What is the purpose of the Newspaper Preservation Act?
The act is intended to preserve independent newspaper editorial voices in local communities that are in danger of losing one or more of their newspapers. The legislation grants limited anti-trust exemption to competing newspapers, allowing them to merge business and production operations while maintaining separate and competing editorial operations. 8. How is the Cincinnati joint operating agreement structured? The Cincinnati Enquirer manages all of the business and production operations for its own editions and all editions of The Cincinnati Post and The Kentucky Post. The Enquirer is responsible for all of the business and production functions related to the printing and distribution of the newspapers, including advertising and subscription sales. Scripps and Gannett share in the profits of the Post and Enquirer newspapers. The Cincinnati joint operating agreement was signed on Sept. 23, 1977, after Scripps declared that the Post newspapers were in danger of financial failure. The ag