News-media roundup: E&P publisher says people with good ideas about preserving journalism need to work together - Entrepreneur Generations

Mike Blinder cites Benjamin Franklin's 1754 political cartoon.

Editor & Publisher Publisher Mike Blinder has an Independence-themed editorial suggesting that people who are trying to sustain local journalism need to learn the lesson of the American colonies and unite their efforts: "In the past 24 months, we have reported on over 10 separate national, non-profit associations that seek dollars from members and funders, all with good ideas but not working in concert. And within the same time period, we have reported on five separate initiatives to define what truth in journalism is and how we can help reassure our readers that they are getting only accurate and truthful information in an unbiased, even-handed, and impartial manner. Plus, as third-party data moves in new directions with a radical change in the programmatic world, how are we poised to sell our aggregated, critical inventory at its highest value? And meanwhile, we keep losing so many battles on state and national levels when it comes to advocating for necessary legislation to help us maintain a competitive business model. So why is our industry so hard to unite while others seem to have no trouble working together to advance their common interests?"

Lee Enterprises has sold three newspapers south of St. Louis to Greg Hoskins’ Better Newspapers: the Park Hills Daily Journal, the Fredericktown Democrat News and the Farmington Press and Advantage. Hoskins said he would return local autonomy to each paper and build a printing plant in Park Hills. Hoskins' company, based in Mascoutah, Ill., has 39 publications in Illinois and Missouri, six radio stations and a printing plant in Altamont, Ill.

Map shows the three towns involved. To enlarge, click on it.

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