Lacy, S., Coulson, D.C., & Martin, H.J. (2004). Ownership and Barriers to Entry in Non-metropolitan Daily Newspaper Markets. Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, 81(2), 327-342. Abstract This expiratory study examines the relationship between private ownership of dailies and the number of weekly newspapers and weekly penetration in non-metropolitan counties. These data indicate private ownership is associated with fewer weeklies in a county, a result consistent with economic theory that suggests private dailies may create barriers to entry for biweeklies through nonaggressive pricing strategies and investment in newsroom quality.
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