Large media companies aren't the best at owning newspapers, especially in small communities. One of the reasons my company, FP Newspapers, has been a success is that we're managers of the company. We have a few community newspapers, we have a couple of daily newspapers, we care about our communities, and we live in our communities. If something happens to the newspaper that affects the community, it probably affects my life too, so we understand it very well.
I can't make excuses, nor can I speak for any large company in the decisions they make, but they usually make decisions based on how much money they can make, whether they're making enough money, and that sort of thing.
That isn't the basis for all the decisions that are made. People like Roger Holmes, who bought the newspapers yesterday in Saskatchewan, care about communities—