Mediagazer: Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway to purchase all Media General newspapers except Tampa Tribune for $142 million (Eric Deggans/Tampa Bay Times)

3:45 PM ET, May 17, 2012

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Eric Deggans / Tampa Bay Times:

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway to purchase all Media General newspapers except Tampa Tribune for $142 million — The Tampa Tribune and its area print products have been excluded from a $142-million deal in which Richmond Va.-based Media General will sell 63 daily and weekly newspapers …

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