美国纸媒遇困境：华盛顿邮报易主 波士顿环球报甩卖
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span> <span word="Globe">Globe</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="prestigious">prestigious</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fraction">fraction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> $1.1<span word="bn">bn</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1993 <span word="but">but</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> $70<span word="m">m</span>.</p><p>美国最知名报刊之一《波士顿环球报》被低价出售，仅为20年前收购价的零头。1993年，《纽约时报》花费11亿美元收购《波士顿环球报》，但现在却以7000万美元低价售出。</p><p><span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Globe">Globe</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slump">slump</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="advertising">advertising</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="circulation">circulation</span> <span word="declining">declining</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="buyer">buyer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="W">W</span> <span word="Henry">Henry</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Sox">Sox</span> <span word="baseball">baseball</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Liverpool">Liverpool</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Club">Club</span>.</p><p>同许多美国报刊一样，随着纸媒流通性下降，广告收入陷入低谷，《波士顿环球报》大受冲击。收购者名叫约翰·亨利，他同时还是波士顿红袜棒球队和利物浦足球俱乐部的主要拥有者。</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Globe">Globe</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="praised">praised</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="journalistic">journalistic</span> <span word="pedigree">pedigree</span>: "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span> <span word="Globe">Globe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="award">award</span>-<span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="journalism">journalism</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="excellence">excellence</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="respected">respected</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>."</p><p>《波士顿环球报》发布声明，亨利先生赞扬这家报纸有传统资讯业界的血统：“《波士顿环球报》发表过的高水准资讯稿、悠久的办报历史和一贯追求完美的作风，成就了这一全国闻名、倍受尊重的媒体公司。”</p>
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