Sam Zell, 81, Tycoon Whose Big Newspaper Venture Went Bust, Dies With a fortune made in real estate, he went into the media business in a landmark leveraged buyout of the Tribune Company in 2007. Bankruptcy ensued.
Baltimore Banner, a News Start-Up, Aims to Challenge The Sun The internet has pretty much killed local news wars. The Baltimore Banner, a nonprofit start-up, is trying to change that by taking on The Baltimore Sun.