Last year, owners of the Dayton Daily News sold it along with other media properties to a private equity firm. With support of @CommonCauseOhio, residents organized, raised awareness, fought back.https://ysnews.com/news/2019/08/dayton-media-and-democracy-event-journalists-oppose-cox-media-sale …
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To comply with cross-ownership regulations, the FCC agreed to the sale on the condition that the paper reduce publication to 3 days a week.https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/12/an-old-fcc-rule-is-being-used-to-justify-shrinking-the-dayton-daily-news-to-three-days-a-week/ …Show this thread -
Daytonians would not have it. Mayor @nanwhaley &@coppsm wrote an op-ed. Community members got together to explore their options.https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/01/02/facilitation-fcc-dayton-daily-news-shrink-column/2742642001/ …Show this thread -
Today, the paper was sold back to its original owners, who have committed to maintaining daily publication.https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/cox-enterprises-buys-back-ohio-newspapers-day-publication-continues/q4q4JbHSw0fMzS8dZRDF2H/ …Show this thread -
The fight to not just save, but strengthen and transform Dayton’s local news is far from over, but this is a win worth celebrating.
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Thanks for the news.
We moved away from Dayton a few years ago, but we still have connections there, and fond memories. We were long-time DDN subscribers. Dayton and the surrounding areas deserve locally sourced news.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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This is so freaking great
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