Sam Zell

Chicago Cubs To Have New Owner Within Ten Days: Tribune

Chicago Tribune | Ameet Sachdev | Posted 02.06.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Tribune Company, Cubs Auction, Cubs Bids, Tribune Cubs Sale, Cubs Sale, Chicago Cubs, Sam Zell, Chicago News

Tribune Co., owner of the Chicago Cubs, is close to selecting a winning bid for the team from three finalists, according to people familiar with the s...

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Tribune Co. Spent $3 Million In Legal Fees Before Bankruptcy Filing

Chicago Tribune | Ameet Sachdev | Posted 01.30.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Tribune Company, Tribune Debt, Sidley Austin, Tribune Bankruptcy, Chicago Tribune, Tribune Legal Fees, Sam Zell, Chicago News

Before Tribune Co. sought bankruptcy protection on Dec. 8, the Chicago-based media company and Chicago Tribune owner had spent nearly $3 million for l...

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The Perfect Test That the Chicago Tribune Failed

Henryk A. Kowalczyk | Posted 01.26.2009 | Media

Read More: Perfect Storm, Newspapers, Tribune Company, Bankruptcy, Editorial Writing, Liberals, Economy, Ann Marie Lipinski, Newspaper Advertising, Trivia, Journalism, Fourth Branch of Government, Pulitzer Prize, Creators Syndicate, Joanne Lipman, Conservatives, Chris Hedges, Political Debates, Rupert Murdoch, Los Angeles Times, Timothy McNulty, Chicago Tribune, Sam Zell, Investigative Reporting, Media News
Henryk A. Kowalczyk

Over his long business career, Sam Zell has undoubtedly many times smirked at those who have reported failures whilst claiming, "It was not my fault." Now, Zell may well be smirking into the mirror.

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L.A. Times: Turn Off Your Presses

Jeff Jarvis | Posted 01.20.2009 | Media

Read More: Newspapers, Sam Zell, LA Times, Sam Zell LA Times, Washington Post, Tribune Company, Media News
Jeff Jarvis

Why not go ahead and turn off the presses and the trucks and turn the LA Times into a pure news enterprise, disaggregated from its production and distribution businesses?

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Blagojevich: "Fire All Those [Expletive] People"

Rick Horowitz | Posted 01.16.2009 | Media

Read More: Corruption, Opinion Pages, Editorial Pages, Patrick Fitzgerald, Tribune Company, Rod Blagojevich, Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, Editorial Writers, Illinois, Sam Zell, Media News
Rick Horowitz

It's the secret campaign against the Tribune's editorial page that stands out, at least to those of us who offer up opinions for a living. It may be the endorsement we've only dreamed about.

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The Daily Szep: Chicago Tribune's Sam Zell Makes Sleazy Blagojevich Look Good

Paul Szep | Posted 01.11.2009 | Media

Read More: Sam Zell, Cartoons, Political Cartoons, Media News
Paul Szep

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Tribune CEO Zell Contacted By FBI In Blagojevich Probe (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Ben Goldberger | Posted 01.10.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Video, Tribune Company, Zell FBI, Sam Zell Blagojevich, Rod Blagojevich, Zell Blagojevich, Zell CNBC, Blagojevich Investigaiton Tribune, Blagojevich Tribune, Sam Zell, Sam Zell FBI, Chicago News

Tribune Company CEO Sam Zell confirmed on CNBC Wednesday that he was contacted by the FBI in connection with the federal corruption probe of Gov. Rod...

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All's Well That Ends Zell

Marty Kaplan | Posted 01.10.2009 | Media

Read More: David Geffen LA Times, LA Times, Rick Riordan, Newspapers, Tribune Company, Tribune Employees, Sam Zell Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Sam Zell LA Times, Tribune Bankruptcy, David Geffen, Chicago Tribune, Eli Broad, Sam Zell, Newspaper Industry, Media News
Marty Kaplan

Sam Zell didn't cause the crisis in modern journalism, but he did turn a superb and profitable institution into a basket case. The people who work there, and the people who read it, deserve way better.

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Blagojevich Deserves the Chicago Tribune's Thanks

Jacob Heilbrunn | Posted 01.09.2009 | Media

Read More: Tribune Company, Blagojevich, Chicago Governor, Patricia Blagojevich, Illinois Governor, Blagojevich Democrat, Gov. Blagojevich, Friends of Blagojevich, George Ryan, Patti Blagojevich, Rod Blagojevich, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich Obama, Governor Arrested, Blagojevich Complaint, Blagojevich Indictment, Blagojevich Arrested, Chicago Tribune, Rob Blagojevich, Sam Zell, Patrick Fitzgerald, Media News
Jacob Heilbrunn

Blagojevich should have just exercised a little more patience in demanding that Zell fire writers since Zell, who has just had the Tribune declare bankruptcy, seems to be taking down the entire place anyway.

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New York Times, Tribune Company, NBC Announce Problems Monday

Katharine Zaleski | Posted 01.08.2009 | Media

Read More: Chicago Tribune Bankruptcy, NBC Shakeup, New York Times, Newspaper Bankrupcty, Cushman & Wakefield, Media News, NBC Programming, New York Times Cash Problem, Chicago Tribune, Sam Zell, North Korea, Media News

Three major media companies all revealed grim news Monday. The Tribune Company announced it would be seeking bankruptcy protection: Media conglome...

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Tribune Company Files For Bankruptcy Protection

AP | VINNEE TONG and ANICK JESDANUN | Posted 01.08.2009 | Media

Read More: Sam Zell, Newspaper Bankrupcty, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune Bankruptcy, Media News

NEW YORK — Tribune Co. _ owner of the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun and other dailies _ filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Mond...

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Tribune May File For Bankruptcy

AP | Posted 01.07.2009 | Media

Read More: Tribune Bankrupt, Zell Bankrupt, Chicago Tribune Bankrupt, Tribune Bankruptcy, Sidley Austin Tribune, Lazard Tribune, Sam Zell, Chicago Tribune, Media News

CHICAGO — Tribune Co., owner of the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune, other newspapers and the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field, has hired fi...

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The On-Going Debate

Murray Fromson | Posted 01.05.2009 | Media

Read More: Los Angeles Times, Tribune Company, Journalism, Newspaper Industry, Pulitzer Prize, Sam Zell, Media News
Murray Fromson

The imminent closure of the Cox Newspapers' Washington bureau is one more piece of bad news for journalism. It followed word from the Newspaper Associ...

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Media Person of the Year 2008: The Contenders

I Want Media | Posted 01.02.2009 | Media

Read More: I Want Media, Jason Kilar, Rachel Maddow, Rupert Murdoch, Eric Schmidt, Media Person of the Year 2008, Arianna Huffington, Tina Fey, Media Person of the Year, Mel Karmazin, Sam Zell, Media News

Who was 2008's leading personality in the media world? Who left a lasting imprint on the industry -- for good or ill? Cast your vote in I Want Media's...

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The Zell Smell

Charles Warner | Posted 12.30.2008 | Media

Read More: Newspapers, Sam Zell, Layoffs, Tribune Company, Jeff Jarvis, Rupert Murdoch, Media, Real Estate, Media News
Charles Warner

Sam Zell doesn't understand his employees or his consumers. He thinks they are like he is -- dumb, self-interested, and greedy. And they're not.

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Cubs May Not Raise All Ticket Prices

Chicago Tribune | Ameet Sachdev and Paul Sullivan | Posted 12.22.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Crane Kenney, Cubs Ticket Prices, Tribune Company, Cubs Sale, Chicago Cubs, Cubs Ticket Hike, Cubs Tickets, Sam Zell, Chicago News

The tumultuous economy has played havoc with Tribune Co.'s plans to sell the Chicago Cubs, making it harder for prospective buyers to raise money and ...

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Farewell to a Washington Fixture

Murray Fromson | Posted 12.21.2008 | Media

Read More: Washington DC, Otis Chandler, Los Angeles Times, Watergate, Chicago Tribune, Timothy McVeigh, Sam Zell, Doyle McManus, Media News
Murray Fromson

I was hoping more would have been written, marking the demise of the Los Angeles Times' Washington bureau last week It certainly deserved more than a few lines of copy.

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Cubs Bids Due December 1: MLB

AP | RONALD BLUM | Posted 12.20.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Cubs Bids Deadline, Tribune Cubs, Cubs Bids, Cubs Sale, Cubs Sale Offers, Cubs Bidders, Chicago Cubs, Sam Zell, Chicago News

NEW YORK — Bidders for the Chicago Cubs have until Dec. 1 to submit offers, Major League Baseball said Wednesday after a meeting of its ownershi...

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Mark Cuban's Cubs Pitch Hammered By SEC

Robert Reed | Posted 12.18.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Bud Selig, Cuban SEC Charges, Mark Cuban Insider Trading, Mark Cuban, Cuban Insider Trading, Cuban Cubs Bid, Cubs Sale, Chicago Cubs, Mark Cuban Cubs Bid, Cubs Sale Cuban, Sam Zell, Chicago News
Robert Reed

If Cuban weren't already out of the running to purchase the Cubs before, he sure is now. The SEC action will overshadow any Cuban-charged effort to buy the team.

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Cubs Sale Still On For Yearend, Despite Economy: Report

Crain's Chicago Business | Mike Colias and Ann Saphir | Posted 12.18.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Zell Cubs Sale, Tribune Company, Cubs Sale, Cubs Bidders, Credit Crisis, Tribune Company Debt, Chicago Cubs, Tribune Company Cubs, Sam Zell, Chicago News

Tribune Co. CEO Sam Zell is pushing to have a deal in place by yearend to sell all but a small stake in the Chicago Cubs, despite recent indications ...

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Tribune Company Loses $121M In Q3

AP | Posted 12.12.2008 | Media

Read More: Tribune Company, Tribune Company Earnings, Sam Zell, Newspapers, Media News

CHICAGO — Tribune Co., owner of the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune, other newspapers and the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field, said Monday ...

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Final Cubs Bids Due By Thanksgiving: Report

Chicago Tribune | Posted 12.11.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Tribune Company, Chicago Cubs Sale, Cubs Sale, Cubs Bidders, Chicago Cubs Bids, Cubs Sale Final Bids, Chicago Cubs, Cubs Tribune, Sam Zell, Chicago News

Tribune Co. has asked bidders for the Chicago Cubs to submit new offers before Nov. 27, Thanksgiving day, according to two people involved in the nego...

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Cuban Out Of Cubs Bidding, Tribune May Keep Half Of Team: Reports

Posted 12.08.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Cubs Bidding, Tribune Cubs Deal, Cubs, Tribune Company, Tribune Cubs, Cubs Sale, Wrigley Field Sale, Sam Zell Cubs, Sam Zell, Mark Cuban, Mark Cuban Cubs, Mark Cuban Cubs Bid, Chicago News

"[S]ources close to commissioner Bud Selig sounded an alarm this week during the annual general managers meetings: Forget about Mark Cuban buying the...

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'Chicago Tribune' Likely to Print 'Wall Street Journal'

Editor & Publisher | Jim Rosenberg | Posted 12.08.2008 | Media

Read More: Rupert Murdoch, Tribune Company, Dow Jones, Chicago Tribune, Wall Street Journal, Sam Zell, Media News

NEW YORK With printing and severance negotiations under way, when Dow Jones & Co. closes its Naperville, Ill., plant, the Chicago Tribune's Freedom Ce...

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Tribune Chief Gives Thousands To McCain

Editor and Publisher | Joe Strupp | Posted 12.03.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Los Angeles Times, John McCain, Chicago Tribune, Sam Zell, Chicago News

While Sam Zell's biggest newspapers, the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times, made history endorsing a Democrat, Barack Obama, this year, he has be...

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