Minneapolis Star Tribune
That's what staffers at the St. Paul paper are asking about the MediaNews CEO. "Is [
Dean Singleton] truly interested in taking something that's a good business and making it better, or does he have some other intention?" asks business reporter
Scott Carlson. "It's obvious he has a reputation for buying properties then slashing, but I just don't know if he's still doing that today or what his business model is."
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It's not surprising that McClatchy would turn first to companies such as MediaNews that already expressed interest in the whole chain, says banker.
(Philadelphia Inquirer)