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In Internet Wealth Builder, he explains, "I have been involved in the newspaper industry for good portion of my career; so it has been with great dismay that I've watched the industry crumble over the last few years." For contrary investors, he looks to New York Times (NYSE: NYT) and Gannett (NYSE: GCI).

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The daily biscuits. With the June deadline for Steve Job's reappearance as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO coming on fast, speculation in the media has begun to build that Jobs will choose to retire. That would be a horrifically bad thing for Apple shareholders, who have done very well of late. Piqqem Sentiment on Apple is holding strong, so at least some people don't think Steve is bowing out.

Continue reading Doomsday Scenario: Steve Jobs retiring, NYT pay cuts, looming water fights

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I guess I'm a bit old school, but I like the idea of walking to my mailbox to get my newspaper. I even like the feel of the ink that bleeds onto my fingers, but I recognize that I'm a bit unique.

Too unique, actually, and that is a problem for the newspaper business.

Yesterday, we learned that the old Tribune Company, privately owned by billionaire Sam Zell, is filing for protection under bankruptcy law. The company is drowning in a sea of debt and trying frantically to sell assets in order to raise cash.

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The digital age has not been kind to the newspaper industry. Not too long ago owning a newspaper was a lucrative enterprise synonymous with large circulation numbers, huge profit margins, and historically high stock prices.<!--more-->The newspaper industry, the second oldest mass media enterprise in the United States with more than 3 centuries of existence, had no outside competition because its structure was practically a monopoly and its core business highly localized.

Appears to be at/near bottom of trading range / forming bottom of a base.  Right at 200-day moving average.  Dividend yield is around 3.8%.  And it's a great paper.  Share structure, control issues and long-term decline of newspaper circ are negatives.  That it is possibly America's best newspaper are positives.