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ft.com - 12/11/2008
FT.com / UK - Tribune in bankruptcy filing
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The crisis in US newspapers yesterday claimed its biggest victim when Tribune Company filed for bankruptcy protection, a year after its $8.2bn leveraged buy-out by property tycoon Sam Zell. Mr Zell, a Chicago native whose history of reviving distressed assets earned him the nickname of ...

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tribune.com - 12/8/2008
Tribune Company :: Press Release
— tribune.com — Tribune Company to Voluntarily Restructure Debt Under Chapter 11 Publishing, Interactive and Broadcasting Businesses to Continue Operations Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field Not Part of Chapter 11 Filing; Monetization Efforts to Continue CHICAGO, ... (more) Tribune Company :: Press Release
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chicagotribune.com - 12/9/2008
TRIBUNE BANKRUPTCY: The Tribune Company has filed for bankruptcy -
— chicagotribune.com — Facing what Chairman Sam Zell called a "perfect storm" of forces roiling the media industry and the broader economy, Chicago-based Tribune Co. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from its creditors Monday. The move opens the most painful ... (more) TRIBUNE BANKRUPTCY: The Tribune Company has filed for ...

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nytimes.com - 12/9/2008
Tribune Company Seeks Bankruptcy Protection
— nytimes.com — The Tribune Company , the newspaper and television chain that publishes The Los Angeles Times and The Chicago Tribune, filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday. The move came less than a year after Samuel Zell , a Chicago real estate tycoon, took ... (more) Tribune Company Seeks Bankruptcy Protection

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Media Deconsolidation (Part 24): I Read the News Today, Oh Boy
The Progress & Freedom Foundation Blog — ... ." If 140 characters per entry is still too much for you to read, here's the cribbed version: Lots of downsizing, bankruptcies, and closing of doors. The Tribune's bankruptcy has been the biggest news this week, but few noticed ...

Media Deconsolidation (Part 24): I Read the News Today, Oh Boy
Technology Liberation Front — ... .” If 140 characters per entry is still too much for you to read, here’s the cribbed version: Lots of downsizing, bankruptcies, and closing of doors. The Tribune’s bankruptcy has been the biggest news this week, but few noticed ...

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