“Today, Tribune Publishing shareholders voted to put profit and greed over local news in our country,” read a statement released on behalf of Tribune paper unions. Some unions have already criticized the sale. Alden’s deal ultimately went through for $633 million after Bainum failed to come through with the necessary funding. did flirt with a deal, that would have valued Tribune at $680 million. The New York Daily News made a similar effort. In April, the Orlando Sentinel editorial board published a piece asking a white knight investor to swoop in and top Alden’s offer.
“The purchase of Tribune reaffirms our commitment to the newspaper industry and our focus on getting publications to a place where they can operate sustainably over the long term.”īut some have criticized Alden as a “vulture” firm looking to strip assets from newspapers, including firing staff. “Local newspaper brands and operations are the engines that power trusted local news in communities across the United States,” Freeman said. “Our mission inspires us every day, and that doesn’t change with new owners.”Īlden President Heath Freeman also took an optimistic tone. “We remain committed to serving the community with journalism that makes a difference in our readers’ lives,” said South Florida Sun-Sentinel Editor-in-Chief Julie Anderson. The two major Florida newspapers fall under Tribune Publishing’s portfolio, along with the Baltimore Sun, Chicago Tribune, New York Daily News and others. Go to /parkland-shooting for complete coverage of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School tragedy and ongoing coverage of the sentencing trial.Shareholders have approved the sale of Tribune Publishing to the hedge fund Alden Global Capital, putting the Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun-Sentinel under Alden’s control. Looking ahead: Testimony resumes Thursday morning. You could always see there was something just not right,” former neighbor Steven Schusler said about Cruz in his younger years. Quote of the day: “There was never any sense of normalcy. Under cross examination, Kravitz said: “I’ve worked with some other very damaged kids and certainly, to the best of my knowledge, none of them have ever acted out like” Cruz did in Parkland. Mom was in over her head: Psychologist Frederick Kravitz portrayed the shooter’s mother Lynda Cruz as a woman who simply could not keep up with the demands of being a single mom to her two sons, Nikolas and Zachary. The courtroom demonstration drew a chuckle from Cruz. Schusler tried to demonstrate Cruz’s running style, which he compared to that of a toddler trying to keep his balance while learning to run. Schusler described an incident in which he saw Cruz running outside his home, holding an airsoft rifle that fired plastic pellets. Strange story: Former neighbor Steven Schusler testified that Nikolas Cruz didn’t fit in with other kids. 14, 2018, massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. He pleaded guilty in October to 17 counts of first-degree murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the Feb.
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Here are updates from Day 45 in the sentencing trial of confessed Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz, 23 a jury will decide if he will be executed or sentenced to life in prison without parole. Editor’s note: Daily coverage of the Parkland trial is being provided to all readers as a public service.