Probably the biggest wow moment from this was the fact it was broken by Trib media writer Phil Rosenthal. The Tribune has remained silent while all this has been going on. That he was effectively given permission from Editor Gerould Kern to write about an interoffice memo, especially after the hullabaloo from the previous week, speaks volumes of the apparent realization that someone has to "protect the brand" as it were.
Robert Feder has been all over this from the beginning. Robert Feder: http://blogs.vocalo.org/feder/2010/10/time-for-tribune-to-clear-the-air-on-foul-management/39544 >From last week: NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/06/business/media/06tribune.html?pagewanted=all The Awl: http://www.theawl.com/2010/10/tribune-ceos-memo-says-todays-new-york-times-story-is-all-lies On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 2:45 PM, Mark J. <[email protected]> wrote: > Lee Abrams, the former radio programmer turned Tribune Co. "chief > innovation officer," sent on Monday one of his often-impenetrable E- > mails to employees--but because it was headed "SLUTS" and contained > links to Onion News Network parodies with dirty words and female > nudity--AND it came after last week's front-page NY Times article > summarizing the often-frathouse antics at the Trib since Chicago real > estate developer Sam Zell bought the media company, brought in former > radio guy Randy Michaels to run the company (and then having Michaels > bring in loads of radio buddies to help run the place like Abrams)--a > Shat-storm arose in the Tower and Abrams has been placed on > indenfinite suspenstion wtihout pay: > > http://chicagobreakingbusiness.com/2010/10/tribune-executive-suspended-over-e-mail.html > > Even though it's assumed that most of Michaels' buddies and Michaels > will be out if the Trib comes out of Chapter 11 and pushes Zell out, > the question is who will replace Zell and Michaels--after being > rumored to be the man, Michael Eisner has said he is not interested. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
