With Sam Zell reportedly on the way out of one local news shop and a hedge fund definitely on the way in to another, we stop to ponder which one you'd rather work for:
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ZELL: Nicknamed the Grave Dancer.
HEDGE FUND: Creates the graves.
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ZELL: Rides motorcycles.
HEDGE FUND: Exploits business cycles.
Business
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ZELL: Iconoclastic.
HEDGE FUND: Morally elastic.
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ZELL: Exploits mobile home residents for profit.
HEDGE FUND: Exploits mobile capital for profit.
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ZELL: Doesn't like to wear a tie.
HEDGE FUND: Doesn't like to wear too many employees on its payroll.
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ZELL: Expert at avoiding taxes.
HEDGE FUND: Taxes?
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ZELL: Thinks Craigslist stole his advertising.
HEDGE FUND: Thinks hookup from Craigslist stole his wallet.
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ZELL: Thinks Google steals his stories.
HEDGE FUND: Invested in Google.
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ZELL: Knows nothing about running a newspaper.
HEDGE FUND: Knows nothing about running a newspaper.
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Steve Rhodes is the proprietor of The Beachwood Reporter, a Chicago-centric news and culture review.