The deal from hell : how moguls and Wall Street plundered great American newspapers

The authoritative account of a catastrophic merger of media empires that symbolizes the crisis in American journalism and the challenges faced by the nation's newspapers in the digital age. Presents A Behind-the-scenes Look At How The Tribune Company Went From Having The Most Powerful Collection Of Newspapers In The World In 2000 To Bankruptcy And Public Scandal After Executives And Editors Made A Series Of Flawed Decisions. Introduction : The Merger -- Beginnings : Des Moines -- Across The Street -- Otis Chandler's Legacy -- Twilight -- The New Order -- The Cereal Killer -- His Seat On The Dais -- Inside The Merger -- Making News -- A Changing Landscape -- Market-driven Journalism -- Buy The Numbers -- Count Kern -- Civil War -- Up Against A Saint And A Dead Man -- Before The Fall -- The Penguin Parable -- Closing The Deal -- Zell Hell. James O'shea. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.