Sam Zell's LA Times Deal from Hell

Host:

Will Lewis

Produced by:

Sarah Spitz

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It's been a period of vast upheaval at the Los Angeles Times under Sam Zell's ownership. How exactly did he manage to use the employees' pension fund as collateral? How secure are the futures of Times employees? Will Lewis speaks with former Los Angeles Times Legal Reporter Henry Weinstein, media merchant banker Porter Bibb and Business Week's Emily Thornton.

Guests:

Henry Weinstein: former Legal Affairs Writer, Los Angeles Times
Porter Bibb: Managing Partner, Mediatech Capital Partners
Emily Thornton: Senior Writer, BusinessWeek

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