The Baltimore Sun
Robert Embry Jr., who was reportedly part of an investors group thinking about buying the Sun in 2006, tells Gus Sentementes that the investors “would re-open the question” once the Tribune Co. exits bankruptcy. Embry also says people have approached his Abell Foundation with proposals to fund journalism startups, but none have appeared to be self-sustaining. || Related: Judge approves Lee Enterprises plan to exit bankruptcy (The Wall Street Journal)
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