FT.com: Freesheet model could be first to fail
March 18th, 2009Posted by Laura Oliver in Editors' pick, Newspapers
Once seen as the enemy of the paid-for newspaper, freesheets are not ‘in the frontline trenches of this war’, says Trinity Mirror chief executive Sly Bailey.
Their ad-based model makes them particularly vulnerable, says this article, which looks at the plight of free newspapers in Europe.
Tags: chief executive, Europe, free newspapers, Freesheets, paid-for newspaper, Sly Bailey, Trinity Mirror
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