That's why most first-time buyers look to small and mid-sized weeklies as their best chance to become publishers. It is fortunate there is such a wonderful opportunity in newspapering. Along with some dotcom companies, advertising firms and public relations offices, weekly newspapers are among the only kinds of media companies still affordable enough for an individual to buy or start. Radio stations used to be affordable, but not since they attracted the attention of the conglomerates in 1996.