Shared Items - December 9, 2008

• Art Basel: Actually, It Was Awesome (Black Book)

December 9, 2008 - Word to all the haters: Art Basel rocked this year. A little softer perhaps, but rocked nonetheless.
• Sun-Sentinal Owners Officially File for Bankruptcy

December 8, 2008 - Tribune Co., the multimedia company that owns The Sun-Sentinel and The Orlando Sentinel officially filed for bankruptcy this morning.
• Basel attendance down but decent

December 8, 2008 - Art Basel Miami Beach gave itself a clean bill of health Monday, reporting modest declines in attendance and decent sales in the face of a global financial crisis.
• The South Florida Newspaper Apocalypse is Imminent

December 8, 2008 - The New York Times reported late Friday that McClatchy is said to be trying to sell The Miami Herald, one of its largest and most prestigious papers. Then, the parent company of The Sun-Sentinel, Tribune Co is said to be nearing bankruptcy.