Those of us who knew and admired former Courant copy editor Ken Stack have always thought of his daughter, Megan, as an extension of the newsroom’s journalistic family. Ken talked about her often, and even after he succumbed to cancer, we followed her development into a brave and powerful foreign correspondent with the LA Times. [...]
Now the IRS is objecting to the Tribune bankruptcy exit plan, saying it could prevent the collection of taxes owed from the 2007 change in ownership. I personally think the American taxpayers ought to get every penny they are owed out of the deal, which seemed a little too slick all along.
Are bragging rights the reward for doing the right thing? Why not? Former Courant consumer columnist George Gombossy has maintained for months that he was fired because he would not allow pressure from advertisers to sway his reporting. Today, as if to illustrate the difference between his web site CTWatchdog.com and the ethics of his [...]
When the heat is on, modern captains of industry never fail to take care of themselves at the expense of others, particularly the people they exhort to work harder, better, faster, smarter. Tribune execs are a shining and audacious example of what is wrong with contemporary American business. Tribune CEO Randy Michaels fears that he [...]
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