What Is The Boston Globe Worth?

There might be some buyers interested in saving the Boston Globe, but how much will they have to shell out? David Carr of The New York Times, who asked industry experts to weigh in on the issue, raises an interesting point: the New York Times Co., which owns the Globe, may have to pay someone to take the Boston paper off its hands.

The Times Co. paid $1.1 billion for the Globe in 1993, but now the paper is set to lose about $85 million this year.

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