Who bought The Las Vegas Review-Journal? The mystery continues as journalists at the newspaper try to discover who is behind a recently incorporated company, the News + Media Capital Group, that paid $140 million in the sale. (The New York Times, December 14, 2015, by Ravi Somaiya with contributions from Sydney Ember and Susan C. Beachy)
Concerns about the newspaper’s editorial independence surfaced as the new owners stopped the presses last week to alter a story about the sale and the new ownership. Workers at the paper are protesting the lack of transparency in the sale as a violation of journalistic ethics. (MetaFilter, December 14, 2015)
Esther Thorson of the Missouri School of Journalism thinks the sale makes no sense business-wise so the newspaper may have been acquired to convey political messages. There is speculation that conservatives intend to use it to sway voters in a swing state. (The Los Angeles Times, December 14, 2015, by Nigel Duara)