Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Tribune Defends Its Ownership of The Times

The chairman's remarks precede a board meeting that could decide the fate of the media giant.

By James Rainey and Thomas S. Mulligan,
Times Staff Writers
September 19, 2006

The chairman of Tribune Co. defended his stewardship of the Los Angeles Times on Monday, telling community leaders that the Chicago-based media company had made substantial improvements at the paper over the last six years.

Dennis J. FitzSimons sent a four-page letter to former Secretary of State Warren Christopher and 19 other prominent Los Angeles figures who backed the newspaper's management last week in opposing further newsroom cutbacks.

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