Categories: Los Angeles Times

Sam Zell: "I Have No Intention Of Selling The L.A. Times. Period. End Of Speech."

Posted by: Jon Fine on April 13

So says the new owner of Tribune when interviewed by Maria Bartiromo in this week's BusinessWeek. Full interview is here Some other interesting bits: "I don't have any plans to...

Tribune, Sam Zell, David Geffen and the Los Angeles Times: One Mea Culpa And Two Questions

Posted by: Jon Fine on April 06

Turns out I am wrong in this post when I say Sam Zell will be stuck with the Los Angeles Times (and vice versa), and that selling the L.A. Times...

David Geffen and the Los Angeles Times: The Answer Is Still 'No.'

Posted by: Jon Fine on April 03

UPDATE 4/6: Oooh--thesis below turns out to be wrong. Or at least incomplete. For a correction, an explanation, a mea culpa, and a couple of additional questions, read this post....

An Unsparing Look By The Los Angeles Times On How Lousy Its Web Strategy Is

Posted by: Jon Fine on January 29

I actually like the Los Angeles Times, but I admit I haven't given a whole lot of thought to its Web site. An internal committee has, though, and unlike most...

Los Angeles Times, Britney Spears Offer Case Studies In Media Management!

Posted by: Jon Fine on November 08

Surely it's entirely coincidental that Britney Spears and the Los Angeles Times (and by extension Tribune Co.) both essentially buried bad news by putting it out there yesterday. I mean,...

Stalemate Ending At Los Angeles Times

Posted by: Jon Fine on October 05

Those who said that Tribune Co. CEO Dennis FitzSimons would not tolerate pushback from Los Angeles Times execs were right. Jeff Johnson out as Publisher, replaced by David Hiller, Publisher...

Tribune and Los Angeles Times: The Lighter Side

Posted by: Jon Fine on September 28

I'll have more to say about the Tribune-Los Angeles Times situation in my next BusinessWeek column, which will go up on the Web late today. (UPDATE: It's here.) But Slate's...

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