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James O’Shea Speaks Outnew

The former Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times editor talks about the “deal from hell,” Tribune Company’s bankruptcy, and journalism’s scramble for footing on the internet.

Baltimore City Paper | Edward Ericson Jr. | 11-10-2011 | Media

Tags: Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Sam Zell, Tribune Company

Blogs Tell the Story Behind Baltimore Sun Buyouts and Changesnew

Behind the scenes, journalists at the Sun and other papers owned by the Tribune Co. have launched an angry (if only online) revolt against staff layoffs, management decisions, and what they see as a wholesale dismantling of the Chicago-based company's newspapers.

Baltimore City Paper | Martin L. Johnson | 09-09-2008 | Media

Tags: media, newspapers, Sam Zell, news industry, Baltimore Sun, Tribune Co.

Two Media Companies Bet on Niche Papers as Print Journalism's Futurenew

In spite of the uncertain economy and the more certain decline in newspaper readership, two new publications, the monthly Exhibit A and the weekday daily b launched in Baltimore.

Baltimore City Paper | Martin L. Johnson | 08-26-2008 | Media

Tags: Baltimore, media, newspapers, Tribune Company, Baltimore Sun, Exhibit A

Can This Election Season's News Coverage Get Any Dumber?new

It's cheaper and easier to talk about the ravings of some South Side Chicago preacher than it is to discuss the economic reasons why lifting the gas tax for a month would only cause consumers to see pennies while the oil companies rake in billions. Stupid sells. Policy doesn't.

Baltimore City Paper | Brian Morton | 05-13-2008 | Media

Tags: 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, journalism, media, news, sensationalism

Al Jazeera English Could Change The Way You See The Worldnew

That is, if you ever get to watch it. Because even though it has a large and active bureau in Washington, and it's available in most other English-speaking nations in the world outside of North America, no major cable or satellite carriers in the United States includes the channel.

Baltimore City Paper | Erin Sullivan | 05-13-2008 | Media

Tags: Baltimore, journalism, media, Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English, cable tv, global politics, world news