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Transforming Information Companies

Today’s surprise announcement that the Washington Post Company is selling its flagship newspaper along with several other newspapers to Jeff Bezos is only part of a wider, ongoing story of transformation.  Earlier this year, the company took a sharp turn … Continue reading


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Sign of the Times: Thomson Sells Its Law School Publishing Business

In the mid-1990s, Thomson made the prescient decision to divest its sizable newspaper business, which was one of the foundations of its information business.  Thomson again seems to have made the right call with its recent divestiture of its law … Continue reading


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