Tough Talk

If I was a reporter for a Tribune paper, I’d be worried. VERY worried. I’ve never heard such tough talk about job cuts.

Tribune Planning Big Cuts: Fewer Papers, Firing Reporters

Tribune Company newspapers like The Los Angeles Times and The Chicago Tribune will quickly cut costs — by printing fewer papers and employing fewer journalists — top company executives said on Thursday. Samuel Zell, the chairman and chief executive of Tribune, and Randy Michaels, the company’s chief operating officer, revealed the cuts during [...]