Black, White & Read All Over

August 26, 2005

It might have seemed like a straightforward business proposition, triggered by demographics - a new broadsheet targeted at the sizeable black community of east Gainesville, Florida. But when news got out that the New York Times was the parent company behind the Gainesville Guardian, accusations started flying that the Times was taking money out of the pockets black publishers. Bob talks to one critic, National Newspaper Publishers Association editor-in-chief George Curry. He also hears from the Guardian's publisher, Jim Doughton.


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