His nickname is the Grave Dancer. Sam Zell is known for his astute (and sometimes not so smart) investments in everything from real estate to ship lines. Now he wants to energize the ailing, no critically ill, newspaper industry by buying the Chicago Tribune. Can he do it again? Or will this be another opportunity to learn from his mistakes? http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 20 Nov 2008 2:58:50 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/37638/la-times-staffers-sue-zell-for-trashing-tribune.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA group of current and former Los Angeles Times journalists is suing the Tribune Company for recklessly mismanaging the chain of newspapers, the Wall Street Journal reports. The suit claims billionaire boss Sam Zell has trashed the company in a hunt for quick profits, destroying the value of their pension and stock-ownership plans—though the stock plan is majority owner in the unusual buyout scheme.http://www.newser.com/story/37638/la-times-staffers-sue-zell-for-trashing-tribune.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 17 Sep 2008 5:35:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32946/la-times-insider-launches-anti-zell-blog.html?refid=rss_all_defaultHeads continue to roll at the Tribune Company, but one staffer is aiming to prove the pen is mightier than Sam Zell's ax, reports the New York Times, with new blog TellZell.com. The site is airing the gripes of Tribune's disgruntled journalists, and is finding plenty of fodder—from top-level resignations at the LA Times to publishing the unreleased list of employees facing layoffs.http://www.newser.com/story/32946/la-times-insider-launches-anti-zell-blog.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 21 Jul 2008 6:02:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32434/la-times-publisher-exits.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA bad day for the Tribune Company got even worse yesterday with the resignation of Los Angeles Times publisher David Hiller, Reuters reports. Hiller is leaving after less than 2 years with the paper as Tribune owner Sam Zell prepares to cut jobs again and reduce pages at his papers. The editor of the Chicago Tribune, another of Zell's media properties , quit earlier yesterday.http://www.newser.com/story/32434/la-times-publisher-exits.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 14 Jul 2008 23:49:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32417/chicago-tribune-editor-resigns-amid-cutbacks.html?refid=rss_all_defaultChicago Tribune editor Ann Marie Lipinski handed in her resignation today after 7 years in the top post at the Tribune Company's flagship paper. Lipinski's departure comes a week after the 161-year-old newspaper told its staff it would eliminate about 80 newsroom jobs amid a broad effort to cut costs as advertising and circulation revenues decline at its newspapers nationwide.http://www.newser.com/story/32417/chicago-tribune-editor-resigns-amid-cutbacks.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 14 Jul 2008 15:53:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30997/for-sale-chicago-landmark.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSaddled by debt from his acquisition of the Tribune Company media empire, billionaire Sam Zell may sell off the iconic Chicago headquarters of the Tribune newspaper, he said yesterday. The 83-year-old Tribune Tower could fetch $250 million, analysts told the Sun-Times , with Zell likely needing to assure a new owner that the newspaper would continue to occupy the building on a long-term lease to fetch maximum value.http://www.newser.com/story/30997/for-sale-chicago-landmark.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 26 Jun 2008 9:17:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30467/zells-tribune-co-heads-toward-default-on-loans.html?refid=rss_all_defaultAs the newspaper industry continues its accelerating skid into the red, even billionaire Sam Zell's Tribune Company is on track to default on its massive loans as soon as the end of the year, an analyst predicts. The parent of the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times is far from alone. Bloomberg takes a look at the industry as it struggles to overcome historic lows in advertising revenue.http://www.newser.com/story/30467/zells-tribune-co-heads-toward-default-on-loans.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 20 Jun 2008 9:59:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29554/sam-zell-saving-newspapers-or-burying-them.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSam Zell and his Tribune Company announced last week that they would trim 500 pages of news each week from the conglomerate's dozen newspapers, including the LA Times and the Chicago Tribune . But is a paper split 50-50 between news and ads the solution for an industry in crisis? The New York Times looks at the viability of a radical plan.http://www.newser.com/story/29554/sam-zell-saving-newspapers-or-burying-them.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 09 Jun 2008 4:30:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29344/honey-im-shrinking-the-tribune-papers.html?refid=rss_all_defaultPublisher Sam Zell has announced he'll quickly slash pages and more editorial jobs to offset huge debts and a larger-than-anticipated decline in advertising revenue at his newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune . An 80-page edition of the Tribune could be sliced to 48 pages, reports the Chicago Sun-Times . The papers have already lost a significant number of staffers to buyouts.http://www.newser.com/story/29344/honey-im-shrinking-the-tribune-papers.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 06 Jun 2008 0:50:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22116/zell-might-sell-newsday.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFalling ad revenues could push Sam Zell's Tribune Company to sell Newsday , the Long Island newspaper with the 10th-highest circulation in the nation, the New York Times reports. Among those interested are Rupert Murdoch, who already owns the New York Post . Also in the running are the owner of the Daily News and the family that runs Cablevision. Tribune announced yesterday it lost $78 million in the fourth quarter.http://www.newser.com/story/22116/zell-might-sell-newsday.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 21 Mar 2008 8:12:44 CDT