Tribune Publishing Chairman Michael Ferro Worries About Bloggers, BuzzFeed

Vague shots fired.

MichaelFerroHeadshotTo go along with today’s excellent profile of new Tribune Publishing chairman Michael Ferro, Chicago Tribune reporters Robert Channing and Becky Yerak have posted a full transcript of their Q&A.

The good news for newspapers like the Los Angeles Times is that Ferro has an extensive background in tech and online. And as is often the case when full transcripts are published, it’s some of the smaller details and asides that fascinate.

For example, in answering a question about his previous efforts to revive the Chicago Sun-Times, Ferro jumps at the end of his answer to a couple of sideline comments.

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