Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Murdoch Buys 'Brooklyn Paper' -- Only One Independent Brooklyn Chain Left

The Observer reports that The Brooklyn Paper has been purchased by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, which operate the New York Post, Fox News, Dow Jones (publishers of the Wall Street Journal) and many other news outlets.

Brooklyn Paper editor Gersh Kuntzman and publisher Celia Weintrob confirmed the news.

Of the big independents in Brooklyn, only the Brooklyn Eagle chain is left -- a fact mentioned on their website Tuesday.

Go to McBrooklyn's HOME PAGE.

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