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A few years ago when the Philadelphia Daily News and Inquirer were both dying, a group led by a kinda-sorta conservative bought them, saving them from certain bankruptcy. But rather than being grateful to keep working, the staff went public with stuff like "they better not try to make us slant the news to the right!" Preferring ideological leftist purity to jobs, they forced him to sign something that said he would have no editorial input so they could go on being dedicated marxists. Both papers are now broke. So the strategy of buying a dieing paper and allowing the lefty staff to run it as it had before is proven to be a sure loser.

I submit that the Newsweek staff would certainly do the same thing, reacting with horror at the prospect of a news organization having to report anything... gasp! ... conservative. I would hope anyone who buys them says "buzz off, I'm not signing anything. In fact, go find another job. I bought it for the brand, not the staff of leftist jerks that ruined it in the first place."

“I submit that the Newsweek staff would certainly do the same thing, reacting with horror at the prospect of a news organization having to report anything... gasp! ... conservative. I would hope anyone who buys them says “buzz off, I’m not signing anything. In fact, go find another job. I bought it for the brand, not the staff of leftist jerks that ruined it in the first place.”

You are absolutely correct. If any conservative buys Newsweak, the NY Slimes, Compost or any dying fishwrap or magazine, the new owner/s should fire everyone the day they take over the dying organization.

I submit that the Newsweek staff would certainly do the same thing, reacting with horror at the prospect of a news organization having to report anything... gasp! ... conservative. I would hope anyone who buys them says "buzz off, I'm not signing anything. In fact, go find another job. I bought it for the brand, not the staff of leftist jerks that ruined it in the first place."

My feelings exactly. IMO, the deal killer is this quote: Post Co. indicated in the summary sent to potential buyers that the company would assume all long-term employee-related liabilities, including pension and retirement obligations, as of the sale date.

No, fire everybody with the option to rehire those you want (probably no reporters) then fill the ranks with your own people. That's why you buy the outfit in the first place.