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Journalism as advertising

By: Larry Ribstein

October 19, 2010

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Larry Ribstein, Journalism as advertising, Truth on the Market (October 19, 2010), https://truthonthemarket.com/2010/10/19/journalism-as-advertising/

This NYT article about management problems at the Tribune came with the following ad: “The finest journalism in Chicago? The New York Times, as low as $3.70 a week.”

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Larry E. Ribstein (1946-2011) was the Mildred Van Voorhis Jones Chair, associate dean for research, and co-director of the Illinois Business Law and Policy Program at the University of Illinois.

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