For Aaron Kushner, a Difficult Foray Into Newspapers

By: Christine Haughney | New York Times

Ever since the entrepreneur Aaron Kushner bought into the newspaper business two years ago, he has generated a steady stream of headlines — about himself.

Last week, Mr. Kushner stepped away from his role as publisher of The Orange County Register, his company’s flagship newspaper, and The Los Angeles Times sued his company, Freedom Communications, for failing to pay $3.5 million for delivering its papers. Details of that lawsuit elicited barbs from some critics, and prompted The Orange County Weekly to compare Mr. Kushner to a character from the Popeye comic strip “who’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.