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1. Exit
2. Sold or Be Taken Over
3. Cut, cut, cut until the Cash Cow bleeds to death
4. Re-Invent the Business by focusing on ‘profit
audiences’
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Paper will stay. It will NEVER die,
but the Business Model and Content Proposition has
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'He died a while ago. He remained for so long a walking human shell.'
Michael Jackson Died Twenty Years Ago
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What do people want What do people want from a newspapers in from a newspapers in
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IN AN AGE OF SCRAPPY IN AN AGE OF SCRAPPY MESSAGES AND MESSAGES AND INFORMATION INFORMATION
SATURATION – THEY SATURATION – THEY WANT EDITORIAL WANT EDITORIAL
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IT’S ABOUTIT’S ABOUT EDITORSEDITORS
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FROM JOURNALIST TO FROM JOURNALIST TO JOURNJOURNANALYSTANALYST
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SHOULD NEWSPAPER BE SHOULD NEWSPAPER BE IN THE IN THE BREAKING NEWS BREAKING NEWS
BUSINESS?BUSINESS?
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NO MORE NO MORE PAPER OF PAPER OF RECORD RECORD OF DAY BEFORE OF DAY BEFORE OR 'ALL NEWS THAT'S FIT OR 'ALL NEWS THAT'S FIT
TO PRINT'TO PRINT'
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WE HAVE TO KILL THEWE HAVE TO KILL THE MULTI-SECTION MULTI-SECTION
AMERICAN NEWSPAPER AMERICAN NEWSPAPER MODELMODEL
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FROM 100 % FORMULAFROM 100 % FORMULATOTO
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FROM NEWSPAPERS FROM NEWSPAPERS TO NEWSTO NEWSZINESZINES
DAILY NEWS MAGAZINESDAILY NEWS MAGAZINES
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LESS YESTERDAY,LESS YESTERDAY, MORE TODAY & MORE TODAY &
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THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE TO OUR INDUSTRY IS CREATING
THE NEW NARRATIVES OF THE DIGITAL WORLD
COMPELLING NEW GRAMMARS AND
UNIQUE JOURNALISM ALWAYS SELLS
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3 CASE STUDIES 1 FROM A DEVELOPING
NATION2 FROM MATURE
HIGHLY COMPETITIVE MARKETS
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CORREIO*
•FOCUS ON WHAT ABC1 AUDIENCES NEED
•BERLINER, 32 PAGES, FULL COLOUR, ACCORDION
•4 SECTIONS:
• 24 HORAS (QUICK READ)
• MAIS (IN DEPTH REPORTS)
• VIDA (LIFESTYLE)
• ESPORTE (SPORTS)
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20082009
TURNAROUNDRESULTS IN 1 YEAR. LOSSES CUT IN HALF
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LIBERATION
•RELAUNCHED SEPTEMBER 2009
•GRAPHIC REDESIGN THAT LEAD TO CONTENT CHANGES
•LAUNCHED A PAID PREVIEW PDF VERSION ON WEB
•WORKING CURRENTLY ON NEW NEWSROOM WORKFLOW
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RESULTS:Liberation m-o-m UP
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•CIRCULATION UP OVER 12% (INITIAL OBJECTIVE: 5% INCREASE)
•DESPITE FINANCIAL CRISIS EXPECT BREAK-EVEN IN 2010, FROM A 7 MILLION € LOSS IN 2007
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•POST INTERNET NEWSPAPER
•MICRO-TABLOID
•56 FULL COLOR PAGE, STAPLED
•STORIES, STORIES, STORIES
•THE i-POD NEWSPAPER
BEST EUROPEAN NEWSPAPER 2009
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A 9-PAGE COVER STORY DONE ON DEADLINE BY 7
JOURANALYSTS
WITH THE HARD NEWS AND FACTS
THE OPINION OF THE EXPERTS
ALL THE NUMBERS AND CHARTS
GRAPHICALY RATED (LEFT TO RIGHT)
AND EXPLAINING HOW THIS WILL AFFECT YOU
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LAUNCH RESULTS IN 3 MONTHS. CIRCULATION HALF OF ESTABLISHED COMPETITORS
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• Former Editor at The Scotsman The Observer The Age
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We need to take the word We need to take the word ““PaperPaper” ”
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Frequency Will ChangeFrequency Will Change
Saturday is the new SundaySaturday is the new Sunday
The money is from Thursday to The money is from Thursday to SundaySunday
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Paper as PREMIUMPaper as PREMIUMOnline and Mobile as Online and Mobile as
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Haute Couture vs Pret a Haute Couture vs Pret a PorterPorter
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Less Circulation + Revenue
CHARGE MORE
1X52,50 euros vs 50c
Starbucks Grande Latte Benchmark
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LET’S BE HONEST:OUR NEWS WEBSITES DO NOT
WORK.DESIGNED WITH A PRINT
MINDSET.THEY DO NOT MAKE MONEY.
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THE QUESTION IS NOT “TO CHARGE OR NOT TO CHARGE?”
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THE QUESTION IS “HOW TO CHARGE?”
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OPEN NEED NOT MEAN FREE
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RUPERT MURDOCH, ALMOST 20 YEARS AGO
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We agree that the We agree that the biggest biggest blunderblunder the Newspaper has the Newspaper has made in the past 50 years made in the past 50 years was to was to give it all for free give it all for free
online; online; butbut……
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WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN – COMMODITY – WHEN – COMMODITY –
FREEFREE------------------------------
HOW, WHY AND HOW, WHY AND WHAT’S NEXT – WHAT’S NEXT – PREMIUM - PREMIUM - PAIDPAID
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PEOPLE WILL PAY FOR WHAT THEY
VALUE
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BACK TO BASICS
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DEBATE MUST MOVE ON TO WHAT WILL MY
READERS PAY FOR?
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WHAT MADE US GREAT IN THE PAST
WILL MAKE US GREAT IN THE FUTURE
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PEOPLE WILL PAY FOR
ORIGINAL STORYTELLING
INFORMED COMMENT
ANALYTICAL OPINION
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PEOPLE WILL PAY FOR
THEIR PASSIONSSCHOOL REPORTINGCRIME REPORTING
MEDICAL REPORTINGMONEY REPORTING
RELATIONSHIP REPORTING
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NO MORE PORTALS
GO TO THEM, DON´T WAIT FOR THEM TO COME TO
YOU
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'If news is important, it will find me'
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FROM FREE TO FEE THREE MODELS FOR
CHARGING:•Meter system•Membership•FreeMium
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REGARDLESS OF THE MODEL YOU ADOPT,
MAKE IT A HYBRID
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LET’S RE-INVENT OUR NEWS
WEBSITESAND NOT JUST CHANGE, IMPROVE, REDESIGN OR
UPDATE THEM
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FREEMIUM NEWS MATRIX PROTOTYPE
A PROTOTYPE ON HOW TO RE-INVENT THE NEWS WEBSITE SO READERS
WILL PAY
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How do we get How do we get there?there?
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5 PENDING REVOLUTIONS IN NEWSPAPER COMPANIES
1. RE-invent content2. RE-organise newsrooms & management 3. RE-design formats4. RE-discover revenue streams online 5. RE-think advertising and distribution models
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PAPER VERSUS ONLINE A FALSE DICHOTOMY
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A MONO-MEDIANEVER GENERATES
A MULTIMEDIA
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ARE MONO-MEDIA
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INTERNET IS THE ONLY MULTIMEDIA
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BASE CAN ONE BUILD A TRUE
MULTIMEDIA NEWS ORGANIZATION
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ON LINE
PHOTOS
TEXTS
GRAPHS
TRADITIONAL PRINT-CENTRIC NEWS ORGANIZATION
PRINTPRINT
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THE NEW ONLINE-CENTRIC NEWS ORGANIZATION
AUDIOVIDEO
GRAPHS
TEXTS
PHOTOS ON LINEONLINE
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ONLINE JOURNALISTS: FROM OUTSIDERS TO INSIDERS
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NO MUSIC DISTRIBUTION COMPANY EVER THOUGHT OF THE iPOD
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TOTAL MULTIMEDIA INTEGRATION BASED ON AUDIENCES +CONTENT AND WITH A PLATFORM AGNOSTIC STRATEGY IN THE NEWSROOM AND
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NOT FROM BRANDS, MEDIA OR PLATTFORMSBUT FROM CONTENT AND
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What do Readers Say?
HARRIS-INNOVATION READERSHIP SURVEY
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• Douglas Griffen • HARRIS-INNOVATION • DIRECTOR OF ADVANCED STRATEGY LAB
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8,081 adults
US: 2,848 responses (aged 21 and older)
Great Britain: 1,071 responses (aged 16 and older)
Spain: 1,007 responses (aged 16 and older)
Germany: 1,107 responses (aged 16 and older)
France: 1,021 responses (aged 16 and older)
Italy: 1,027 responses (aged 18 and older)
Significant demographic breakdown available
A special Harris Poll on Newspaper Readership was conducted in January2009 for INNOVATION MEDIA and the 2009 WAN Conference:
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Sources of news and information TODAY as well as your sources of news and information in FIVE YEARS
Assessing the CREDIBILITY of newspapers today
The most important ROLES for newspapers/sites today
Why people NOT READING on a regular basis
What newspapers/sites can do IN THE FUTURE
A series of key questions about news and information sources, trends And the changing role of newspaper readership were posed:
A summary of the Harris Poll tables will be provided at end of session
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What are your sources for news and information today?
United States
Great Britain
France Italy Spain Germany Europe
% % % % % % %
TV Network News 26/25 32/36 30/29 30/30 31/22 26/28 30/29
Online news and information 22/18 18/14 17/17 21/22 17/18 18/16 18/17
Cable network news 14/14 2/2 2/9 7/5 3/7 9/7 5/6
Radio 10/12 17/16 21/20 11/11 14/16 1618 16/16
Major Daily Newspapers 10/12 6/6 9/7 7/6 11/13 12/13 9/10
Local community newspapers 7/8 5/6 5/3 6/7 3/3 5/4 5/5
National Daily Newspapers 4/3 11/11 6/6 10/8 12/12 5/5 9/9
Magazines 4/4 4/3 7/5 5/5 4/4 5/5 5/4
School & work newsletters 1/1 1/1 2/1 1/1 2/1 1/1 1/1
Table note: 2009 poll/2007 poll
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What will be your sources for news and information in FIVE YEARS?
United States
Great Britain
France Italy Spain Germany Europe
% % % % % % %
TV Network News 23/26 29/32 27/30 24/30 25/31 25/26 26/30
Online news and information 33/22 27/18 25/17 30/21 27/17 25/18 26/18
Cable network news 14/14 5/2 3/2 9/7 3/7 6/9 6/5
Radio 9/14 14/17 18/21 9/11 13/14 14/16 14/16
Major Daily Newspapers 7/10 5/6 7/9 6/7 9/11 11/12 7/9
Local Community Newspapers 5/7 4/5 4/5 5/6 3/3 5/5 4/5
National Daily Newspapers 3/4 9/11 6/6 9/10 10/12 5/5 8/9
Magazines 3/4 4/3 7/6 5/4 4/3 5/4 5/4
School and work newsletters 1/1 1/1 2/2 1/1 2/2 1/1 1/1
Table note: source five years from now/source today (2009)
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What will be your sources for news and information in FIVE YEARS?
United States
Great Britain
France Italy Spain Germany Europe
% % % % % % %
Online news and information sites: via computer (A)
26/19
Online news and information sites: via computer (B)
7/3
Combined Online (A+B) 33/22 27/18 25/17 30/21 27/17 25/18 26/18
TV Network News 23/26 29/32 27/30 24/30 25/31 25/26 26/30
National/Daily/Local Newspapers
14/21 17/22 17/19 20/23 21/26 20/22 19/22
Radio 9/14 14/17 18/21 9/11 13/14 14/16 14/16
Cable network news 14/14 5/2 3/2 9/7 3/7 6/9 6/5
Magazines 3/4 4/3 7/6 5/4 4/3 5/4 5/4
School and work newsletters 1/1 1/1 2/2 1/1 2/2 1/1 1/1
Table note: source five years from now/source today (2009)
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How would you assess the credibility of newspapers today (those that you arefamiliar with) on an index of 0 to 100 (no credibility to complete credibility):
United States
Great Britain
France Italy Spain Germany Europe
% % % % % % %
Mean Credibility 59/57 48/50 64/58 48/52 57/59 66/67 57/58
…so the question is: are we still relevant, and why aren’t you reading?
Table note: 2009 poll/2007 poll
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Indicate how important, in your life and community, each of the followingroles are for a newspaper and its associated online news sites (2009/2007):
TOPLINE:Very Important/Somewhat Important
United States
Great Britain
France Italy Spain Germany Europe
% % % % % % %
Provide news and information about events in your local region and community
90/88 88/79 95/85 90/93 93/83 90/84 91/85
Provide news and information about events in your country
90/87 89/84 97/95 93/95 93/92 92/90 93/91
Provide news and information about events in the world
89/86 89/84 96/92 93/94 94/90 91/87 92/92
Hold public officials accountable for what they do
89/84 85/82 92/81 83/79 89/74 87/80 87/79
Report the news as quickly as possible 86/84 88/82 93/83 90/82 93/92 89/79 91/83
Provide news and information you can use in your daily life
87/83 87/80 92/77 88/81 94/87 90/82 90/81
Provide news and information that’s interesting to know
83/81 88/79 92/87 88/89 94/91 90/80 91/85
Provide news and information you need to decide how to vote
83/79 78/61 72/69 76/60 78/63 81/72 78/65
Point out problems that need to be solved 83/79 85/80 94/84 91/91 93/92 88/83 90/86
Protect the public from abuses of power 84/78 85/82 92/83 89/85 90/90 89/83 89/85
Help society to solve its problems 60/56 73/61 82/69 85/71 91/86 80/66 82/70
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We are increasingly affected by national and world events, newspapers have an opportunity to help us better understand the global issues and impacts;
Newspapers as ‘watch-dogs’…create a context for what matters, see the issues, hold others accountable
Relevancy matters: provide news and information that is interesting to know and that you can use in daily life
We don’t necessarily expect newspapers to ‘change the world’, but certainly to help us better ‘see the world’
The POLL suggests that newspapers and their associated sites areviewed as extremely important in our lives and communities:
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What causes some people NOT to want to read a newspaper on a regular basis?
United States
Great Britain
France Italy Spain Germany Europe
% % % % % % %
Lack of time to read the newspaper 55/58 53/52 48/57 66/50 47/44 45/56 57/52
Easier to go online for news and information 58/55 50/40 61/55 61/52 55/45 51/38 55/46
Biased or too narrow of a viewpoint in its reporting
49/50 52/54 31/43 4749 33/54 30/30 39/45
Not viewed as a credible or trustworthy source of news and information
37/38 50/52 13/22 49/39 31/35 26/29 34/35
Poor quality of reporting and writing 33/32 33/32 9/11 19/20 15/17 21/22 20/20
Cost of the newspaper 42/30 34/30 61/53 32/31 38/28 55/55 44/40
Not writing or reporting on topics that are personally relevant
26/27 23/29 14/31 14/13 26/23 22/21 20/23
Not providing enough information about local news, people and events
23/21 16/21 13/12 18/18 14/15 18/16 16/16
Not visual enough, not interesting or compelling from a design and formal standpoint
17/17 10/15 27/27 16/22 20/19 27/29 20/23
Something else 10/10 11/10 9/9 9/9 17/23 16/16 12/13
Table note: 2009 poll/2007 poll
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No one has time for anything…put that issue aside
For many, going online is easier…but you are also in that business
There are tangible areas to address:
Removing bias/narrowness (what you stand for)
Raise the quality of writing (tell a good story)
Write on issues of relevance (simplify my life)
The balance of words/design (visual matters)
I care globally, I live locally (connect me with my community)
There are far more positives about readership in the future
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What can newspapers and their associated sites do to better represent theissues in their communities in the future?
United States
Great Britain
France Italy Spain Germany Europe
2007 % % % % % 2009
Ensure that all points of view are fairly represented in key issues occurring in the community
65 59/58 57/64 69/68 61/65 55/57 60/62
Provide more research and findings on key issues occurring in the community
44 35/39 36/37 39/39 49/50 27/34 37/39
Raise the quality of writing and analysis on the key issues occurring in the community
43 40/40 30/35 35/43 35/41 54/52 39/42
Better integration of the newspaper and its associated online sites for more in-depth coverage and links on key issues in the community
36 31/33 38/32 39/47 33/39 37/37 35/38
Allow for more ‘citizen journalism’ that publishes citizen stories and opinion
30 27/31 36/37 45/40 35/40 30/31 30/36
Provide more interactive reader and audience forums for debate on key community issues
26 23/24 26/29 27/33 30/42 23/25 26/31
Take stronger stands on key issues occurring in the community and say what the newspaper feels is the right outcome or direction
20 25/30 19/19 42/33 37/41 34/38 31/32
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The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Never has credibility, objectivity and clarity mattered more;
Deeper investigative reporting. We need to go below the surface to understand and communicate the issues of our time;
Improve the quality of your writing, reporting and storytelling. Readers want to be engaged. Connect them with your quality;
In a crisis of confidence, good news matters. You can provide a spark of optimism, of good will, of balance. Help us see the hope;
Put some boundaries around sensationalism. The need for information and guidance is high. Don’t let get distracted by the side-shows;
Differentiate and engage me. Life is colorful and accessible. You should be too. Be clear about what you stand for and what makes you different;
Find out what’s relevant to me and my community. We relate globally but we live locally. Ask me, interact with me. You can be my social and community media of choice. You be the content I rely on.
A few final observations from the editor’s corner…4000+open comments
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THE ALTERNATIVE IS NOT A BUSINESS THAT VALUES
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