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  • July 2008

    • LA Times Insider Launches Anti-Zell Blog

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 21, 08 8:14 AM CDT

      LA Times Insider Launches Anti-Zell Blog

      Heads continue to roll at the Tribune Company, but one staffer is aiming to prove the pen is mightier than Sam Zell's ax, reports the New York Times, with new blog TellZell.com. The site is airing the gripes of Tribune's disgruntled journalists, and is finding plenty of fodder—from top-level resignations at the LA Times to publishing the unreleased list of employees facing layoffs. More »

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      newspaper  • journalism  • blog  • Tribune Company  • Sam Zell  • layoffs  • Los Angeles Times  • insider information

    • LA Times Publisher Exits

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jul 15, 08 2:08 AM CDT

      LA Times Publisher Exits

      A bad day for the Tribune Company got even worse yesterday with the resignation of Los Angeles Times publisher David Hiller, Reuters reports. Hiller is leaving after less than 2 years with the paper as Tribune owner Sam Zell prepares to cut jobs again and reduce pages at his papers. The editor of the Chicago Tribune, another of Zell's media properties , quit earlier yesterday. More »

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      newspaper  • Tribune Company  • Sam Zell  • Los Angeles Times  • publisher  • David Hiller

    • Chicago Tribune Editor Resigns Amid Cutbacks

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jul 14, 08 3:58 PM CDT

      Chicago Tribune Editor Resigns Amid Cutbacks

      Chicago Tribune editor Ann Marie Lipinski handed in her resignation today after 7 years in the top post at the Tribune Company's flagship paper. Lipinski's departure comes a week after the 161-year-old newspaper told its staff it would eliminate about 80 newsroom jobs amid a broad effort to cut costs as advertising and circulation revenues decline at its newspapers nationwide. More »

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      newspaper  • Tribune Company  • Sam Zell  • Los Angeles Times  • Chicago Tribune  • editor  • Baltimore Sun

  • June 2008

    • For Sale: Chicago Landmark

      newser  |  Chicago Sun Times  |  Jun 25, 08 9:44 PM CDT

      For Sale: Chicago Landmark

      Saddled by debt from his acquisition of the Tribune Company media empire, billionaire Sam Zell may sell off the iconic Chicago headquarters of the Tribune newspaper, he said yesterday. The 83-year-old Tribune Tower could fetch $250 million, analysts told the Sun-Times , with Zell likely needing to assure a new owner that the newspaper would continue to occupy the building on a long-term lease to fetch maximum value. More »

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      Chicago  • Tribune Company  • Sam Zell  • Chicago Tribune

    • Zell's Tribune Co. Heads Toward Default on Loans

      newser  |  Bloomberg  |  Jun 19, 08 5:43 PM CDT

      Zell's Tribune Co. Heads Toward Default on Loans

      As the newspaper industry continues its accelerating skid into the red, even billionaire Sam Zell's Tribune Company is on track to default on its massive loans as soon as the end of the year, an analyst predicts. The parent of the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times is far from alone. Bloomberg takes a look at the industry as it struggles to overcome historic lows in advertising revenue. More »

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      media  • newspaper  • Tribune Company  • Sam Zell  • Chicago Tribune

    • Zell Deserves Jail for 'Dumbed Down' Papers

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jun 11, 08 12:35 PM CDT

      Zell Deserves Jail for 'Dumbed Down' Papers

      Sam Zell isn't just diminishing the great newspapers he bought in acquiring the Tribune Company, Harold Meyerson writes in the Washington Post —he's doing a grave disservice to cities that have supported the likes of the Los Angeles Times . "Zell has taken bean counting to a whole new level," leaving the paper "dumbed down" as he trims news coverage to equal space devoted to advertising. More »

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      newspaper  • Tribune Company  • Sam Zell  • Los Angeles Times

    • News Writers Should Strive to Write as Much as Possible, Says Tribune Co.

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jun 10, 08 3:47 PM CDT

      News Writers Should Strive to Write as Much as Possible, Says Tribune Co.

      The Tribune Co., which as you have probably guessed is the company that produces the Chicago Tribune, among other newspapers, is bringing a revolution, or a big change, to the news business. Tribune Co.’s Chief Operating Officer, Randy Michaels, has decided to start measuring productivity by word count, and Michael Kinsley of the Washington Post and the LA Times , which is a Tribune paper, thinks it’s a fabulous, superb, nifty, keen, downright great, and perhaps even visionary idea. More »

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      newspaper  • journalism  • Tribune Company  • print journalism  • productivity  • words  • newspaper editorials

    • Sam Zell: Saving Newspapers, or Burying Them?

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 9, 08 5:58 AM CDT

      Sam Zell: Saving Newspapers, or Burying Them?

      Sam Zell and his Tribune Company announced last week that they would trim 500 pages of news each week from the conglomerate's dozen newspapers, including the LA Times and the Chicago Tribune . But is a paper split 50-50 between news and ads the solution for an industry in crisis? The New York Times looks at the viability of a radical plan. More »

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      advertising  • media  • newspaper  • Tribune Company  • Sam Zell  • Los Angeles Times  • Chicago Tribune  • downsizing

    • Honey, I'm Shrinking the Tribune Papers

      newser  |  Chicago Sun-Times  |  Jun 6, 08 4:42 AM CDT

      Honey, I'm Shrinking the Tribune Papers

      Publisher Sam Zell has announced he'll quickly slash pages and more editorial jobs to offset huge debts and  a larger-than-anticipated decline in advertising revenue at his newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune . An 80-page edition of the Tribune could be sliced to 48 pages, reports the Chicago Sun-Times . The papers have already lost a significant number of staffers to buyouts. More »

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      Tribune Company  • Sam Zell  • debt  • Los Angeles Times  • job cuts  • Chicago Tribune  • newsroom cuts  • cost cutting

  • May 2008

    • Murdoch Drops Newsday Bid

      newser  |  Reuters  |  May 10, 08 1:44 PM CDT

      Murdoch Drops Newsday Bid

      Rupert Murdoch has dropped his $580 million bid for Newsday . Cable operator Cablevision has offered $650 million for the Long Island daily, and Murdoch’s News Corp. said a higher bid would be “uneconomical.” The media tycoon’s dropout was unexpected, Reuters says, considering Murdoch recently told investors a deal was nearly done. A $580 million bid from Mortimer Zuckerman, owner of the rival Daily News , remains on the table. More »

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      Rupert Murdoch  • News Corp  • Tribune Company  • Sam Zell  • Newsday  • Cablevision  • Mortimer Zuckerman

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  • January 2008

    • LA Times Shakeup: He Said, He Said

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jan 22, 08 2:23 PM CST

      LA Times Shakeup: He Said, He Said

      In announcing that James O'Shea was leaving the LA Times, publisher David Hiller said the paper's top editor was "unable to make the hard choices" involved in budget-cutting. But the rift may run deeper: O'Shea tells the Wall Street Journal his ideological differences over how to save a sinking paper just didn't gel with Hiller's. More »

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      journalism  • Tribune Company  • Los Angeles Times  • newsroom cuts  • David Hiller  • James O'Shea

    • LA Times Loses 3rd Editor to Budget Disputes

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jan 21, 08 4:32 AM CST

      LA Times Loses 3rd Editor to Budget Disputes

      The top editor of the Los Angeles Times has been fired after a confrontation with publisher David Hiller over $4 million in planned newsroom cutbacks, reports AP. James O'Shea's departure after just 14 months marks the third time in less than three years that the paper's top editor has left over budget issues. Hiller denies that he fired O'Shea and said his departure was part of a "reorganization." More »

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      journalism  • Tribune Company  • Sam Zell  • Los Angeles Times  • newsroom cuts  • David Hiller  • James O'Shea

  • December 2007

    • News Corp. to Sell 8 Fox Stations for $1.1B

      newser  |  Bloomberg  |  Dec 23, 07 8:47 AM CST

      News Corp. to Sell 8 Fox Stations for $1.1B

      News Corp., shifting its focus to its larger, more profitable properties, will sell eight of its medium-market Fox network TV stations to investment firm Oak Hill Capital Partners for $1.1 billion. The sale will leave the media company, which acquired the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones for $5.2 billion this year, with 27 stations, Bloomberg reports. More »

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      Rupert Murdoch  • News Corp  • Wall Street Journal  • Fox  • Tribune Company  • Sam Zell

    • Zell Seals $8.2B Tribune Deal

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Dec 20, 07 1:16 PM CST

      Zell Seals $8.2B Tribune Deal

      Billionaire Sam Zell today sealed his bid to buy Tribune Co., proving wrong all Wall Street naysayers since his original $8.2 billion offer last April. Zell steps in as CEO and chairman, and promises sweeping reforms to the way the now-private media conglomerate will be run, the Chicago Tribune reports. "You call it CEO and I'll call it owner," Zell said of his new role. More »

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      Chicago Cubs  • Tribune Company  • Sam Zell  • Los Angeles Times  • Newsday

    • FCC Chief Won't Delay Media Vote

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Dec 14, 07 10:31 AM CST

      FCC Chief Won't Delay Media Vote

      FCC chief Kevin Martin will push ahead with a vote next week to allow media companies to own a broadcasting station and newspaper in the same city, the Wall Street Journal reports. The move comes despite heavy criticism from senators who say he's rushing into a major policy change without enough study. The five-member FCC is expected to approve the measure along party lines. More »

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      FCC  • Tribune Company  • Kevin Martin

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