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Sam Zell

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2011

    City Link, Alt-Weekly Published by Sun-Sentinel and Tribune Company, to Fold, Sources Say

    ​City Link, the weekly newspaper published by the Sun-Sentinel and its parent, Tribune Company, is expected to cease publication within the coming weeks, current and former employees tell New Times. The paper has been in steady decline for years. Hard news largely disappeared from its pages as the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2010

    Boobs, Poker, and Sex on the Balcony: Tribune Co. Gets Slammed in the Times

    Tribune CEO Randy Michaels.​Sun-Sentinel staffers are buzzing this morning about a New York Times article that makes their corporate bosses look like overgrown extras from Anchorman.The Tribune Co., which is headquartered in Chicago and owns the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune as well as ... More >>

  • News

    November 19, 2009

    The Rise and Fall of South Florida's Daily Newspapers

    Tribune CEO Randy Michaels.​Sun-Sentinel staffers are buzzing this morning about a New York Times article that makes their corporate bosses look like overgrown extras from Anchorman.The Tribune Co., which is headquartered in Chicago and owns the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune as well as ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2009

    Witness To An Execution

    Not sure if that headline refers to Sun-Sentinel courtrs reporter Tonya Alanez getting lined up to view the potential state's offing of John Marek (see this excellent JAABlog post for details) or the slow-motion assassination of the newspaper industry's future. On the latter point, I give ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2009

    DeGroot Shoots Down Tribune's Golden Parachutes

    Chicago Tribune FitzSimonsNow former Sun-Sentinel reporter and writing coach John de Groot lays out the audacity -- and outrageousness -- of the severance packages paid to former Tribune executives at the time they unloaded the company to Sam Zell in a doomed, d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2009

    Acting FCC Chairman: "Mini-Papers" No Way to Success

    Count acting FCC Chairman Michael Copps among those who believe the current strategy of decimating staffs at newspapers is the wrong way to deal with the economic downturn, especially since most are still making money.   "I am seriously worried about the decline of broa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2009

    Another Newspaper Falls Into Bankruptcy

    The Minneapolis Star Tribune followed the Tribune Co. and went into Chapter 11 bankruptcy today. Remember, Miami Herald parent McClatchy, in the only good move it has made in several years, sold the Strib, as it is called, for $530 million back in 2006. The newspaper's story includes some inter ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2008

    Blago Goes To Zell

    We've all heard about the arrest of Illinois Rod "I'm Not A Crook II" Blagojevich, but did you hear the one about his wife? Patricia Blagojevich is the one who seems to have instigated the (allegedly criminal) attempt by the guv to try to bribe Sam Zell into firing the Chicago Tribun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2008

    Sun-Sentinel Company Preparing For Bankruptcy - UPDATED

    What a weekend for South Florida newspapers -- a very bad one. The Miami Herald is up for sale and Tribune Co., the parent of the Sun-Sentinel, is preparing for what may be inevitable bankruptcy. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the media company -- which counts among its properties the Los ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2008

    Lee Abrams Isn't Playing Anymore

    In his latest "think piece," Tribune Co. Chief Innovation Officer Lee Abrams draws a line in the sand for EVERYone in the company's newsrooms (including the Sun-Sentinel): Revolutions are about "we". The leaders need to engage EVERYone. And EVERYone needs to engage the cause. You ar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2008

    Sam Zell's Tao: "Anything Is Possibly True"

    In his latest "think piece," Tribune Co. Chief Innovation Officer Lee Abrams draws a line in the sand for EVERYone in the company's newsrooms (including the Sun-Sentinel): Revolutions are about "we". The leaders need to engage EVERYone. And EVERYone needs to engage the cause. You ar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2008

    A Stock Market Carol

    In his latest "think piece," Tribune Co. Chief Innovation Officer Lee Abrams draws a line in the sand for EVERYone in the company's newsrooms (including the Sun-Sentinel): Revolutions are about "we". The leaders need to engage EVERYone. And EVERYone needs to engage the cause. You ar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2008

    Sam Zell Sued By Tribune Writers

    In his latest "think piece," Tribune Co. Chief Innovation Officer Lee Abrams draws a line in the sand for EVERYone in the company's newsrooms (including the Sun-Sentinel): Revolutions are about "we". The leaders need to engage EVERYone. And EVERYone needs to engage the cause. You ar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2008

    Newspaper Bleeding: It's Not Done Yet

    In his latest "think piece," Tribune Co. Chief Innovation Officer Lee Abrams draws a line in the sand for EVERYone in the company's newsrooms (including the Sun-Sentinel): Revolutions are about "we". The leaders need to engage EVERYone. And EVERYone needs to engage the cause. You ar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2008

    John Rodstrom Up, Sam Zell Down

    In his latest "think piece," Tribune Co. Chief Innovation Officer Lee Abrams draws a line in the sand for EVERYone in the company's newsrooms (including the Sun-Sentinel): Revolutions are about "we". The leaders need to engage EVERYone. And EVERYone needs to engage the cause. You ar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2008

    Office Supplies Arrive At Tribune Co. Headquarters

    In his latest "think piece," Tribune Co. Chief Innovation Officer Lee Abrams draws a line in the sand for EVERYone in the company's newsrooms (including the Sun-Sentinel): Revolutions are about "we". The leaders need to engage EVERYone. And EVERYone needs to engage the cause. You ar ... More >>

  • News

    June 26, 2008

    The Ink-Stained Unemployed

    Newspapers will shrink as veterans are forced out the door

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2008

    Massive Job Cuts Coming At Sun-Sentinel, Tally Chief Volunteers

    Newspapers will shrink as veterans are forced out the door

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2008

    The Palm Beach Post Retreat Memo

    Newspapers will shrink as veterans are forced out the door

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2008

    The Gravedancer Strikes -- UPDATED

    Newspapers will shrink as veterans are forced out the door

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2008

    Zell's Losing Streak

    Newspapers will shrink as veterans are forced out the door

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2008

    Sun-Sentinel Stockholders Rejoice!

    Newspapers will shrink as veterans are forced out the door

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2008

    Your Industry Is Dying. Congratulations!

    Newspapers will shrink as veterans are forced out the door

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2008

    Questions Linger About Sentinel, WSFL

    Newspapers will shrink as veterans are forced out the door

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2008

    Sun-Sentinel Monkey Business

    Newspapers will shrink as veterans are forced out the door

  • News

    March 6, 2008

    They'll Take Your Houses

    South Florida's real estate forecast calls for pain

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2008

    Zell Bites, DeGroot Writes

    South Florida's real estate forecast calls for pain

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2008

    Changes Coming At Tribune Co.

    South Florida's real estate forecast calls for pain

  • News

    February 14, 2008

    Citizen Zell

    The gruff new Sun-Sentinel owner came to town, but you won't read about it in our local daily

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2008

    No Profits For You!

    The gruff new Sun-Sentinel owner came to town, but you won't read about it in our local daily

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2008

    DeGroot's Open Letter To Citizen Zell

    The gruff new Sun-Sentinel owner came to town, but you won't read about it in our local daily

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2008

    Zell Drops Another F-Bomb

    The gruff new Sun-Sentinel owner came to town, but you won't read about it in our local daily

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2008

    Newspaper Staff Ordered To "Question Authority"

    The gruff new Sun-Sentinel owner came to town, but you won't read about it in our local daily

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2008

    Pulp O' The Mornin'

    The gruff new Sun-Sentinel owner came to town, but you won't read about it in our local daily

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2008

    L.A. Times' Editor's Farewell Note

    The gruff new Sun-Sentinel owner came to town, but you won't read about it in our local daily

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2008

    Sam Zell: Master of the Obvious

    The gruff new Sun-Sentinel owner came to town, but you won't read about it in our local daily

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2008

    The Miami Herald-India Outsourcing Post

    The gruff new Sun-Sentinel owner came to town, but you won't read about it in our local daily

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2007

    Zell Era: Now For Something Completely Different

    The gruff new Sun-Sentinel owner came to town, but you won't read about it in our local daily

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2007

    FitzSimons Leaving Trib

    The gruff new Sun-Sentinel owner came to town, but you won't read about it in our local daily

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2007

    Newspaper Downturn "Cyclical"?

    The gruff new Sun-Sentinel owner came to town, but you won't read about it in our local daily

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2007

    Newspapers' Free-Fall (Illustrated)

    The gruff new Sun-Sentinel owner came to town, but you won't read about it in our local daily

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2007

    Google Killing Newspapers?

    The gruff new Sun-Sentinel owner came to town, but you won't read about it in our local daily

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2007

    Gators Win, Readers Lose

    The gruff new Sun-Sentinel owner came to town, but you won't read about it in our local daily

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2007

    Martin Blasts Zell Takeover

    The gruff new Sun-Sentinel owner came to town, but you won't read about it in our local daily

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