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    <title><![CDATA[Discussion on Future of newspapers: what does Warren Buffett know? ]]></title>
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        <title><![CDATA[Perhaps ...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Why would anyone take a gamble and invest into an industry which  ...1. Has reasonable revenues (though declining in some quarters) combined with strong community brands, valuable real estate and potential to build stronger online offerings.2. Has many who are prognosticating the death of the industry and the market generally treats this space as being distressed (i.e. cheap).3. The companies invested into, as far as I know - Media General, Lee Enterprises, Omaha World-Herald - all own significant printing assets and experience.4. Has the potential to exploit the printed electronics field (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printed_electronics) which is rapidly developing and is close to hitting the prime time. The growth of printing electronics can be expected to create new revenue streams for companies with significant printing assets and experience who both need to and are willing to adapt their business models.... I can't see a great deal of downsides compared to the potential upsides.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[swardley@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2012 10:04:40 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Perhaps...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[...but then he wouldn't be the media darling he currently is at the moment.  They're all pretty comfortable with the current slant.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[JohnMcGrew@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 13:45:34 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Makes Sense]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[However, he may be smart enough to have figured out that if the news (who, what, where, when, how and perhaps why) was reported without a slant (just the facts Ma'am), they could make a comeback and have some semblance of believeability!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[GregGold]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 12:20:21 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Makes sense, since he's a media darling now.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[For decades, the key to Buffett's success was that he only invested in businesses he thoroughly understood.  But in the last several years as he gets closer and closer to retirement, he's clearly diverged from that path as he's been investing in very complex and often convoluted industries (banking and insurance) that are diametrically opposed to the kinds of businesses he made is billions from.  He's become a media darling, especially since espousing what has come to be known as &quot;The Buffett Rule&quot;, where people like him (except actually himself) should be made to pay much higher taxes than they currently do.  He's on TV constantly now, and I'm afraid he's actually starting to believe the hype.So I really don't write too much into this.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[JohnMcGrew@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 11:19:46 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Washington Post]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[It's widely known that Warren Buffet is close friends and regular bridge partners with Katharine Graham, publisher of the Washington Post. Perhaps that investment is also sentimental.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 07:36:20 -0700</pubDate>
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