It’s time to bid farewell to yet another national reporter covering Chicago and the Midwest, the latest in a long string of recent reductions to local bureaus.
Jan 27th, 2009
It’s time to bid farewell to yet another national reporter covering Chicago and the Midwest, the latest in a long string of recent reductions to local bureaus.
Oct 14th, 2008
Another day, another bogus trend story in the Chicago Tribune, this time on the front page. The headline “Is College Worth It?” says it all — the sort of manufactured, fear-inducing question headline typical of the new Trib. The story is almost as disingenuous. The writer found a cocktail waitress who is making — well, [...]
Jun 30th, 2008
Most people who know me (and especially those who’ve worked with me) think I take myself far too seriously. Especially when it comes to news content. I’m always the guy railing against fluff and celebrity schlock and worthless scoop journalism in major newspapers and magazines, to the point where you’d think I’d like nothing better [...]
Jun 25th, 2008
Today, in the Chicago Tribune, my city’s paper of record, we read yet another story that consists mainly of transcribing a press conference by Mayor Daley: Chicagoans can now reserve and renew books from home thanks to an $11 million expansion of the Chicago Public Library’s online and technology education offerings, Mayor Richard Daley and [...]