Paradise lost: if you can't beat 'em, buy 'em. (sale of Virgin Island Daily News): An article from: American Journalism Review

by David Beard

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From the Gannett announced that it will sell Virgin Island Daily News after the newspaper won a Pulitzer Prize in 1995. The buyer, Jeffrey Prosser, is a businessman who owns many companies and is a majority shareholder in the local telephone company. Some contend that it is an attempt to buy power, and the newspaper may not be able to be objective when dealing with Prosser's businesses and other issues he is involved in.

Citation Details
Paradise if you can't beat 'em, buy 'em. (sale of Virgin Island Daily News)
David Beard
American Journalism Review (Refereed)
November 1, 1997
University of Maryland
v19 n9 p13(1)

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Published November 1, 1997