Who owns the st. petersburg times newspaper

Some of the differences: If our owner demanded profits be twice as high as they are, it would inevitably cut into our ability to hire enough people and buy enough newsprint to really tell you what is going on in our communities.

We run a nicely profitable business so we can be an excellent newspaper; all too many companies print newspapers so they can make a lot of money. The price of our paper is low. We keep it that way so all citizens can be informed, not just the well-to-do. We believe our democracy depends on informed citizens.

We give away money to local charities. We support political debates. We support dozens of scholarships annually. We believe it is our duty and privilege as citizens to do so. This newspaper serves its readers, its advertisers and its staff, and it does so in that order.

Readers come first. Several newspapers in America have recently allowed business interests or advertiser pressure to interfere with this bond between a paper and its readers. We will never do that. Journalism sometimes requires hard acts. That is why reporters can never really be friends with the people they cover.

For the whole newspaper, too, journalism sometimes requires that we anger the advertisers who pay our bills, damaging our own business in the short term, so we can serve our readers in the long term. Poynter set it up so one person would have the command, not a committee, because he believed a committee might not make the necessary tough decisions. I was picked by Patterson, my predecessor, and in turn have named Paul Tash as my deputy and successor when the time comes.

He certainly believed in this newspaper but did not foresee how large it would become. He saw the challenge of television, indeed tried unsuccessfully to own a local station, and the paper has prospered through that challenge posed by broadcasting. He did not foresee electronic publishing but would certainly have encouraged our efforts to be a part of this new way of reaching readers.

Banks have come and gone. His newspaper, and the school he created to own it, remain. Here are the people, places and things that had a big impact on the media this week. Plus, why inflation can be good, road salt is more expensive and plow drivers are hard to find, a look at what's getting pageviews, and more. Times executives declined to speculate about how long the market can support two newspapers. A company memo said there would be more layoffs, but a spokesman for Media General said the company doesn't plan to close the Tribune.

Petersburg Times, but operates independently. Things are getting much busier this time of year in Florida, and the lack of workers in many industries creates further complications. What are the best strategies for consumers and business owners?

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