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“Allbritton Communications cannot be applauded for trying when quite simply they didn’t try,” writes Journal Register CEO John Paton. “It hit some bumps in the road and then they simply stopped because they never understood what they were ‘backing’ and it was costing money.” PLUS: Poynter’s Rick Edmonds responds to Paton’s criticism of his column about TBD.
> Paton discusses Journal Register’s video news strategy with Beet.TV
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