Finally a Friday

Tony Young, Harrison Sparks, Jim Goodman, and Dan McQuitty

• Zell hopeful Tribune deal closes Dec. 20 - Chicago Tribune
• Defiant FCC chief refuses to delay vote - Los Angeles Times
• 2008: The Year of Newspaper Outsourcing - Rick Edmonds
• Thank the troops this season - Michelle Malkin
• Writers file labor charge against studios - Los Angeles Times
• Guild files another charge against Dayton Daily News - Dayton Business Journal
• Will You Help Los Angeles Neighbors in Need? - Brian Humphrey
• Class definitions always will be a moving target - Chicago Tribune
• News Corp. Completes Takeover of Dow Jones - New York Times
• FROM THE EDITOR: On County Salaries - San Bernadino Sun
• Newspapers v. Facebook - Buzz Machine
• Times announces $15 million press, building - Shreveport Times
• Friday Hotsheet at 3 a.m. - Joseph Mailander
• Unfettered 'citizen journalism' too risky - Atlanta Journal-Constitution