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Tax cuts, in Reagan presidency
Teamsters Union
Technology, newsroom
Television
newscasts
newspapers affected by
“vast wasteland” comment on
“watchdog” reports on
“Ten for Ten” programs
Thomas, Bill
Thorpe, Caroline
Time Inc.
Times Mirror Company.
See also
Chandler family; Merger, of
Chicago Tribune
and
Los Angeles Times
Times-Picayune
(New Orleans)
Time Warner Corporation
Toolen, Sean
Transformative change
Traugott, Michael
“Trial and Error” series on death penalty cases, in
Chicago Tribune
Tribune Broadcasting.
See
FitzSimons, Dennis J.
Tribune Company.
See also
Merger, of
Chicago Tribune
and
Los Angeles Times
Tribune Interactive
Twarowski, Chris
Two percent list, of ABC
Tyner, Howard
U
Unions
United Media Distributions, Inc.
United Nations
University of Chicago
University of Illinois
University of Iowa
University of Michigan
University of Missouri School of Journalism
University of Southern California (USC)
Unterman, Tom
U.S. Postal Service
USA Today
V
Valuation Research Corp. (VRC)
Van, Jon
“Vast wasteland,” television as
Viacom International
Volcker, Paul
Vonnegut, Kurt
Vreeburg, Elisabeth
W
Wagner, Robert F.
Wall Street impact on newspaper industry
Wall Street Journal
on
Chicago Tribune
children's charities investigation
Gartner hired from
Murdoch's acquisition of
O'Shea's firing in
page one ads in
Pearlstine at
as publicly held corporation
Wall $treet Week
(Rukeyser)
Walsh, John
Walt Disney Company
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Walter, John
Ward, Arch
Warner, Jack
Warner Bros. TV
Warner-Lambert, Inc.
Warren, Earl
Warren, Jim
Washington, Harold
Washington Post
Bennett at
Graham family's purchase of
layoffs at
as publicly held corporation
Pulitzer Prize for Watergate story
Schwartz at
stature of
Washington Times Herald
“Watchdog” reports, television
Watchell & Lipton law firm
Watergate scandal
Weinstein, Henry
Weinstein, Jack
Weinstein, Moses “Mo,”
Welch, Robert
WGN
Whayne, Thomas
Whistle blowers
Willes, Mark Hinckley
assets sold by
as
BusinessWeek
“Manager to Watch in 1996,”
Chandler family recruitment of
Chandler family tension with
circulation increases by
consolidation pressure and
consultant use by
job reductions by
on journalistic and business separation
Madigan's meeting with
political activities of
price reductions by
Wolinsky's meeting with
See also
Merger, of
Chicago Tribune
and
Los Angeles Times
Williams, Griff
Williamson, Fred
Willman, David
Winchell, Walter
Wire, The
(Simon)
Witt, Howard
Wolinsky, Leo
background of
on Baquet
budget cuts after Zell deal by
City County desk and
as city editor
firing of
Geffen's meeting with
Hiller's discussion with
Hiller's query about
journalistic standards of
Los Angeles knowledge of
Los Angeles Times
career of
merger view of
production knowledge of
on synergy issues
on Willes
workplace changes and
Women's Wear Daily
Wood, Frank
Wood, Henry
Woodward, Bob
World Vision U.S.
Wright, Jim
WTTW public television
Y
“Yellow journalism,”
Z
Zamora, José
Zeleny, Jeff
Zell, Sam
acquisition debt sale issues
background of
Chandler stock sale and
Chicago Tribune
bid of
as
Chicago Tribune
investor
cost cuts required by
cutbacks of
ESOP use by
FCC approval and
FitzSimons' relationship with
Hiller's relationship with
investment banker interest in
Lipinski's meeting with
Orlando Sentinel
visit of
plans of
profane language of
solvency opinion and
staff decisions of
“Talk to Sam” initiatives
as Tribune Company chairman
Tribune Company consideration by
Tribune Company revenues and
Zimbalist, Efrem (Skip)
Zocalo cultural forum (Los Angeles)
Zoned local sections
Zoning strategy for local news
Zuckerman, Mort
Zyman, Sergio
Award-winning journalist James O'Shea is former managing editor of the
Chicago Tribune
and past editor-in-chief of the
Los Angeles Times
, the nation's largest metropolitan daily. He is the founder and editor of the Chicago Newspaper Cooperative.
O'Shea has twice won both the Sigma Delta Chi Distinguished Service Award for Washington Correspondence and the Peter Lisagor Award from the organization's Chicago chapter. His honors also include the Associated Press Managing Editors' Public Service Award and the National Education Writers Award. Under his leadership, the
Tribune
's news staff received six Pulitzer Prizes. (Photo: José Moré)
PUBLICAFFAIRs is a publishing house founded in 1997. It is a tribute to the standards, values, and flair of three persons who have served as mentors to countless reporters, writers, editors, and book people of all kinds, including me.
 
I. F. STONE, proprietor of
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combined a commitment to the First Amendment with entrepreneurial zeal and reporting skill and became one of the great independent journalists in American history. At the age of eighty, Izzy published
The Trial of Socrates,
which was a national bestseller. He wrote the book after he taught himself ancient Greek.
 
BENJAMIN C. BRADLEE was for nearly thirty years the charismatic editorial leader of
The Washington Post
. It was Ben who gave the
Post
the range and courage to pursue such historic issues as Watergate. He supported his reporters with a tenacity that made them fearless, and it is no accident that so many became authors of influential, best-selling books.
 
ROBERT L. BERNSTEIN, the chief executive of Random House for more than a quarter century, guided one of the nation's premier publishing houses. Bob was personally responsible for many books of political dissent and argument that challenged tyranny around the globe. He is also the founder and was the longtime chair of Human Rights Watch, one of the most respected human rights organizations in the world.
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The Washington Post
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Peter Osnos,
Founder and Editor-at-Large
Copyright © 2011 by James O'Shea.
 
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
 
O'Shea, James ( James E.)
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
eISBN : 978-1-586-48865-9
1. O'Shea, James ( James E.) 2. Journalists—United States—Biography. 3. Newspaper editors—United States—Biography. 4. Los Angeles times—History—21st century. 5. Newspaper publishing—California—Los Angeles—History—21st century. 6. American newspapers—Ownership. 7. Press monopolies—United States. I. Title.
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