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Media heavyweights gather in Turin to discuss the newspaper's future
Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon and publisher of the Washington Post, speaks at the Future of Newspapers conference in Turin, Italy, on June 21. (Photo by Ken Moriyasu)
KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei deputy editor
TURIN, Italy -- There was a time when printing a newspaper was a lucrative business. Large media organizations would invest in huge printing facilities and open overseas bureaus, making it difficult for newcomers without capital to compete. Those days are long gone.