Gannett Co., the media company, was in a similar predicament recently. Its broadcasting and digital businesses were doing OK, but its print publications were i

Gannett Co., the media company, was in a similar predicament recently. Its broadcasting and digital businesses were doing OK, but its print publications were in horrible shape. So it split into two companies: TEGNA (TV/digital properties) and Gannett (newspapers). In Yahoo's case, its stake in Alibaba was propping up the company. Now that Alibaba is a separate entity, I imagine that we can learn a lot about what Yahoo's fate will be by watching how Gannett has operated since its spin-off. Interestingly, since the split in July, Tegna shares have plummeted after an initial small rise, whereas Gannett shares have remained roughly even: https://www.google.com/finance?q=tgna%2C+gci&ei=DF3HVvjMA4TkmAGZ3JXQBg https://www.google.com/finance?q=tgna%2C+gci&ei=DF3HVvjMA4Tk...