May 19, 2024
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Now, in the likely last chapters of the Tribune saga, parody precedes event. As Justin Dearborn – sans his boss, Tribune board chairman Michael Ferro – outlined the company’s new “billion-dollar” thinking Wednesday, a column in LA’s Downtowner proceeded to steal his strategic thunder. Entitled ...
Read MoreMeet Michael Ferro. Ferro, 49, is not yet three months in to his stint as chairman of Tribune Publishing, the newspaper company that owns and operates such august titles as The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times and The Baltimore Sun, and he is already fending off efforts from powerful ...
Read MoreIf you think keeping track of Tribune Publishing’s many ups and downs has been hard for media observers, consider the issues within the company. For the second year in a row, TPUB’s annual 10-K filing has had to note “material weaknesses in the Company’s internal control over financial ...
Read MoreWhat started as a marathon has turned into an obstacle course. In today’s wee hours, just before dawn, Tribune Publishing was named as the “winner” in the Orange County Register bankruptcy auction. Tribune’s winning bid of $56 million in cash – topping high-end estimates of the combined value ...
Read MoreFor those who have been following the ongoing tragicomedy of California’s dying newspaper industry, today, March 16, marks a climax. And as with all amazing stories, the moments leading up to that climax have made it a nail-biter. The real action is mundane enough: Today is the day that final ...
Read MoreThe Jack Griffin era at Tribune Publishing is over – almost before it had really taken hold. The company this morning confirmed the sweeping reorganization of its top management that I had reported on Tuesday (“Michael Ferro Cleans The House That Jack (Griffin) Built”). In the sweep ...
Read MoreTribune Publishing has parted ways with its CEO Jack Griffin, I’ve learned. In a fast-moving turn of events, unusually quick by corporate standards, newly minted Tribune Publishing board chairman Michael Ferro has orchestrated Griffin’s ouster — and directed the choice of his successor. Tribune ...
Read MoreCompanion column: Michael Ferro immediately redefines Tribune Publishing’s chairman role Today, in the Ronald Reagan Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Santa Ana, Calif., the Orange County Register – for the second time—begins to emerge from bankruptcy. There may not be much ...
Read MoreChicago entrepreneur Michael Ferro will soon move across town, into the third-floor chairman’s suite in the legendary Tribune Tower. Yes, he’ll be 16 floors below Tribune Publishing CEO Jack Griffin, and the Tower is for sale anyway, but his new presence there will be something to watch. On ...
Read MoreIs Rupert right? Friday afternoon, News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch tweeted the following message: “Strong word Tribune newspaper group to be bought by big Wall St firm, LA Times to go to philanthropist Eli Broad and local group.” He’s talking about a deal that has been brewing for at least a ...
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