AltWeeklies Wire
The Suit Behind the Chicago Reader's Salenew
The old owners of the Reader weren't just out of ideas -- they were facing an ugly lawsuit from one of their own.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
08-27-2007 |
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Terms of Concealmentnew
How transparent can a news shop be when it sends off former employees with hush money?
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
08-06-2007 |
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The Liberal Progressive Onenew
The Chicago Sun-Times wants to build more of an identity than "not the Tribune."
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
07-23-2007 |
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Reading Too Much Into Study Linking Birth Order & IQnew
The original story about the study in the New York Times never once used the word "smart" in any of its forms -- particularly the comparative phrase "smarter than" -- so why did other papers' stories on the study use that very language?
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
07-02-2007 |
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What's a Hate Crime?new
When in doubt, consult the hate-crime law.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
06-25-2007 |
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Euro Papers Report While Stateside News Orgs Sleepnew
European papers are reporting some troubling research about cell phones that American papers aren't.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
06-19-2007 |
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Chicago Sports Weekly's Language Barriernew
They've got money, a gift for selling ads, and a talented editor, but the guys who own the new free paper for Chicago sports fans have never published in English before.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
06-11-2007 |
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The Chicago Manual of Style's Stylistnew
Meet the anonymous editor who plays Miss Manners to the blue-pencil set.
Chicago Reader |
Anne Ford |
06-04-2007 |
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Don't Blame the Fluffnew
Are Americans "distracted" from the news or do they just not want to hear it? Also: the passing of a pioneering gay publisher and editor.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
05-14-2007 |
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The Last American Newspaper Bureau in Canada Closes Up Shopnew
You read right: not a single American paper will staff Canada -- on the bright side, the AP "maintains a full-time bureau." Covering a country 4,000 miles wide, I guess that bureau works the phones a lot.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
04-23-2007 |
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Roll Over, Colonelnew
The Chicago Tribune has a long and bumpy history with area Jews -- now it's owned by one.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
04-16-2007 |
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Conrad Black Called to Accountnew
Will his trial shed light on exactly how the Chicago Sun-Times got screwed?
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
03-26-2007 |
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The Public Sentiment Machinenew
The GOP's latest round of automated letters to the editor.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
02-20-2007 |
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Publish and Perishnew
The Independent Press Association went out of business January 2, taking some small publishers down with it.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
02-06-2007 |
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Don't Mention Itnew
The Sun-Times went easy on Macy's over the holidays.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
01-17-2007 |
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