Murdoch for another freebie
According to Free-daily.com Rupert Murdoch could soon be the owner of another free daily. The ex-Australian ia about to close a deal on Newsday from the Tribune Company. Free New York daily amNewYork would be part of the deal.
The free daily was launched in 2003 and ‘piggybacks’ on the Newsday operation according to Free-daily.com. A spokesman from the company itself prefers ’synergy’ of course.
In London Murdoch’s company News International owns thelondonpaper while the publisher also operates two free dailies in Australia. In New York Murdoch’s ‘flagship’ is the money-losing New York Post.