When David Black acquired the Akron Beacon Journal for $165 million in 2006, it seemed like a big win for the Canadian newspaper mogul who several years before had bought the Honolulu Star-Bulletin – and who would buy The Honolulu Advertiser and merge the two Honolulu papers in 2010. Black was coming off failed bids … Continue reading Mississippi Publisher Looks To Buy Struggling Star-Advertiser And Other Hawaii Papers