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On Tuesday, GateHouse Media's $1.4-billion purchase of the Gannett Co. will be complete, turning the two largest U.S. newspaper owners into one single entity, whose holdings include the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, MetroWest Daily News, the Milford Daily News, Worcester Magazine and USA Today.

Is the consolidation in the newspaper industry good for journalism?
Yes, it ensures these organizations will be financially strong. (3%, 4 VOTES)
Yes, it brings stability to an industry in turmoil since the start of the digital age. (5%, 7 VOTES)
No, corporate consolidation eliminates individual identities from newspapers. (62%, 95 VOTES)
No, the resulting layoffs leave less journalists to cover the news. (31%, 48 VOTES)
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On Tuesday, GateHouse Media's $1.4-billion purchase of the Gannett Co. will be complete, turning the two largest U.S. newspaper owners into one single entity, whose holdings include the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, MetroWest Daily News, the Milford Daily News, Worcester Magazine and USA Today.

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3 Comments

  • November 19, 2019
    Newspaper? What is this? Does anyone still read newspapers? Anyways, if you're talking about digital news or other media, the question changes to just a little bit. The question would be "where are the news?" Actually, a better question is "where is journalism?" Today, as incompetent profit seeking executives focus on content, any content, mostly trash, to make a buck, journalism and news do no exist. That is why no one believes the media or even pay attention to it. The future of today's media, digital or otherwise, will be the same as the one of the newspapers—certain doom. The demise of the newspapers was not caused by the digital media. It was caused by the death of journalism and the absence of real news reporting.
  • November 19, 2019
    The best thing for newspapers and the readers would be to return to true journalism and stop the political bias and opinion.
  • November 19, 2019
    While not dismissing the economics staying viable in the marketplace, consolidation of this scale is not good for journalism. Journalism is supposed to be free of outside influences that could jeopardize the integrity of work and should allow for the exploration of facts on both the national and local level. Consider further, the implications that such a large media conglomerate now holds over the information that we may - or may not have available to us. Bigger is not always better.