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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.
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.
BusinessWeek July 31, 2008	Anatomy of a Media Mess Read on for a time line of the Tribune's troubles.
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 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 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 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 January 29, 2004 Seth Jayson	Tribune's in Tip-Top Shape Increases in broadcasting lead across-the-board gains for the media company.
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 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 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 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.
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 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 June 18, 2004 Brian Gorman	Tribune Fesses Up The Chicago media scandal grows as the Tribune's revelations add uncertainty to a newspaper recovery.
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.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 January 31, 2005 Brian Gorman	Tribune Missing the Scoop on Growth? 2004 didn't turn out as Tribune expected. The media firm does not expect market conditions for 2005 to be much better, but it's working every angle to improve results. Some may be more worthwhile than others.
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.
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 September 15, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Spreading the Bad News Tribune lowers its Q3 guidance, sending the whole media sector lower.
The Motley Fool April 12, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Tribune Goes to Print If Tribune's moves to reduce costs are indeed basically complete, and one-time items stop popping up on its financial statements, the firm's net could firm up considerably going forward. 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 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.
Information Today November 11, 2002	News Digest FluentMedia Adds Content from COMTEX... University of California Joins BioMed Central Program... ProQuest to Digitize Tribune Publishing Newspapers
The Motley Fool April 24, 2006 Brian Gorman	Belo's Unfolding Story The media company is one of many struggling with newsprint and other expenses, but its revenue is growing. Investors, this story may be worth following.
The Motley Fool September 10, 2004 Seth Jayson	Tribune Doubles Down The media giant more than doubles the charge it will take to cope with its infamous circulation inflation. For value fans who aren't afraid of bad news, this may be the time to buy.
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 July 14, 2005 Tim Beyers	Seeing Through Tribune's Mirage The struggling newspaper's earnings appear to have doubled, and then some. Don't believe it. Taking shortcuts in researching a company's numbers for investment purposes can prove very costly.
The Motley Fool July 12, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Fit-to-Print Earnings? It may not be generating much in terms of big, bold headlines, but Gannett, Tribune, and New York Times will all be reporting their second-quarter earnings this week.
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.
InternetNews March 23, 2005 Tim Gray	Newspaper Heavyweights Invest in Topix Three major newspaper chains pitch in for online news service that aggregates news from 10,000 online sources.
BusinessWeek April 23, 2007 Maria Bartiromo	Sam Zell, Media Mogul Sam Zell talks about where he plans to take Tribune Co.
Information Today May 22, 2006	Weekly News Digest Castle Harlan to Acquire Baker & Taylor... Thomson West Adds Tribune Publications... ProQuest Introduces Historical Annual Reports...
The Motley Fool February 1, 2007 Chuck Saletta	Dueling Fools: New York Times Bull The Old Gray Lady has plenty of life left in her. Its 3% yield is easily covered by operations, paying investors well while they wait for the turnaround to materialize.