Buffett's firm buys Greensboro, NC, newspaper

The Greensboro newspaper will be the 28th daily newspaper Berkshire has bought. It is also 30 miles away from the Winston-Salem Journal that Berkshire acquired in the Media General deal.

Doctor said the proximity of Greensboro to several of Berkshire's other newspapers suggests that Buffett's company might be trying to cluster together its newspapers, so they can share some resources.

Buffett has told Berkshire's newspaper publishers that he won't influence their editorial policies, and he isn't routinely involved in the day-to-day operations of other subsidiaries. But Buffett think newspapers should charge for online access to their stories, and several of Berkshire's newspapers have online pay walls.

Berkshire's subsidiaries include Geico and General Reinsurance, BNSF railroad, MidAmerican Energy utility, Fruit of the Loom, Nebraska Furniture Mart, Dairy Queen and many others.

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