TNG-CWA Calls on Tribune Co. to Keep Objectivity in Newspaper Sale

TNG-CWA and CWA have called on the Tribune Co. to pledge to sell its holdings to a buyer that will protect the objectivity of the news product.

Tribune is looking to sell its eight regional newspapers, including the country's fourth largest paper, The Los Angeles Times, along with the Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun, Orlando Sentinel and Hartford Courant.

Among the leading prospective buyers are brothers Charles and David Koch, best known for contributing millions of dollars to right-wing campaigns, Tea Party organizations and political candidates who want to turn back the clock for working families.

"What we do know is that great papers publish credible, trusted journalism online and on the printed page. Whoever comes to own these mastheads needs to understand that protecting newsrooms from ideological taint is no small thing. The future of American journalism depends on the ability to print truth, not opinion," the statement said.