Consumer >> Analyst Interviews >> January 25, 1999

Newspaper Stocks : William G. Bird – Salomon Smith Barney

WILLIAM G. BIRD is a Vice President at Salomon Smith Barney where he covers the publishing and advertising sector. Previously, he was associated with Merrill Lynch. A Chartered Financial Analyst, Mr. Bird received his Bachelor's degree from Harvard and his MBA from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. He is a member of the NYSSA, the AIMR, and the Media and Entertainment Analysts of New York. Mr. Bird is married and includes windsurfing, scuba diving and chess among his personal interests. Profile
TWST: May we look first at the trends that you're watching most closely

as you determine the outlook for the newspaper stocks in 1999? First,

what are the economic assumptions that you're factoring