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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 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 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 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.
The Motley Fool April 3, 2007 David Lee Smith	Tribune Joins Zell's Fold Tribune accepts a restructuring offer; other publishers could share similar fates. Smart investors would be well-advised to read about the action in their newspapers, but remain financially uninvolved.
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 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 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.
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 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.
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.
BusinessWeek July 31, 2008	Anatomy of a Media Mess Read on for a time line of the Tribune's troubles.
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 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.
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 February 12, 2007 David Lee Smith	Tribune's Ongoing Intrigue Investors, don't chase the possibility of a special cash dividend by dipping into Tribune stock. In the final analysis, this is still a newspaper and broadcasting company, and you'd be better off directing your attention elsewhere.
BusinessWeek April 23, 2007 Maria Bartiromo	Sam Zell, Media Mogul Sam Zell talks about where he plans to take Tribune Co.
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.
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 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.
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 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 April 15, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Trials and Tribulations at Tribune Poor circulation and weakness in ad spending combine for a tough quarter.
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.
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?
The Motley Fool January 29, 2004 Seth Jayson	Tribune's in Tip-Top Shape Increases in broadcasting lead across-the-board gains for the media company.
BusinessWeek June 19, 2006 Jon Fine	Dog-Bites-Man Thinking Tribune's strategy is predictable: Slash and burn.
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 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 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 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 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.
The Motley Fool October 17, 2006 David Lee Smith	Newspapers Pressed Downward Investors, declining results are expected from three more newspaper publishers. New York Times... Tribune... Belo...
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 July 19, 2007 David Lee Smith	Gannett's Continuing Advertising Slide The first quarterly publishing release indicates ongoing ad revenue softness. Investors, read your papers avidly and carefully, but please don't let yourselves be enticed into putting your investment shekels into positions in the publishers.
The Motley Fool October 13, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Reading Between Tribune's Lines With thousands of stocks to choose from, is Tribune enough of a value to be worth analysis?
The Motley Fool May 2, 2007 David Lee Smith	Rupert's Prowling Again Rupert Murdoch has offered a large premium to buy The Wall Street Journal's parent Dow Jones & Co. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 1, 2007 David Lee Smith	Media General Marches Smartly The newspaper and broadcast company has a strong performance, but there's still reason for caution from investors.
The Motley Fool October 20, 2006 David Lee Smith	The Times Goes Soft Smudgy results continue to burden journalism's Gray Lady. With the same problems facing New York Times and its rivals, investors should be wary.
The Motley Fool February 21, 2007 David Lee Smith	Newspapers' Worsening World Investors would probably be wise to maintain whatever newspaper-reading habits they've formed but forgo the temptation to own publishing stocks. With rare exceptions, it's difficult to see how money can be made through investments in the publishers.
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 April 23, 2007 David Lee Smith	Cigar City Burns Media General Media General joins other publishing companies reporting soft results. Investors are urged to direct their attention elsewhere.
The Motley Fool December 28, 2005 Brian Gorman	Belo Gets Local The media company may be boosting newspaper ads with a focus on targeted content.
BusinessWeek July 10, 2006 Christopher Palmeri	Eager Buyers For...Newspapers? The rich, connected, and ambitious see a future in fast-growing Web ad sales.
The Motley Fool November 28, 2007 David Lee Smith	The FCC Doesn't Get It FCC head Kevin Martin has proposed changes that would allow companies to own a newspaper and a TV or radio station in the same market. This could cause more problems than it solves.
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 February 4, 2008 David Lee Smith	Newspapers Slip-Sliding Away Cultural and economic shifts pack a one-two punch for print publishers.
The Motley Fool June 18, 2004 Brian Gorman	Tribune Fesses Up The Chicago media scandal grows as the Tribune's revelations add uncertainty to a newspaper recovery.