Tribune's Sam Zell: 'I think that if the goal is a Pulitzer, it's in the wrong place'

"There was a day when a newspaper put 'Winner of Pulitzer Prize' on the front page, and people flocked to read the Pulitzer Prize story," says Sam Zell. "Unfortunately, I'm not sure that that's the case today ... I think that if the goal is a Pulitzer, it's in the wrong place. In other words, we're not in the business of, in effect, underwriting writers for the future. We're a business that, in effect, has a bottom line. So as far as we're concerned, I think Pulitzers are terrific, but Pulitzers should be the cream on the top of the coffee. They shouldn't be the grounds." [Click for MORE] Sphere: Related Content