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The Bankrupt Traditional Media

No, really:

Media conglomerate Tribune Co. filed for bankruptcy protection Monday, as the owner of the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Cubs and other properties tries to deal with $13 billion in debt.

Add to that list of holdings WGN and the Baltimore Sun.   Not at all surprising, but it’s still really something to see.

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4 Comments

  1. And the Peninsula newspaper, The Daily Press.

  2. I had a whole comment written out here, but I have about five and a half years before I can post on such matters without worrying (much) about search engines.

    Suffice it to say that this news is the talk of my colleagues at the moment.

  3. guess this brings new meaning to “what’s black and white and red all over?”

  4. silence dogood

    Most blog comment threads don’t have a winner, but this one does, and it’s Amit.

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