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Who would wrangle over a newspaper?

A bidding war for a newspaper? In 2008? Wonder how Newsday bidders Rupert Murdoch , the Dolan family and Mort Zuckerman missed all those reports about how tomorrow's newspapers are as worthless as last week's ...

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May 2, 2008
 
The changes Murdoch already has made to the Wall Street Journal to make it a more complete newspaper has resulted in its being one of only two major papers in the nation to be increasing in circulation and revenues. Let's face it: Having worked in the field for many years, I can attest that newspaper people are some of the most hide-bound of people in any industry and remarkably resistant to any suggestions for being responsible to the readership...such as leaving their liberal biases out of the news columns. The NY Times and LA Times will not learn this until the last person leaving turns out the mercury-poisoned light bulb.
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May 5, 2008
 
Yeah I'd let a guy advise me on a $750 million purchase who was smart enough to drive Tribune stock from $55 to the mid $20s.....
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