美國紙媒遇困境：華盛頓郵報易主 波士頓環球報甩賣

The Boston Globe, one of the most prestigious US newspapers, is being sold for a fraction of what it was worth 20 years ago. The New York Times company bought it for $1.1bn in 1993 but has now agreed to sell it for $70m.
美國最知名報刊之一《波士頓環球報》被低價出售，僅爲20年前收購價的零頭。1993年，《紐約時報》花費11億美元收購《波士頓環球報》，但現在卻以7000萬美元低價售出。

Like many US newspapers, the Globe has been hit by a slump in advertising revenue with circulation declining. The buyer is John W Henry, the main owner of the Boston Red Sox baseball team and Liverpool Football Club.
同許多美國報刊一樣，隨着紙媒流通性下降，廣告收入陷入低谷，《波士頓環球報》大受衝擊。收購者名叫約翰·亨利，他同時還是波士頓紅襪棒球隊和利物浦足球俱樂部的主要擁有者。

In a statement in the Globe, Mr Henry praised the paper's journalistic pedigree: "The Boston Globe's award-winning journalism as well as its rich history and tradition of excellence have established it as one of the most well-respected media companies in the country."
《波士頓環球報》發佈聲明，亨利先生讚揚這家報紙有傳統新聞業界的血統：“《波士頓環球報》發表過的高水準新聞稿、悠久的辦報歷史和一貫追求完美的作風，成就了這一全國聞名、倍受尊重的媒體公司。”

Chief Executive Jeff Bezos is buying the Washington Post Co.'s flagship newspaper and some related publishing assets for $250 million.
亞馬遜首席執行官傑夫·貝索斯也以2.5億美元收購了《華盛頓郵報》旗艦報刊和其他相關出版機構。

The press release makes the explicit point up high that the buyer is an entity belonging to Bezos, not Amazon. The deal doesn’t include several properties, such as , Foreign Policy magazine, and Kaplan, among others.
新聞媒體清楚說明，收購者是貝索斯個人而非亞馬遜公司。這次收購併未包括網站、《外交政策》雜誌和《卡普蘭》等項目。

In a letter to Post employees published on that newspaper’s website, Bezos says he understands that the deal “with a degree of apprehension” and that he had no plans to lead the paper’s daily operations.
貝索斯向《華盛頓郵報》職員寫了一封信，發佈在這家報紙的網站上。他表示理解大家對這次收購“心懷一絲憂慮”，還表示他不準備領導管理報紙日常運作。