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The New Chicago Tribune: News, Sports And "Live!"?

Crain's Chicago Business | Ann Saphir | Posted 10.18.2008 | Chicago

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The Chicago Tribune will keep its full name but condense the number of sections from five to three, according to an all-but-final prototype of the red...

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Los Angeles Times Reporters File Class-Action Lawsuit Against Sam Zell, Tribune

Portfolio | Jeff Bercovici | Posted 10.17.2008 | Media

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It would be hard to argue that Sam Zell really knows his way around the newspaper business. But does his floundering constitute grounds for legal acti...

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Sam Zell Lands The Eagles For Birthday Bash

Chicago Sun-Times | Bill Zwecker | Posted 10.13.2008 | Chicago

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The Chicago Tribune may be facing huge financial problems and potential bankruptcy, but that doesn't mean Trib owner Sam Zell personally has to worry ...

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Chicago's Tribune Co. to Cover Florida ... Locally?

Adam Fendelman | Posted 10.13.2008 | Chicago

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Adam Fendelman

Using a legal tool called Name Server Spy from DomainTools, I have just discovered that as of Sept. 11, 2008 (as fitting a day as any) the Tribune Company's Tribune.com took over control of those domains. Does this reveal one of its new strategic directions?

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Who Pays For Bogus UAL Bankruptcy Post?

Robert Reed | Posted 10.12.2008 | Chicago

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Robert Reed

Who's going to feel the wrath of UAL shareholder lawsuits? There's Tribune Co., which has nearly $13 billion in debt, and then there's Google, one of the richest and most profitable companies on the globe.

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Let's Get the Story Behind Faulty UAL Post

Robert Reed | Posted 10.09.2008 | Chicago

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Robert Reed

Well, you've got to hand it to the Tribune Co. It made people feel sorry for United Airlines, one of those of businesses the public just loves to hate.

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Chicago Tribune To Lose A Section: Report

Chicago Sun-Times | David Roeder | Posted 10.05.2008 | Chicago

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Chicago Tribune readers accustomed to stand-alone news sections could see drastic changes when the paper introduces its redesign in a few weeks. Prot...

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The Chicago Tribune's New Look?

Editor & Publisher | Joe Strupp | Posted 09.26.2008 | Chicago

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The Chicago Tribune has long been nicknamed "The Trib." But if a redesign prototype being passed around the Web becomes the final choice, that nicknam...

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Tribune Wants Cubs Sold By Year-End: Zell

Crain's Chicago Business | Ann Saphir | Posted 09.26.2008 | Chicago

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Tribune Co. plans to have a deal to sell the Chicago Cubs by yearend, CEO Sam Zell said Tuesday. The company will choose from the current field of fi...

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Chicago Tribune Newsroom Management Shakeup

Chicago Tribune | Posted 09.21.2008 | Chicago

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The Chicago Tribune promoted Jane Hirt, the editor of its free daily tabloid Red Eye, to managing editor Thursday as part of an overhaul of the paper'...

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Chicago Tribune Cuts Hit Journalists Of Color

Journal-Isms | Posted 09.18.2008 | Chicago

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The Chicago Tribune laid off 40 newsroom employees Friday, a disproportionate number of whom were journalists of color, according to Trib employees in...

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Chicago Tribune Lays Off 40

Chicago Tribune | Phil Rosenthal | Posted 09.15.2008 | Chicago

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The Chicago Tribune shed more than 40 newsroom employees today, which, coupled with last week's voluntary exit of more than 30 journalists, means the ...

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Trib May Dump Old English Nameplate

Common Sense Journalism | Doug Fisher | Posted 09.12.2008 | Chicago

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It's no secret Chicago Tribune designers have been under the gun to get a redesign of the paper done by the end of this month. But apparently more ma...

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Tribune Company Defections: Los Angeles Times Publisher, Chicago Tribune Editor Resign

AP | Posted 07.22.2008 | Media

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NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Times says publisher David Hiller has resigned after 21 months at the helm of Tribune Co.'s largest paper. The news ...

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Deja Vu: Now Chicago Tribune Axeing Newsroom Jobs

Chicago Tribune | Phil Rosenthal | Posted 07.16.2008 | Media

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The Chicago Tribune began informing staff Tuesday it will eliminate around 80 of its current 578 newsroom positions by the end of August and reduce th...

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Los Angeles Times To Cut 150 Staffers

Radar | Posted 07.10.2008 | Media

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The Los Angeles Times announced 150 editorial layoffs--on both print and Web, according to a memo just sent by Russ Stanton. The layoffs will be compl...

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Tribune Tower For Sale: Zell Shops Historic Building

Chicago Tribune | Robert Manor and Phil Rosenthal | Posted 07.04.2008 | Media

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Tribune Tower, the neo-Gothic landmark that adorns Michigan Avenue near the Chicago River, is on the market. Tribune Co. Chairman and Chief Executive...

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9 Potential Buyers Eying Chicago Cubs

AP | Posted 06.19.2008 | Business

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Nine potential buyers who have been preapproved by Major League Baseball have received the financial books on the Chicago Cubs, two people familiar wi...

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Tribune Planning Big Cuts: Fewer Papers, Firing Reporters

New York Times | Richard Perez Pena | Posted 06.14.2008 | Media

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Tribune Company newspapers like The Los Angeles Times and The Chicago Tribune will quickly cut costs -- by printing fewer papers and employing fewer j...

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Tribune's Sam Zell Moving Forward With Chicago Cubs Sale

TheDeal.com | Posted 06.14.2008 | Business

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Tribune Co. chairman and CEO Samuel Zell said Thursday that the offering memorandum for the Chicago Cubs should go out to potential buyers next week a...

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Daily News' Zuckerman Aggressively Pursuing Newsday

Newsday | Daniel Wagner | Posted 04.06.2008 | Media

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Rupert Murdoch isn't the only newspaper mogul who is aggressively pursuing a purchase of Newsday, sources said Friday. Daily News owner Mort Zuckerman...

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Media Mogul Battle! Murdoch, Zuckerman Both Eyeing Another New York Paper

Huffington Post | Posted 03.29.2008 | Media

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As first reported yesterday by Crains New York, News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch — who recently acquired Dow Jones (and the Wall Street Journa...

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Bullish Zell Seals Deal For Tribune Company

Los Angeles Times | Thomas S. Mulligan, James Rainey | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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For the second time in eight years, control of the Los Angeles Times changed hands Thursday, passing from a staid Chicago conglomerate to a private co...

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New Tribune Boss Sam Zell: "The Transaction From Hell Is Done"

Portfolio.com | Jeff Bercovici | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

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The $8.2 billion deal to take Tribune Co. private through an employee stock ownership plan finally went through today. Sam Zell, the Chicago real esta...

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Tribune Employees Who Smoke To Be Assessed $100/Month Penalty

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

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In an effort to motivate workers to kick unhealthy habits, U.S. companies are hitting them where it hurts: in their wallets. But meddling in workers'...

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