"Shortly after he walked into Tribune Tower, Zell created a 'Talk to Sam' e-mail box for employees to 'challenge authority' and speak out about the company's weaknesses ... Of course, most of the correspondents didn't realize Zell was passing on their remarks to their bosses and they penned long rants complaining about career setbacks or rejection of their ideas by 'arrogant newsroom leaders,' ratting out their colleagues in an atmosphere that soon turned crude and ugly, particularly once they started steep layoffs."

This note was recorded by palewire from page 326 of The Deal from Hell.