if necessary. "The sentiment of local ownership is noble, but the economics are still brutal," says former Mercury News publisher
Jay Harris. "The good news is the desire to have strong local papers committed to local service. But the industry is still thrashing around, looking for a sustainable long-range model."
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Tom Rosenstiel:
"There are plenty of examples of city newspapers that were locally and privately owned that were horrible and [in which] chain ownership probably raised the minimum level of quality."
(CSM)
