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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Roy Greenslade

Newspaper publisher missing at sea

Philip Merrill, publisher of newspapers and magazines in Annapolis, Maryland, was reported missing at sea today after coast guards found his empty yacht off the coast near his home. Merrill, 72, operates a company that publishes The Capital, a weekday afternoon and Sunday morning newspaper. The college of journalism at the University of Maryland is named after Merrill, a former diplomat. (Via washingtonpost.com)

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