Murdoch purchases The Brooklyn Paper

The New York Observer reports that Rupert Murdoch has purchased The Brooklyn Paper, a newspaper chain that covers Brooklyn from Bay Ridge to Greenpoint.
Owner Ed Weintrob told The Observer that Murdoch was "the right man for the job."
From the story:

“I’ve told my staff in the past that people say all kinds of things about Rupert and his journalism, but you’re dealing with the last man standing who believes in newspapers,” he said in a telephone interview from his Brooklyn Heights apartment. “We know everything has evolved, and the Web site is a major component of what we do, but again, here’s a man who believes in newspapers. And I’ve always loved that, and the energy he’s poured into the business.”

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