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I'm Embarrassed: Florida Still Up in the Air; Rick Scott Is to Blame

It's almost 8 in the morning the day after the election and Florida still doesn't have a winner in the presidential election. People were still voting around 2 o'clock this morning. Is anyone else embarrassed?I hope Gov. Rick Scott is. And I hope he -- and his Republican majorities in the state Legi ... More >>

The Sun-Sentinel is Now Owned by JPMorgan Chase and Some Hedge Funds; God Help Us All

Previously: What if new Sun-Sentinel owners decide to sell?If you hadn't noticed, it's a hell of a time to be in the newspaper business. Last month, we wondered aloud about the imminent sale of the Tribune newspaper company -- which includes our local beacon of truth and coupons, the Sun-Sentinel -- ... More >>

What if the Sun-Sentinel's New Owners Decide to Sell the Paper?

For a long time, South Florida has been a three-newspaper land. The Palm Beach Post, the Sun-Sentinel, and the Miami Herald all overlapped to some degree, giving this stranger-than-fiction region a little competition in the newspaper business. That sets us apart from the rest of the country, but it' ... More >>

What to Expect From the Sun-Sentinel Paywall

The Sun-Sentinel announced last week that their website would soon have a shiny new feature -- a paywall, erected around the main daily paper serving Broward County.The paper will start "offering memberships" on Monday, though details have been in a letter to readers from publisher Howard Greenberg ... More >>

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 >>

Ryan LeVin Gets Eight Months in Illinois Prison

Ryan LeVin​Briton-killing douchebag Ryan LeVin will spend the next eight months up the river, according to the Chicago Tribune.When LeVin decided to go to Florida to face charges related to killing two men in Fort Lauderdale with his Porsche 911 Turbo, he didn't tell authorities in Illinois that h ... More >>

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 >>

Thoughts on Integrity, From the Sentinel's Favorite Memo Man

Flickr user: tsheinThink man, think!​Lee Abrams is an infamous figure around the Sun-Sentinel newsroom. He's chief innovation officer for the Tribune Co., which owns the Sun-Sentinel, WSFL-TV (CW), the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and a slew of other newspapers and television stations acros ... More >>

Don't Mind The Blood, Things Are Great

On the day 30 people in the Sun-Sentinel newsroom are laid off, the corporate news is just dandy, according to Tribune Co. COO Randy Michaels, who reports the company is "making progress."   For instance, the show "WWE Superstars" had great ratings on WGN and they're having wonderful luck ... More >>

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 >>

Abrams: WSFL Morning Show Will Revolutionize TV

I haven't even been posting all the Lee Abrams think pieces lately because they've gotten to be so dull. But this one, which I received several days ago, well, it's worth sharing. Why? It's about the Tribune Co./Sun-Sentinel morning show on WSFL. I haven't weighed in about the show for the same ... More >>

City Link Issues Unrubberized Checks

A month ago this blog reported that Fort Lauderdale Police officers who worked security for City Link's Beerfest had their checks bounce -- a consequence related to Sun-Sentinel parent Tribune Company's bankruptcy proceedings.Now Lt. Mitch Vansant, who retired from the force Jan. 31, tells Juice tha ... More >>

Abrams: Enough With The Exclamation Points!

Tribune Co. Chief Innovation Officer Lee Abrams continues on his jihad against "fake and jive" in local TV news. He says he talked to a "voice guy" Tribune stations were using and was given the lowdown.         "The copy he receives is often horrible," Abrams writes. " ... More >>

More About the Guy Who Didn't Kill the Pedestrians With His Porsche

Curmudgeons like Bob Norman may not want to admit it, but the Sun-Sentinel's association with the Chicago-based Tribune Co. does have its perks. For instance, when some unknown driver kills a couple of British tourists with a tricked-out Porsche owned by a wealthy playboy with a history of driving l ... More >>

Abrams: Tribune Bankruptcy "Truly Sucks"

Here's the latest piece from Tribune Co. Chief Innovation Officer Lee Abrams. It jumps. ------------------------------------------------  February 18, 2009 THINK PIECE: NINE EASY PIECES Time for a deep breath and a few thoughts about the dynamics of evolving and positioning ourselves ... More >>

Salary Freeze At Tribune Co., Sun-Sentinel

The Tribune Co., whose 10 newspapers include the Sun-Sentinel, Orlando Sentinel, Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun, and Los Angeles Times, yesterday announced a salary freeze for 2009. It affects all non-union employees (for the small percentage of union employees, "the issue will b ... More >>

Party On, Sun-Sentinel

Rejoice. The embattled Sun-Sentinel annual in-house award ceremony, the Pettijohns, will be held this year after all. The payments to the winners just have to be cleared by the bankruptcy court first, of course. Oh, and it won't be at the upscale Signature Grand this year, m ... More >>

Sun-Sentinel Stiffs Fort Lauderdale Cops for Beer Fest Duty

Sure, it might seem like bad taste to kick the Sun-Sentinel when it's down, especially when its parent company, Tribune Co., is bankrupt. But we'd say it's not bad taste to point out that the media conglomerate is writing bad checks to the Fort Lauderdale Police Department.The Tribune Co. recen ... More >>

Are More Layoffs, Cutbacks Coming To Sun-Sentinel?

I've been so busy juggling about six hellacious stories that I've been neglecting the roots of this blog -- coverage of the local media. I think another reason is that it's just too damn depressing and it seems like Groundhog Day. More corporate idiocy and more layoffs all the time.  . Re ... More >>

Oops, Lee Abrams Did It Again.

Tribune Co. Chief Innovation Officer Lee Abrams struck again. In his latest think piece sent out to newsrooms across the county, this one titled "Celebrity Crimes Against Humanity," he included a quote that has been attributed Mariah Carey: "When I watch TV and see those poor ki ... More >>

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 >>

TRIBUNE Co. FILES CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY

CNBC just reported that Sun-Sentinel parent Tribune Co. has just filed for bankruptcy. How fast was that? "It's one of the fastest bankruptcy filings on new issue of debt since Worldcom -- since Worldcom," answers one of the prettier talking heads on the network. The good news is that at least the ... More >>

Abrams: Time To Give Readers "Recession 101"

On the day the company declares Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Tribune's Chief Innovation Officer, Lee Abrams, issues a "think piece" to staff in which he says Tribune newspapers must "own" the recession: THE RECESSION: Discussion on we should position our papers and TV as the vehicles that helps peo ... More >>

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 >>

Abrams: Tribune Should Study USA Today's Success

We have the latest think piece from Tribune Co. Innovation Chief Lee Abrams and it's another doozy. I can't begin to capture the Abrams vibe, but here are some highlights:   -- He proposes to "blow up" an underperforming TV station in the Tribune chain and totally "rethink" the m ... More >>

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

Lee Abrams, Right or Wrong

More Punishment From Lee Abrams

Sam Zell Sued By Tribune Writers

Condo Hell, Lambiet 2.0, and UA-Gate Revisited

Sun-Sentinel Error Temporarily Crashes United Airlines

Office Supplies Arrive At Tribune Co. Headquarters

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

The Gravedancer Strikes -- UPDATED

Zell's Losing Streak

Sun-Sentinel Stockholders Rejoice!

Sam Zell Isn't Pretending Anymore

Questions Linger About Sentinel, WSFL

Sun-Sentinel: No More Softball For You!

Newspaper Staff Ordered To "Question Authority"

Sam Zell: Master of the Obvious

Notes From The (Corporate) Underground

Sentinel Kills Local Film Reviews

Sam Zell: Grave Dancer

Not The Same As The Old Boss

The Chicago Cubune Hits Hard

CJR Says Tribune Co. Should Go

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Cash Cow Milked

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Exiles From Cuban Politics

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