GLG News by Newspaper Industry Experts

You cut and cut and before you know it there's no product to sell. Unlike a factory or other asset, there's no correlation between reducing cost and overhead and making a profit.

With unique users up 94% and total page views up only 45%, it's clear that wsj.com has found more ways to introduce non-subscribers to the frustrations of its site

Massive debt + no real plan + continued business decline = big trouble

Newspapers are failing on both fronts.  They are in a severe print advertising recession.  And online sales are slowing -- up  a mere 7% vs. industry-wide growth of 24%.  Falling revenues make reducing debt at Tribune more difficult and put dividends at risk at McClatchy, Gatehouse...

Amid falling ad revenues, is Sam Zell destroying the LA Times (and other Tribune papers) by cutting news pages, making newsroom decisions based on quantity not quality of reporting, facilitating the exits of his best staff and dumbing down his papers beyond recognition?

While not happening as quickly as with newspapers and magazines, books are not that far behind. Kindle and Sony's Reader will make electronic readership a lot easier

Smart move, will expose their brands to a younger audience not generally viewing their networks

Some of you may remember how you felt in the 1990s when Johnny Carson's last few shows were being aired.  I feel the same way with The Weather Channel. Competition for TWC has been pent up for years; having it owned by one of the four major TV networks is bound to unleash competition that...

In the end, third place in a less than a relevant race is not all that bad. Both katie Couric and CBS might be better served by separating.

Individual ideas from employees may help Tribune innovate in new and interesting ways.  But Sam Zell still needs to define a vision of what the company is -- and what it can be.