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191-year-old Toledo Blade newspaper faces closure without buyer

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The Blade, a 191-year-old newspaper based in Toledo, Ohio, is facing closure by the end of the year unless a buyer is found. Owners cited unsustainable financial losses as the reason for the potential shutdown. This follows a similar situation with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, which was eventually purchased by a nonprofit organization. AI

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191-year-old Toledo Blade newspaper faces closure without buyer

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Kate Brumback, The Associated Press ·

    191-year-old Ohio newspaper says it will shut down by year’s end without a buyer

    The Toledo Blade's owner made an identical threat about a Pittsburgh paper in January — then sold it instead two weeks before its deadline.

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