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    Sam Zell's LA Times Deal from Hell

    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?

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    KCRW placeholderBy Will Lewis • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

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      Will Lewis

      Management Consultant

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      Sarah Spitz

      Publicity Director

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      Henry Weinstein

      Professor of Law and Journalism, UC Irvine

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      Porter Bibb

      Managing Partner, Mediatech Capital Partners

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      Emily Thornton

      Senior Writer, BusinessWeek

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