Metromix is a series of local sites based around newspapers – run by US newspaper/TV outfit Gannett, who publish 90 newspapers, including USA Today. Gannett is worth just under $14 billion, including debt, Tribune about a billion less.
Tribune owns a few dailies – including the LA Times.
So why is this interesting?
Well Gannett, through their local sites website, Metromix, seem to be cracking the transition from local offline newspapers to local online news, even attracting the 21 to 34 year olds.
Gannet are now embarking on a JV with Tribune to roll these sites out across the USA.
Check out the LA site – it is not Stuff or NZHerald….
Lance Wiggs 