Related. Warren Buffet, who owns the BN is hiring a company to manage 30 of the newspapers he owns.
Warren Buffett Chooses New Path for Newspapers After Lamenting Decline
Interestingly, Warren is not subcontracting the management of the BN. That indicates to me that the BN situation is better in comparison to other newspapers. That indicates Warren's confidence in BN management, and Warren Buffett is no idiot.