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The Baltimore Sun lays off 61 employees
Associated Press ^ | April 29, 2009 | Ben Nuckols,

Posted on 04/30/2009 8:24:41 AM PDT by george76

The Baltimore Sun has laid off 61 people in its newsroom, about a quarter of its editorial staff, including veteran editors and managers, columnists, photographers and designers.

Maryland's largest newspaper laid off managerial employees at the end of the day Tuesday, and notified union-represented employees Wednesday afternoon...

Tribune is operating under bankruptcy protection. Real estate mogul Sam Zell took on a $13 billion debt load when he purchased the company in 2007

(Excerpt) Read more at finance.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: baltimoresun; dinosaurmedia; enemedia; layoffs; liberalmedia; media; msm; newspaper; newspapers; obamedia; oldmedia
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To: the_devils_advocate_666
Is there a truly conservative newspaper that I can subscribe to out there somewhere?

Why do you need a newspaper? You got plenty of conservative sources on the web. If you need local news, go to the local news station website. Don't go to the newspaper website.

21 posted on 04/30/2009 9:46:06 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist ("President Obama, your agenda is not new, it's not change, and it's not hope" - Rush Limbaugh 02/28)
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To: george76
The Baltimore Sun has laid off 61 people in its newsroom, about a quarter of its editorial staff,

It takes 244 libtards to put out that crapola on a daily basis?

22 posted on 04/30/2009 9:47:43 AM PDT by central_va (www.15thVirginia.org Co. C, Patrick Henry Rifles)
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To: central_va
"It takes 244 libtards to put out that crapola on a daily basis?"

Well, it used to. :o)

23 posted on 04/30/2009 9:51:35 AM PDT by Landru (Arghh, Liberals are trapped in my colon like spackle or paste.)
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To: sinanju
What the hell was Sam Zell thinking when he took this on in the first place?

My understanding is it was a leveraged buy, with little or no financial risk to himself. ..Just the idea of owning all those newspaper appealed to him, or maybe he thought he could flip them for more money, who knows ? Why not?

24 posted on 04/30/2009 10:29:34 AM PDT by Nonstatist
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To: Theodore R.
Is there also a second paper in Baltimore?

No, and today's issue of the SUN was about 4 pages thick. Just thick enough to wipe off the rain from my cat's butt.

25 posted on 04/30/2009 10:31:49 AM PDT by Nonstatist
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To: Lancey Howard

I fully agree with you, but I feel that way about ALL liberals.


26 posted on 04/30/2009 10:36:11 AM PDT by bfree (Obamie the Commie-- FBO)
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To: Nonstatist

No down payment? No risk?

Yet he, a real estate “mogul”, buys 13 billion worth of newspapers?

Why do you think he did this?


27 posted on 04/30/2009 11:25:32 AM PDT by DontTreadOnMe2009 (So stop treading on me already!)
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To: DontTreadOnMe2009
Why do you think he did this?

Presumably, he was a nostalgic type of guy who always yearned to be involved in the glamorous newspaper business, envisioning himself to be some sort of Hearstian character. Fortunately, no money down, and little on the downside if it doesent pan out.

28 posted on 04/30/2009 1:45:05 PM PDT by Nonstatist
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