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Zell's not the bad guy In Tribune Co.'s collapse
Mark Fitzgerald - Editor & Publisher - 29 Jul 2010
The exhaustive report of the independent examiner in Tribune Co.'s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case doesn't name names when it charges the 2007 going-private deal may very well have been a "fraudulent conveyance," that is, so overloaded with debt that the Chicago media giant was insolvent from day one.
Gannett rolls out CCI NewsGate, creates page-production hubs
Editor & Publisher - 15 Jul 2010
Gannett Blog posted on July 13 a note to staff from The Cincinnati Enquirer's executive editor, Tom Callinan, confirming that Gannett will implement a national page-production network using five hubs for the work.
L.A. County supervisors protest Times ad sections
The Los Angeles Times - 03 Jul 2010
County lawmakers say promotions resembling news pages harm the paper's credibility. Publisher Eddy Hartenstein says ads help defray the cost of global coverage.
Sam Zell on why Tribune Co. remains mired in bankruptcy
Editor & Publisher - 01 Jul 2010
In the time since Tribune Co. filed for Chapter 11 reorganization in December 2008, at least 10 other newspaper publishers have entered and exited bankruptcy. Why is it taking Tribune so long to for Tribune Co. to get to the other side?
Juggling the pieces of tablet design
Jim Rosenberg - Editor & Publisher - 16 Jun 2010
For all the things they must consider, from the standpoint of the blank slate itself, designers work with three very basic device dimensions: screen size, display optics and navigation -- basically space, how it looks and how one moves within it.
Federal trustee blasts Tribune bonus plan
The Associated Press - 14 Jun 2010
Newspaper publisher Tribune Co. won't receive approval for a $42.9 million 2010 bonus program without overcoming an objection from the U.S. Trustee at a June 16 hearing. The agent for the $1.6 billion so-called bridge loan also objects.
Brains on internet, Reuters' app success, TV tabs, Last Man Standing and Angelo's question
Ken Doctor - Newsonomics - 11 Jun 2010
What a first half of 2010 it's been. While I take a break through the end of that first half, here's nine questions as we move collectively in 2H, 2010.
A new news media outlet reflects different, though still familiar, times
Jonathan Weber - The New York Times - 08 Jun 2010
Twelve years ago, I was busy starting a weekly print magazine, The Industry Standard, which quickly became an icon of the dot-com era. On the way up -- in less than three years we grew to more than 400 employees from an initial staff of about 40 -- we were the proverbial symbol of the Internet boom, with a smart, young staff putting out a smart, fat magazine, and marketers competing to underwrite both our press runs and our parties.
Tribune Co. chapter 11 plan could go to vote early this week
Randall Chase - The Associated Press - 07 Jun 2010
The Tribune Co. is one step closer to soliciting support from creditors for its Chapter 11 reorganization plan. A Delaware bankruptcy judge indicated Friday that he could sign off early next week on documents describing and soliciting support for Tribune's plan.
L.A. Times Orange County Local News benture closes after four months
Editor & Publisher - 26 May 2010
CHICAGO
Orange County Local News Network, a partnership between the Los Angeles Times and San Diego-based U.S. Local News Network has been shut down, four months after its launch.
Tribune chapter 11 plan includes $15M in executive bonuses
The Wall Street Journal - 26 May 2010
Tribune Co. has unveiled plans for a third round of top executive bonuses, nearly $15 million, bringing to more than $72 million the amount of pay enhancements the media company handed out while operating under bankruptcy protection.
Dissident creditors will get their say on Tribune post-bankruptcy plan
Randall Chase - The Associated Press - 21 May 2010
The Tribune Co. must provide more information to creditors in the disclosure statement outlining its proposed reorganization plan, a Delaware bankruptcy judge said Thursday.
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