Tribune still interested in Gannett merger, talks could rekindle
January 16, 2019 at 16:51 PM EST
In the weeks before Gannett Co. became the target of a takeover bid by a hedge fund-backed media group, the company was approached by Tribune Publishing Co. about reviving merger talks between the newspaper publishers, which had fallen apart in acrimony two years earlier, according to people familiar with the matter.