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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 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 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 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 February 26, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Tribune's Band of Billionaires A Chicagoan with deep pockets has entered the Tribune buyout sweepstakes. Investors, take note. |
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 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 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. |
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 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 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. |
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 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 April 9, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Gray Lady May See Colorful Meeting Advisory report urges New York Times shareholders to withhold votes for directors. Investors should be advised to remain mere observers of this and other newspaper-related dramas. |
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. |
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 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 June 18, 2007 David Lee Smith |
New York Times' Worsening Slide The newspaper's advertising revenue was down by 8.5% in May; it has to find a way to stop the declines. Investors should stay away from this and other newspaper publishing stocks. |
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 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. |
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 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 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 April 23, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Gannett Joins the Slide Industry leader Gannett is no exception amid newspaper publishers' lower earnings. 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. |
BusinessWeek July 31, 2008 |
Anatomy of a Media Mess Read on for a time line of the Tribune's troubles. |
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 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 December 27, 2005 Brian Gorman |
Tribune's Spanish Tale The Spanish-speaking segment promises to help the company's newspaper division. 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. |
The Motley Fool April 15, 2004 Alyce Lomax |
Bad News Bears Investors give newspaper stocks a smack. |
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 July 25, 2005 Jeremy MacNealy |
McClatchy Starved for Ads A weak advertising environment plagues the newspaper chain. Investors may be hesitant to sample this stock, but its recent price weakness may just be the time to look at this investment a little closer. |
The Motley Fool October 12, 2004 Nathan Slaughter |
Gannett Reads Well The newspaper powerhouse puts up solid Q2 numbers. |
The Motley Fool January 11, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Newspaper Publishers Unite Online The largest U.S. newspapers join forces to sell Web ads. Newspaper publishers' advertising volumes are too far in the hole to make such firms attractive investments. |
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 January 18, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Traditional Media's Continuing Slide The best way to invest in the media space is through companies whose fate doesn't depend largely on advertising, such as cable operators. The more traditional media companies clearly need more time for strategic redirections. |
The Motley Fool March 21, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Lee Latest to Languish Lee Enterprises becomes the latest newspaper publisher to report a decline in its advertising revenues. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool March 2, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Washington Post's March Backwards The Post gets tripped up by its publishing and education units. Investors, stay away. |
The Motley Fool October 22, 2007 Ron Vlieger |
Shareholder to New York Times: Bye-Bye! Despite its troubles, The New York Times is still one of the strongest brands on earth. It recently raised its dividend, and it's one of the few remaining newspapers with national circulation in the United States. |
The Motley Fool February 19, 2008 David Lee Smith |
Quick Take: A Peck of Peddling Publishers Four newspaper publishers band together to boost their online ad sales. |
The Motley Fool April 25, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Times Duels With Shareholders Shareholders, displeased with flagging earnings and shares, withhold votes at Times' annual meeting. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool July 20, 2007 David Lee Smith |
McClatchy Adds to Ad Woes Declining retail ad sales and depressed real estate markets lead to hard times for McClatchy newspaper 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 December 17, 2008 David Lee Smith |
Don't Tune Out All the Media Stocks Amid all the negative newspaper news, you should take a look at this cable sub-sector company. |
The Motley Fool November 6, 2006 Jack Uldrich |
Extra, Extra: Google Goes to Print The online giant moves into newspaper advertising. This is a big deal for all involved. Google appears to have struck upon a win-win deal that will help traditional newspapers halt their declining ad revenues, while opening up yet another lucrative source of revenue for itself. |
The Motley Fool September 14, 2007 David Lee Smith |
The Gray Lady's Bones Are Showing At New York Times, advertising revenue continues to slide, and the stock price has followed. |
InternetNews January 25, 2008 |
Newspaper Web Sites Draw Record Viewers Online growth offsets struggles in print for newspapers. |