The company, which publishes the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune and other big-city newspapers, was bought by Sam Zell, a property mogul, last year and is saddled with some $13 billion in debt.

这个发行《洛杉矶时报》和《芝加哥论坛报》等各大城市报纸的公司去年被富商山姆赛尔收购，现负债130 亿美元。

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Sam Zell, a property tycoon who bought the Tribune Company, the owner of papers such as the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times, is finding the going harder than expected.

现在，他们不得不重新考虑。 亨山姆.泽尔，这位收购了论坛报系——芝加哥论坛报和洛杉矶时报等报纸的所有者——的地产界大亨发现，如今的处境比预料的要难，正试图卖掉《新闻日报》等资产。

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Some newspaper companies have recently sought bankruptcy protection. These include the Tribune Company, owner of the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times, among others.

有些报纸最近寻求破产保护。其中包括论坛公司，旗下拥有“芝加哥论坛报”，“洛山矶时报”及其它报纸。

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These include the Tribune Company, owner of the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times,among others.

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Investigators say he tried to use state funds to persuade the Tribune Company to fire Chicago Tribune editorial board members critical of him.

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The Tribune Company also owns the Chicago Tribune, Newsday and eight other dailies, 26 television stations and the Chicago Cubs.

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The Tribune Company owns the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun, and eight other daily newspapers, as well as the Chicago Cubs and more than 20 television stations.

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