The naked city

Pat Purcell has helped keep Boston a two-newspaper town, and for that I have always appreciated him. But as the economics of newspapers get more difficult and he searches for new partners or a buyer, you can forget the fantasy that his old mentor, Rupert Murdoch, will somehow be there for him if push comes to shove. (Full article: 666 words)

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