Short-Run Decisions Threaten Papers' Long-Run Viability

This commentary argues that managerial short-run decisions from 1985 to 2004 contributed greatly to the current crisis. The history of newspaper companies' adaptation to technological change suggests strategies for innovative management in the current news environment.

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