Tribune Co. (LA Times, Chicago Trib, etc) 3Q loss of $121.6 million (Dinosaur Media DeathWatch™)

Associated Press ^ | November 10, 2008 | Staff

[abb]

Monday afternoon good news.

[abb]

ping

[abb]

[abb]

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Tribune-Reports-2008-Third-Quarter/story.aspx?guid={7113581E-B0B6-4670-A7AD-3F4065FBE312}
Tribune Reports 2008 Third Quarter Results

http://blogs.tampabay.com/media/2008/11/columnist-dan-r.html
Columnist Dan Ruth among several Tampa Tribune staffers laid off today

[nufsed]

How long before some idiot in DC introduces a bill to bail out the failing members of the MSM?

[misterrob]

The NY Times announced it was taking a big charge on the New England newspapers it owns due to declining ad revenue.

HA HA

[softwarecreator]

And this was during the Obama Love Fest when sales were up so people could read about "the one".

It's going to go even more downhill from here.

[martin_fierro]

"We are operating in an exceptionally difficult financial and economic environment," said Chief Executive Sam Zell,

[mlocher]

The loss was a steep decline from profit of $152.8 million a year ago.

That is a $270M turn around! Keep it coming!

[Right Cal Gal]

Their being in the tank for Obigula hasn’t helped them.
People aren’t even buying the liberals rags for the sports pages anymore.

[Joe Boucher]

Couldn’t happen to a more deserving bunch of unAmerican turds.
Hey Times employees, ya can kiss your jobs buh bye.
Maybe you can go spread your lies and made up b.s. somewhere else. course most other rags like yours are laying off too.
Oh well there is always mcDonalds.

[abb]

http://cancelthebee.blogspot.com/
The axe is swinging at the Kansas City Star — layoffs said to be “stunning”

http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/stories/2008/11/10/daily8.html
KC Star lays off about 50

[MovementConservative]

This will provide even more incentive to sell the Cubs and Wrigley. That big balloon payment is only months away.

[abb]

Check out the terminology!! Death watch! Wonder where they got that from??

http://bottomlinecom.com/currentnews/stunningkcstarlayoffs.html
TOP TALENT AT KC STAR BEING LET GO!!
The Kansas City Star, which has been rocked with layoffs the past several months that have resulted in a reduction of about 100 editorial employees, is in the process today of letting go some of the most recognizable reporters and columnists in the history of the area’s largest newspaper.
The list of the 16 people being terminated reads like a “Who’s Who” of area journalism and is absolutely stunning.
“The newspaper is definitely on a death watch now,” says a source. “These are simply folks who cannot be replaced. These moves will definitely affect the product and circulation.”
We will be releasing the names this afternoon as they are confirmed. Send anonymous tips to feedback@bottomlinecom.com.

[HappyinAZ]

buggywhips.

[abb]

And at fire sale prices...

[CaliforniaCon]

I’ve done my little bit against L.A. Times. No subscription to cancel, but I did buy their Sunday editions for YEARS and a few papers during the week at times.

NO MORE! Two months ago I stopped buying L.A. Times completely!

[Secret Agent Man]

You liberal idiots were in the tank for Obama, and now you’re going down and you’re going to keep going down.

You got what you wanted, now you’re going to go out of existence as you know it.

[soycd]

I’m sure the dems have a bailout planned for them too. The dems owe the media bigtime for their complicity in electing
them.

[P-Marlowe]

I was really starting to get depressed with all the news about our ObamaNation, but this news helped to brighten my day.