Local Broadcasters’ Quiet Consolidation
August 27, 2009
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You probably haven’t heard, but broadcasters are devising a new scheme that may undermine the news and information you receive on your local TV newscast. In an effort to cut costs, broadcasters want to merge their newsroom operations, including personnel, rather than compete against each other.
These plans, sometimes called “shared services” or “news sharing,” haven’t [...]
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