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DirecTV & Tribune Company Make Nice In Time For Opening Day

DirecTV & Tribune Company Make Nice In Time For Opening Day

Today is the day that most Major League Baseball teams begin the 2012 season. And up until Wednesday afternoon, it looked like DirecTV customers in Philadelphia and Chicago wouldn’t be able to watch their hometown teams because of a protracted contract dispute between the satellite provider and the Tribune Company. [More]

How Can I Make The Newspaper Stop When I Don't Subscribe?

How Can I Make The Newspaper Stop When I Don't Subscribe?

We know that the newspaper industry is suffering. Subscribers are fleeing, ad revenue is down, and things are generally dark and terrible. However, this does not mean that it is a good idea to throw sacks of junk mail on the lawns of people who won’t subscribe to your paper. It will not endear you to them. We’re looking at you, Baltimore Sun. [More]

Was Consumer Columnist's Demise Due To Editorial Cutbacks Or Advertising Interference?

Was Consumer Columnist's Demise Due To Editorial Cutbacks Or Advertising Interference?

The story of consumer columnist George Gombossy‘s departure from the Hartford Courant has become a “he said”/”company said” argument that seems like something out of a consumer affairs column. Was Gombossy let go for reporting on an advertiser, as he alleges, or was the elimination of his position simply part of the cutbacks taking place all over the Tribune Company?