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California: Sam Zell

March 12, 2009 - 01:05 am
NEWS FEED: LA Observed

Zell interviewed by feds in Blagojevich case

By Kevin

Tribune acknowledged that chairman Sam Zell was interviewed in January by federal prosecutors as a "potential witness" in the criminal investigation of former Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich. Zell also...

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January 31, 2009 - 07:46 pm
NEWS FEED: Calitics

The Incredible Shrinking Local Media

By David Dayen

Under the stellar leadership of Sam Zell, the LA Times is cutting another 300 jobs and eliminating the California section:
Editor Russ Stanton said in a second memo that the cuts will include a 70-position reduction across the editorial department, or 11 percent, in the coming weeks.

Hartenstein said the paper will reduce the number of sections on March 2, folding the California section into the front section, which includes local, national and international news, while keeping Business, Sports and Calendar as daily fixtures.

The feature section lineup, including Health, Food, Home, Image, Travel and Arts & Books, will remain unchanged, he said.

Good thing there's nothing special happening in the state that would require coverage.

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