The Tribune said Austin Beutner, L.A. Times publisher and chief executive, will assume the same roles with U-T San Diego. Jack Griffin, CEO of Tribune Publishing, said the deal "represents another step forward in our strategy to leverage our publishing infrastructure, resources and management teams." The newspaper industry has suffered huge losses and undergone big changes in the past decade as readers and advertisers have moved from printed information to digital and mobile information sources. For example, newspaper owner Tribune Publishing was spun off from the Tribune media empire last year after a lengthy bankruptcy that gave the publishing endeavors renewed financial strength. Newspaper analyst Ken Doctor, who broke the story of the San Diego deal, thinks Tribune will key in on cost savings – especially in administration, sales and technology – to make the combination work profitably. "But how do (the savings) compare to the continued loss of advertising? That is the big question," Doctor said.