By Andrew Kersley
NPR-affiliated radio station WBEZ Chicago has agreed a deal to acquire city tabloid the Chicago Sun-Times.
The deal, expected to close on 31 January, will see the Sun-Times, once famous for its anti-corruption investigations, join WBEZ as a not-for-profit subsidiary of Chicago Public Media.
The Chicago Sun-Times will get its own non-profit board, filled with members of the Chicago Public Media team, as well as several independent members including Aretae Ortiz Wyler, chief operating officer of The Atlantic.
Both outlets will maintain their independent newsrooms, offices and editorial independence, and receive new executive editors, roles currently not present at either organisation – although they will share some content.
Source: WBEZ Chicago
Deal value: Undisclosed
Country: US
Status: Official
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