Huntsman family buying the SL Trib

[scottie]

Interesting:

http://www.sltrib.com/news/3799365-1...-the-salt-lake

The Salt Lake Tribune is being purchased by the Huntsman family, the newspaper's top editor, Terry Orme, announced Wednesday.

Digital First Media executives, who manage Utah's largest daily for hedge fund Alden Global, agreed to the sale after lengthy negotiations with Paul Huntsman, son of Jon Huntsman Sr.

The Tribune will update this story as more details become available.

[Sullyute]

Interesting:

http://www.sltrib.com/news/3799365-1...-the-salt-lake

I think this is great news. I like the idea of having someone who is invested in the community own the newspaper, instead of a hedge fund who only cares about the bottom line. Hopefully they will increase their sports coverage of the Utes and fire Gordon Monson.

[Clark Addison]

Is Paul more of a Jon Huntsman Sr-type Mormon, or a Jon Huntsman Jr-type?

[BlueK]

I think this is great news. I like the idea of having someone who is invested in the community own the newspaper, instead of a hedge fund who only cares about the bottom line. Hopefully they will increase their sports coverage of the Utes and fire Gordon Monson.

BYU fans hate Monson even more. He must think he's doing his job right if no one likes him.

[Shaka]

I like Monson. The best reason is he keeps the asshats in both fan bases in a constant state of anger.

[New Mexican Disaster]

Hopefully this goes better than Joe Cannon at the Deseret News.

[hostile]

Is Paul more of a Jon Huntsman Sr-type Mormon, or a Jon Huntsman Jr-type?

Let's hope he does better as a newspaper owner than he did as a filmmaker.

[hostile]

Let's hope he does better as a newspaper owner than he did as a filmmaker.

Never mind. That's his younger brother, James.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ever..._to_Be_Italian

Paul is more along the lines of his father than his older brother.

[frank ryan]

I'll be curious to watch how Trib works with Huntsmans owning it. Jon Sr. pressured the Desnews into killing stories over the years.