Tribune’s New Ferro Era Begins, With Massive Leadership Change

The 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 ...

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Oscar Spotlight a Dim One for Hometown L.A. Times

While old-fashioned investigative journalism took center stage in Los Angeles at the Oscars Sunday evening, hometown reporters for the L.A. Times found themselves scrambling to cover the event. The Times had been allocated six passes for entry to the Dolby Theater – essential access to tell the ...

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Newsonomics: L.A. Consequential

It’s a trademark line of Austin Beutner’s: “I cannot imagine Los Angeles without a vibrant L.A. Times.” As anyone who follows media knows, the Los Angeles Times publisher’s imagination short-circuited the day after Labor Day, when he was fired by Tribune Publishing CEO Jack Griffin (“Tribune to ...

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