http://www.freepress.net/taxonomy/term/391 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.freepress.net/node/38945 <p>Once it was a matter of faith in the newspaper industry that family-controlled companies like the New York Times and Virginia's Media General didn't have to fear hostile takeovers. After all, they had two classes of stock.</p> <p><a href="http://www.freepress.net/node/38945">read more</a></p> Stop Big Media Media Consolidation hedge funds media consolidation New York Times private equity Quality Journalism Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:58:08 -0700 Stevie Converse 38945 at http://www.freepress.net http://www.freepress.net/node/37683 <p>It seemed too easy. Two months ago, a pair of little-known hedge funds informed the New York Times that they were mounting a campaign to elect four directors to the company's board. Monday, the nation's most powerful newspaper publisher capitulated and agreed to support two of the insurgent nominees at its annual meeting next month.</p> <p><a href="http://www.freepress.net/node/37683">read more</a></p> hedge funds journalism New York Times Quality Journalism Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:54:03 -0700 Holiday Shapiro 37683 at http://www.freepress.net