Los Angeles Times
David Zucchino gets that quote from Philadelphia Inquirer veteran
Karen Heller.
National political writer
Dick Polman tells him: "It's like coming in every day to the world's longest funeral." Zucchino says Inquirer reporters and editors feel jilted and devalued after being put on the auction block. "There were fears that any new owner would impose cost cuts even more onerous than those demanded by Knight Ridder."
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Analyst says KR deal will squeeze McClatchy's profits for two years (P-D)