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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.8a

                                    AMENDMENT
                                       OF
                      TRIBUNE COMPANY AMENDED AND RESTATED
             TRANSITIONAL COMPENSATION PLAN FOR EXECUTIVE EMPLOYEES

RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors of Tribune Company hereby amends the
Tribune Company Transitional Compensation Plan for Executive Employees by
deleting paragraph (c) of Section 4 in its entirety and, in lieu thereof,
replacing that paragraph with the following:

                  "(c) Consummation of a reorganization, merger, or
         consolidation involving Tribune Company, in each case, with respect to
         which persons who were the shareholders of Tribune Company immediately
         prior to such reorganization, merger or consolidation do not,
         immediately thereafter, own, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the
         combined voting power of the then outstanding securities entitled to
         vote generally in the election of directors of the reorganized, merged
         or consolidated company, or a liquidation or dissolution of Tribune
         Company, or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of
         Tribune Company."

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company is
hereby authorized and empowered to take all steps necessary to effect the
foregoing resolutions, including the execution, filing and delivery of such
documents as may be required by law or as may be deemed necessary or proper in
connection with the matters set forth in these resolutions.

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I, Mark W. Hianik, Assistant Secretary for Tribune Company (the "Company"),
hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct copy of resolutions duly adopted
by the Governance and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the
Company on October 24, 2000.

                                            /s/ Mark W. Hianik
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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.14a

                                    AMENDMENT
                                       OF
                                 TRIBUNE COMPANY
                        1997 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors of Tribune Company hereby amends the
Tribune Company 1997 Incentive Compensation Plan by deleting paragraph (c) of
Article XII in its entirety and, in lieu thereof, replacing that paragraph with
the following:

                  "(c) consummation of a reorganization, merger, or
         consolidation involving the Company, in each case, with respect to
         which persons who were the stockholders of the Company immediately
         prior to such reorganization, merger or consolidation do not,
         immediately thereafter, own, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the
         combined voting power of the then outstanding securities entitled to
         vote generally in the election of directors of the reorganized, merged
         or consolidated company, or a liquidation or dissolution of the
         Company, or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the
         Company."

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company is
hereby authorized and empowered to take all steps necessary to effect the
foregoing resolutions, including the execution, filing and delivery of such
documents as may be required by law or as may be deemed necessary or proper in
connection with the matters set forth in these resolutions.

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I, Mark W. Hianik, Assistant Secretary for Tribune Company (the "Company"),
hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct copy of resolutions duly adopted
by the Governance and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the
Company on October 24, 2000.

                                                /s/ Mark W. Hianik
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                                                Mark W. Hianik<PAGE>

                                                                Exhibit 10.17a

                                 FIRST AMENDMENT
                                       TO
                AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY AGREEMENT
                                       OF
                                  TMCT II, LLC

     THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY AGREEMENT OF
TMCT II, LLC (this "First Amendment"), is made and entered into as of the 14th
day of August, 2000, by and among Tribune Company, a Delaware corporation,
("Tribune"), Chandler Trust No. 1 and Chandler Trust No. 2 (collectively, the
"Chandler Trusts").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

     WHEREAS, The Times Mirror Company ("TMC"), the Chandler Trusts, Eagle New
Media Investments, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Eagle Publishing
Investments, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Fortification Holdings
Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and Wick Holdings Corporation, a Delaware
corporation, entered into the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company of
TMCT II, LLC dated as of September 3, 1999 (the "Operating Agreement");

     WHEREAS, Tribune succeeded TMC as Managing Member of TMCT II, LLC on June
12, 2000 pursuant to the merger of TMC with and into Tribune;

     WHEREAS, Tribune and the Chandler Trusts now desire to amend the Operating
Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth in this First Amendment.

     NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing recitals and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is
hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

1.   Section 6.3 (a) of the Operating Agreement is hereby deleted in its
     entirety and the following is substituted therefor:

           "(a) Number of Investment Committee Members. The number of members of
     the Investment Committee shall be seven. Tribune shall have the right to
     designate three members of the Investment Committee (the "Tribune
     Designated Investment Committee Members"), who shall be Chandler Bigelow
     III, David J. Granat and Donald C. Grenesko. Trust 1 and Trust 2 shall have
     the right to designate four members (the "Trust Designated Investment
     Committee Members"), who shall be Jeffrey Chandler, Roger Goodan, William
     Stinehart, Jr. and Warren B. Williamson; provided, however, that following
     the Trust Termination, the Trust Designated Investment Committee Members
     shall be

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     designated by the Representatives. Each member of the Investment Committee
     shall hold office until his or her successor shall have been designated
     pursuant to paragraph (d) below or until such member of the Investment
     Committee shall resign or shall have been removed in the manner provided
     herein. All members of the Investment Committee shall be either (i) Members
     of the Company, (ii) officers, directors, trustees, employees or
     beneficiaries of a Member of the Company or (iii) after the Trust
     Termination, the Representatives."

2.   Except as herein specifically modified and amended, all the terms,
     covenants and conditions of the Operating Agreement shall remain in full
     force and effect and are hereby adopted and reaffirmed by the parties
     hereto. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the
     meanings ascribed to them in the Operating Agreement. This First Amendment
     may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which shall be
     considered one and the same agreement.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this First Amendment as of
the date first above written.

                                  TRIBUNE COMPANY

                                  By: /s/ Mark W. Hianik
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                                      Mark W. Hianik
                                      Vice President and Assistant Secretary

                                  CHANDLER TRUST NO. 1

                                  By: /s/ Gwendolyn Garland Babcock
                                      --------------------------------
                                     Gwendolyn Garland Babcock,
                                     as trustee of Chandler Trust No. 1
                                     under Trust Agreement dated
                                     June 26, 1935

                                  By: /s/ Jeffrey Chandler
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                                      Jeffrey Chandler,
                                      as trustee of Chandler Trust No. 1
                                      under Trust Agreement dated
                                      June 26, 1935

                                  By: /s/ William Stinehart, Jr.
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                                      William Stinehart, Jr.,
                                      as trustee of Chandler Trust No. 1
                                      under Trust Agreement dated
                                      June 26, 1935

                                  By:  /s/ Warren B. Williamson
                                      --------------------------------------
                                      Warren B. Williamson,
                                      as trustee of Chandler Trust No. 1
                                      under Trust Agreement dated
                                      June 26, 1935

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                                  By: /s/ Camilla Chandler Frost
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                                      Camilla Chandler Frost,
                                      as trustee of Chandler Trust No. 1
                                      under Trust Agreement dated
                                      June 26, 1935

                                  By: /s/ Douglas Goodan
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                                      Douglas Goodan,
                                      as trustee of Chandler Trust No. 1
                                      under Trust Agreement dated
                                      June 26, 1935

                                  By: /s/ Judy C. Webb
                                      --------------------------------------
                                      Judy C. Webb,
                                      as trustee of Chandler Trust No. 1
                                      under Trust Agreement dated
                                      June 26, 1935

                                  CHANDLER TRUST NO. 2

                                  By: /s/ Gwendolyn Garland Babcock
                                      --------------------------------------
                                      Gwendolyn Garland Babcock,
                                      as trustee of Chandler Trust No. 2
                                      under Trust Agreement dated
                                      June 26, 1935

                                 By:  /s/ Jeffrey Chandler
                                      --------------------------------------
                                      Jeffrey Chandler,
                                      as trustee of Chandler Trust No. 2
                                      under Trust Agreement dated
                                      June 26, 1935

                                  By: /s/ William Stinehart, Jr.
                                      --------------------------------------
                                      William Stinehart, Jr.,
                                      as trustee of Chandler Trust No. 2
                                      under Trust Agreement dated
                                      June 26, 1935

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                                  By: /s/ Warren B. Williamson
                                      --------------------------------------
                                      Warren B. Williamson,
                                      as trustee of Chandler Trust No. 2
                                      under Trust Agreement dated
                                      June 26, 1935

                                  By: /s/ Camilla Chandler Frost
                                      -----------------------------------------
                                      Camilla Chandler Frost,
                                      as trustee of Chandler Trust No. 2
                                      under Trust Agreement dated
                                      June 26, 1935

                                  By: /s/ Douglas Goodan
                                      --------------------------------------
                                      Douglas Goodan,
                                      as trustee of Chandler Trust No. 2
                                      under Trust Agreement dated
                                      June 26, 1935

                                  By: /s/ Judy C. Webb
                                      --------------------------------------
                                      Judy C. Webb,
                                      as trustee of Chandler Trust No. 2
                                      under Trust Agreement dated
                                      June 26, 1935

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