Wednesday, September 21, 2011

The Deal from Hell: a book about the merger of the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times

At the library yesterday, I saw a new book about how the owners have killed the newspapers, written by James O'Shea, who experienced the "merger" of the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times.  Part of the story is the decline of journalistic standards.  Here's a review of it from the LA Times.


The former Los Angeles Times editor in chief examines the Tribune-Times Mirror and Sam Zell deals.


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  1. TackySeptember 22, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    Making money for shareholders is the driving force of all corporations. The public be dammned.

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