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Article: Gannett: USA Today's tomorrow. (John Curley confronts Allen Neuharth's legacy) (Business)
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- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- November 25, 1989
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Gannett USA Today's tomorrow
JOHN CURLEY, the newish chairman of Gannett, has a hard act to follow. For the past two decades his flamboyant predecessor, Mr Allen Neuharth, has been the most visionary newspaper publisher in America. He turned Gannett, an obscure chain of small-town newspapers, into a media giant by buying up dozens of local newspapers and moving the company into TV, radio and hoardings. He also launched USA Today, a national newspaper that has revolutionised much of American print journalism with its bold colours and short, snappy stories.
Known for his practical jokes, expensive tastes and self-promotion, the 65-year-old Mr Neuharth ...
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