Ken Doctor Admits 'Soon' Would Have Been a Better Tronc-Gannett Descriptor

Politico Media's resident Tronc expert has an update on the status of negotiations with Gannett.

We were actively wondering this week about the status of the ongoing Tronc-Gannett negotiations, in the wake of Ken Doctor’s Politico Media report that the acquisition deal could be announced as early as Monday Oct. 3. Late Friday afternoon, Doctor provided us with the answer:

Given the always-to-be-expected unexpected delays in getting a deal done, “soon” would have been a better choice of words [than “imminent”]. “Soon” is still the best word, but now, we can attach a few specific considerations to the timing.

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