Rzeczpospolita's new owner does not enjoy good press

Workers in Orkla in Norway are protesting against the takeover by the company headed by David Montgomery. They are afraid that Mecom will split up the company and then sell it. David Montgomery bought the media division of Orkla that publishes  daily Rzeczpospolita. According to one commentator, Montgomery only knows how to cut costs. For him the paper should be a good selling product. When he headed Britain's daily Mirror publishing group, he managed to save the company from bankruptcy, but critics argue he never accomplished anything significant while being an editor. (Dziennik, July 1-2, p. 23) M.M.