Tribune: Power Brokers Make Demands of LA Times

Chicago Tribune: Disappointed by the firing of Los Angeles Times publisher and CEO Austin Beutner this week, more than 60 Southern California civic leaders are calling on Tribune Publishing to restore local leadership to the newspaper. The group, which includes former Los Angeles mayors Richard Riordan and Antonio Villaraigosa, sent an open letter to Tribune CEO Jack Griffin expressing concern over Beutner’s dismissal and the direction of the newspaper.