Luther Jackson
Luther Jackson
people quo status
The status quo is dead. And that's why people are so nervous.
anxiety bit created quite
I think it's created quite a bit of anxiety.
bought clearly game holding knight newspapers pattern sell since until waiting
That's what we've been working on since Dec. 22, and clearly we're very much in the game at this point. Once Knight Ridder said they weren't going to sell the newspapers piecemeal, we were in a holding pattern waiting until someone bought the whole thing.
final hurdle hurdles major
It's not a final decision. Those hurdles are pretty high. And the antitrust hurdle would be a major one.
bad news newspaper
Today's announcement... is bad news for newspaper workers, readers, advertisers and for our communities.
community concerns contracts excellent good journalism members strong treated union whether
We have concerns about the way our members would be treated and whether contracts would be honored. I think there is a strong correlation between a good union contract and excellent journalism and community service.
given people talk
We haven't given up yet. All the people we talk to in these communities want more news, not less.
area delivering entity good less news poses whenever
Whenever you have one entity that is controlling news over that big of an area it poses concerns. I don't see where, in the long run, delivering less news is going to be good for readers, the community, or the industry.