Mediagazer: Henry Waxman asks Tribune CEO to reconsider newspaper spinoff (Andrew Beaujon/Poynter)

2:10 PM ET, April 11, 2014

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Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:

Henry Waxman asks Tribune CEO to reconsider newspaper spinoff — U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman has sent a letter to Tribune Co. CEO Peter Liguori saying interviews with experts “raised serious concerns about the future of the Los Angeles Times” should the company go ahead with its plan to spin off its newspaper division.

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