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Cablevision May Bid As Much As $650 Million For Newsday
Posted by Wall Street Journal on 02 May 2008 | Tagged as: News, Ownership, News Corp, Tribune Co., Newspapers, Wall Street Journal, Business
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By Vishesh Kumar and Sam Schechner, Wall Street Journal Cablevision’s bid could give the cable operator the lead in the auction of the newspaper. |
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Tribune-Deal Worries Remain Despite Approval
Posted by Wall Street Journal on 22 Aug 2007 | Tagged as: News, Ownership, Economics, Tribune Co., Business
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By Shira Ovide, Wall Street Journal Tribune Co. shareholders approved an $8.2 billion deal to take the media company private, but deep concerns remain about the debt-laden deal as credit markets continue to be jittery. |
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Teamster to protest at Tribune special meeting
Posted by Chicago Tribune on 21 Aug 2007 | Tagged as: News, Ownership, Economics, Tribune Co., Business
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By James P. Miller, Chicago Tribune International Brotherhood of Teamsters union said it intends to bring a delegation of “union leaders and newspaper workers” to Tribune Co.’s shareholder meeting. |
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Tribune vote a sure thing; firm’s future not as certain
Posted by Chicago Tribune on 21 Aug 2007 | Tagged as: News, Ownership, Economics, FCC, Tribune Co., Business
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By Phil Rosenthal, Chicago Tribune Like so many Chicago elections, the vote at Tuesday’s special Tribune Co. shareholder meeting is a foregone conclusion. But how many campaign promises will be delivered on? And is the money really there to pay for it all? |
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Backspin for War: The Convenience of Denial
Posted by Norman Solomon on 16 Aug 2007 | Tagged as: Bias, CNN, Commentary, Ethics, War Watch, Journalism, Tribune Co., Iraq War, Documentary
The man who ran CNN’s news operation during the invasion of Iraq is now doing damage control in response to a new documentary’s evidence that he kowtowed to the Pentagon on behalf of the cable network. His current denial says a lot about how “liberal media” outlets remain deeply embedded in the mindsets of pro-military conformity.
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Tribune faces key tests to seal deal
Posted by LA Times on 05 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: News, Ownership, Tribune Co., Newspapers
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By Jim Puzzanghera, LA Times The Tribune Co.’s move to go private must first resolve cross-ownership and financing issues. |
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Three Chandler Representatives Quit Tribune Board
Posted by LA Times on 05 Jun 2007 | Tagged as: News, Journalism, Tribune Co., Newspapers, Business
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By Richard Verrier, LA Times The Chandler family moved closer to cutting its historic ties to the newspaper industry, with three representatives of the family trusts resigning from Tribune Co.’s board of directors. |
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Strip Mining the Newsroom: Mr. Zell and the Tribune Company
Posted by Counterpunch on 15 May 2007 | Tagged as: News, Ethics, Journalism, Tribune Co.
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By Ralph Nader, Counterpunch Working for newspapers and TV stations owned by the Tribune company are hundreds of reporters who sweat the violent streets and neighborhoods, probe the corporate suites, and cover the doings of politicians. But they do not have any say about their future. |
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Zell invests initial $250 million after sale gains antitrust OK
Posted by Chicago Tribune on 25 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: News, Ownership, Tribune Co.
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By Chicago Tribune The financially troubled Tribune Co. takes on billionaire Sam Zell as a major investor. |
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FCC’s Copps needs convincing on Tribune deal
Posted by Reuters on 19 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: News, Ownership, US, Journalism, Policy, Tribune Co.
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By Rachelle Younglai, Reuters An FCC commissioner says Tribune Co. owner Sam Zell will have to work hard to win the feds’ permission to take his company private. |
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