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The Motley Fool March 27, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Tribune's Now Daily Direction Change Investors, just when you thought Sam Zell's proposal for Tribune's future would hold sway, two competing billionaires prolong the paper's buyout process.  |
The Motley Fool March 30, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Yet Another Dose of Tribune Fare Investors, don't jump to the conclusion that the intrigue surrounding Tribune is over.  |
The Motley Fool April 9, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Tribune's Intensifying Groan The restructured Tribune will groan under the weight of $12 billion in debt. Investors, take note.  |
The Motley Fool February 26, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Tribune's Band of Billionaires A Chicagoan with deep pockets has entered the Tribune buyout sweepstakes. Investors, take note.  |
The Motley Fool July 17, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Will Zell Lose His Zeal? Chicago billionaire Sam Zell intends to take Tribune Company private in an $8.2 billion transaction. Investors, take note.  |
The Motley Fool March 5, 2007 David Lee Smith |
"Press Lords" Warned by Warren Tribune, like several other newspaper publishers, continues to suffer from a variety of circulation, advertising, and general readership maladies. Investors would be well advised to leave interest in shares of those companies to the billionaires.  |
The Motley Fool March 26, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Tribune Heading in a New Direction? Just when a "self-help" restructuring seemed likely, Sam Zell's plan gains traction. In the final analysis, however, this is still largely a newspaper publisher, and so you should funnel your investment funds in other directions.  |
BusinessWeek July 31, 2008 |
Anatomy of a Media Mess Read on for a time line of the Tribune's troubles.  |
The Motley Fool March 16, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Tribune, Heal Thyself For a host of reasons, this once-thriving business -- one still represented by a number of grand old names -- continues to struggle. As in the past, investors are urged not to be lured into including shares of newspaper publishers in their portfolios.  |
The Motley Fool August 22, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Will Zell Have a Change of Heart? A credit crunch and Tribune's plight could still halt Sam Zell's deal. Investors, take note.  |
The Motley Fool May 21, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Newspapers' Slips Still Showing With daily newspapers atrophying before our eyes while other forms of media -- cable, for instance -- achieve impressive growth, I hope the appropriate investment conclusion remains obvious.  |
The Motley Fool January 22, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Where to Now, Tribune? Tribune's share price, which began 2004 above $51, closed Friday at $30.52. A cynic might blame Tribune's mounting woes and inability to sell itself for a reasonable price on its Cubs ownership.  |
The Motley Fool August 31, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Dubious Numbers for Tribune Will the Tribune privatization deal with Chicago billionaire Sam Zell really ever happen at the agreed-to price? The main difficulty for Tribune is a sharp and continuing slide in advertising revenue.  |
BusinessWeek April 16, 2007 Jon Fine |
Running Tribune--On Empty The buyout by Chicago real estate mogul Sam Zell of a hugely indebted old media company raises more questions than it answers.  |
The Motley Fool July 27, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Tribune's on a Slip-and-Slide As it prepares to become private, advertising fortunes at Tribune Company continue to decline.  |
The Motley Fool December 18, 2006 David Lee Smith |
The Beat Goes on at Tribune Buyout interest in Tribune abounds, while things are quieter for New York Times. Investors, take note.  |
BusinessWeek April 23, 2007 Maria Bartiromo |
Sam Zell, Media Mogul Sam Zell talks about where he plans to take Tribune Co.  |
BusinessWeek May 8, 2006 Gene G. Marcial |
Tribune's Tribulations Like most other newspaper stocks, Tribune has been beaten to a pulp on poor earnings caused by a slump in ads and readership.  |
The Motley Fool October 25, 2007 David Lee Smith |
The Good (New York) Times and the Tribune When New York Times and Tribune reported results this week, the two big, old-line newspaper companies headed in different directions.  |
The Motley Fool January 29, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Will All Newspapers Fold? Rich old men vie to buy fading newspapers. Does anyone else care? Given their business prowess, why would the billionaires be interested in owning withering daily newspapers? Investors, take note.  |
The Motley Fool December 27, 2005 Brian Gorman |
Tribune's Spanish Tale The Spanish-speaking segment promises to help the company's newspaper division. Investors, take note.  |
The Motley Fool April 3, 2007 Tim Beyers |
Quick Take: The Best Part of the Tribune Deal Be grateful, Cubs fans. Now that real estate magnate Sam Zell has announced his intent to sell your team and keep the rest of ailing media giant Tribune Co., you have hope. Take it from a Yankees fan.  |
The Motley Fool April 15, 2004 Alyce Lomax |
Bad News Bears Investors give newspaper stocks a smack.  |
The Motley Fool January 11, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Newspaper Publishers Unite Online The largest U.S. newspapers join forces to sell Web ads. Newspaper publishers' advertising volumes are too far in the hole to make such firms attractive investments.  |
The Motley Fool July 11, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Is Dow Jones Copycatting Tribune? There may be a growing pack of billionaires with designs on acquiring Dow Jones.  |
The Motley Fool June 6, 2007 Tim Beyers |
There's Your Dow Jones Bidding War Billionaire Ron Burkle stepped in the way of a proposed buyout of the publisher by News Corp. So far, Burkle has acted prudently in refusing to overpay for dwindling media assets. Good for him. But Dow Jones isn't dwindling; it's growing and earning decent margins as a result.  |
BusinessWeek June 19, 2006 Jon Fine |
Dog-Bites-Man Thinking Tribune's strategy is predictable: Slash and burn.  |
Information Today August 7, 2014 |
Tribune Media Spins Off Tribune Publishing Tribune Media completed the spinoff of Tribune Publishing, its media and marketing solutions division, into its own independent company.  |
The Motley Fool July 16, 2004 Nathan Slaughter |
Bad News for Tribune The publishing firm is still floundering after its circulation errors. However, these may be minor setbacks for an otherwise solid business, making this an opportune time to pick up shares.  |
BusinessWeek July 30, 2008 |
Samuel Zell Read on for a quick biography of Sam Zell, Chairman and CEO of Tribune.  |
BusinessWeek July 19, 2004 Joseph Weber |
Wrestling With Trib Co.'s Demons Can Tribune Co. CEO FitzSimons exorcise a circulation scandal and an ad slump?  |
BusinessWeek October 9, 2006 Jon Fine |
No Slick Way Out For Tribune Tribune Co. may find it's cheaper to keep the troubled L.A. Times than to sell it.  |
The Motley Fool June 8, 2004 Brian Gorman |
Tribune's Bad News Tribune's May ad revenues were disappointing. Some of the problem may stem from Hollywood.  |
The Motley Fool February 6, 2007 David Lee Smith |
New Papers the News at McClatchy But the publisher reports a loss because of the sale of one paper. From an investing standpoint, it is difficult to consul active ownership here.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2007 William E. Early |
Words from the Pro Sam Zell, president and chairman of Equity Group Investments in Chicago, discusses his industry experiences at a recent conference.  |
The Motley Fool July 9, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Rogue Newsman Is the One for "Wall Street Journal" With a high enough wall between Rupert Murdoch and the editors, News Corp. ownership would benefit the WSJ. Investors, take note.  |
The Motley Fool August 29, 2008 David Lee Smith |
Is Times Terminal? The New York Times' steady revenue slide looks increasingly ominous.  |
The Motley Fool September 25, 2006 Alyce Lomax |
Newsprint's Still Smudging Last week proved the newspaper industry has still got plenty of challenges. These developments certainly come as no surprise to investors.  |
The Motley Fool February 19, 2008 David Lee Smith |
Quick Take: A Peck of Peddling Publishers Four newspaper publishers band together to boost their online ad sales.  |
The Motley Fool April 13, 2006 Jeremy MacNealy |
At Tribune, Help Wanted With Ads The company continues to be challenged by a tough advertising business. Overall, the picture continues to look bleak. Shareholders may take some comfort in management's apparent belief that Tribune's stock is undervalued.  |
The Motley Fool June 14, 2005 Alyce Lomax |
Quarterly Malaise at Knight Ridder Although the newspaper publisher's flat profit may not be terribly heartening, it's also not terribly surprising. In general, investors would do well to keep a close eye on newspaper stocks' potential engines of growth, and which stocks are placing focus in the right places.  |
The Motley Fool June 18, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison |
Tough Times in New York The New York Times Co. is the latest newspaper to reveal disappointing revenue numbers.  |
The Motley Fool January 31, 2005 Brian Gorman |
Tribune Missing the Scoop on Growth? 2004 didn't turn out as Tribune expected. The media firm does not expect market conditions for 2005 to be much better, but it's working every angle to improve results. Some may be more worthwhile than others.  |
The Motley Fool October 30, 2006 David Lee Smith |
Tribune on the Block The newspaper conglomerate may be up for sale. Investors, enjoy the show from a distance; if you venture too close, you might get burned.  |
The Motley Fool July 25, 2005 Jeremy MacNealy |
McClatchy Starved for Ads A weak advertising environment plagues the newspaper chain. Investors may be hesitant to sample this stock, but its recent price weakness may just be the time to look at this investment a little closer.  |
The Motley Fool May 8, 2006 Alyce Lomax |
Bad News, Good News Newspaper circulation continues its decline, but there can be opportunity for investors who pay close attention, do their homework and take on a certain degree of risk as the industry continues to shift.  |
The Motley Fool March 10, 2005 Seth Jayson |
Value Right Under Your Nose? Newspapers have been pummelled by the market. Are they cheap yet? Sometimes the best investment ideas are right under your nose.  |
The Motley Fool December 28, 2006 David Lee Smith |
Extra, Extra: Chaos Reigns Private equity, declining results, David Geffen: Newspapers have been a thrill ride lately. With few exceptions, newspaper publishing is an area investors would be well advised to eschew as they determine their allocations for 2007.  |
The Motley Fool November 27, 2006 David Lee Smith |
A Media Whirlwind in Review Investors, it's been an eventful year for the nation's traditional media companies. The trends that emerged this year will probably only intensify in 2007.  |
The Motley Fool January 29, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Will All Newspapers Fold? Part 2 Dying newspapers still generate cash -- but only so much, for so long. The takeaway for smart investors is simple: Avoid this group of investments at all costs.  |