The company that owns the
The board's special committee said in a prepared statement that its decision lets Tribune “engage in discussions and negotiations with, and provide diligence information to Newslight," which is Bainum and Wyss' group. But for now it continues to recommend that shareholders choose Alden's offer.
The Newslight offer emerged after pushback from journalists at many of Tribune's paper against the Alden deal. Alden, one of the country's largest newspaper publishers, has a reputation for cutting costs and jobs in an industry already hollowed out by newsroom layoffs.
Alden currently owns nearly one-third of Tribune's shares.
A representative for Alden declined to comment Monday.
Bainum had previously sought to buy the
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