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Posts tagged "Chicago Tribune"

Why the Sun-Times stopped endorsing judges years ago

As the March primary election approaches, sadly we’ll have one less place to look for thoughtful endorsements of political candidates. The Sun-Times announced last month that it has decided to stop endorsing candidates. Some years ago, the Sun-Times had already stopped endorsing judges–possibly the most useful endorsements that the Sun-Times or Tribune made because so... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
February 17, 2012 at 12:30 pm
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Hallelujah! Chicagoans (not Brits) buy Chicago Sun-Times!

Chicago for decades had enjoyed the honorific of being America’s “best newspaper town.” That was until foreigners and out-of-towners gained control of the Chicago Sun-Times. Now, with the new ownership, not a Brit, Australian or Canadian is in sight, and glory be to God for that. A parade of foreign owners, publishers and editors has... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
December 22, 2011 at 2:10 pm
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Media react to health bill passage

Some editorial writers and commentators stayed up late Sunday night to write their reflections  about the House passage of the health care legislation. Here is a sampling:  Chicago Tribune: Victory, but at what cost? Fix it.  Wall Street Journal: The Doctors of the House: A landmark of liberal governance whose price will be very steep... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
March 22, 2010 at 3:35 pm
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Me, the Tribune and carp

Dead fish float at the surface at the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal during the Asian Carp Rapid Response Project to prevent carp from entering Lake Michigan. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources launched an unprecedented fish kill by dumping gallons of the toxin rotenone into the canal. (Tribune photo by William DeShazer / December... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
December 13, 2009 at 11:15 am
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Trib, Sun-Times circulation drop

With this kind of serious and continuing plunge in circulation, isn’t it time that newspapers stop giving away their product for free? Yes, I know, this isn’t what ChicagoNow is about, and it wouldn’t be good news for us bloggers who depend mightily on newspaper resources to carry on our jabbering. But maybe newspapers should... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
October 26, 2009 at 12:52 pm
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Competition for ChicagoNow?

This is from Crain’s Chicago business: Former Tribune editors to supply New York Times with Chicago content | Crain’s Chicago Business (Crain’s) — Former Chicago Tribune newsroom managers have created a venture that is making its debut in local editions of the New York Times. The Chicago News Cooperative will provide two pages of local... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
October 22, 2009 at 3:15 pm
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Sam Zell: The Tribune and Cubs merely assets?

“I don’t have any emotional attachment to assets.“–Sam Zell, owner of the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Cubs in a CNBC interview about the paper’s and team’s future, as reported in the Tribune.Maybe that’s why he’s worth–what?–billions, and why those of us who love the newspapers and baseball teams we grew up with aren’t worth billions... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
July 29, 2009 at 5:47 pm
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