Los Angeles Times
"You put good people in and you let them manage," says
Ron Burkle, who is trying to buy newspapers from McClatchy. "I don't think anyone decent in the newspaper industry will work with you if you try to meddle." He tells
James Rainey that his confrontations with the Fourth Estate merely demonstrate his commitment to the integrity of the press. He says of the
Jared Paul Stern sting: "I didn't want to do it, but I think it actually speaks to the fact that we want to see good journalism."
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