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Home » Columns & Opinion » On Media

Category: On Media

Adam Toledo, 13, was killed by Chicago police. This group marches for his justice.
Posted inColumns & Opinion

Media’s ‘utter lack of humanity’

by Arionne Nettles April 20, 2021August 18, 2021

Chicago police killed 13-year-old Adam Toledo, and some media responded by questioning Toledo’s character. Black and Brown kids deserve better.

John Kass
Posted inColumns & Opinion

John Kass washing his hands of responsibility for last week’s riot was a bridge too far

by John Greenfield January 11, 2021August 18, 2021

It’s time to deplatform the right-wing Tribune columnist.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Can you trust a newspaper that spells “were” with an apostrophe?

by Michael Miner April 3, 2019August 18, 2021

A fine Tribune story is marred by editing oversights.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Impending death is not necessarily a negative development

by Michael Miner April 23, 2014August 18, 2021

In getting a new liver, I consider myself fortunate in one small respect in addition to the obvious big one.

The Tribune's John Kass writes of CNN documentary Chicagoland: "It's good TV, good drama. And drama needs heroes. . . . There is one hero above all."
Posted inColumns & Opinion

The problem with Chicagoland, according to John Kass

by Michael Miner March 11, 2014August 18, 2021

When it comes to CNN’s Chicagoland, for once, I don’t necessarily disagree with John Kass.

R.J. Vanecko at the Rolling Meadows Courthouse on the afternoon he pleaded guilty.
Posted inColumns & Opinion

An ‘obsessive’ Sun-Times reporter is vindicated by the Vanecko case—but not content

by Michael Miner February 11, 2014August 18, 2021

An “obsessive” Sun-Times reporter is vindicated by the Vanecko case—but not content.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

A scary outbreak of “numerical illiteracy” in the press

by Michael Miner January 28, 2014August 18, 2021

The New York Times‘ numerical errors include breast cancer fatality rates, STD “epidemics” and gifted boys vs. girls.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

A unionized WBEZ begins to take shape

by Michael Miner January 14, 2014August 18, 2021

Chicago Public Media hopes to protect its spirit and reach a consensus without splitting into factions.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Plenty of time to consider the Times

by Michael Miner January 2, 2014August 18, 2021

As the New York Times has shown of late, there are errors and there are errors.

Last week the Tribune began syndicating Rex Huppke's Tuesday column.
Posted inColumns & Opinion

The world according to the Trib’s Rex Huppke

by Michael Miner December 17, 2013August 19, 2021

The world according to the Trib’s Rex Huppke

Charlie Meyerson and John MacLeod
Posted inColumns & Opinion

A step fast-forward for radio news?

by Michael Miner December 3, 2013August 19, 2021

Rivet News Radio aims to spare listeners the clutter of the news.

President Obama speaks on the Affordable Care Act on November 14.
Posted inColumns & Opinion

The undoing of a president’s mystique

by Michael Miner November 19, 2013August 19, 2021

What would have happened to JFK if he’d been scrutinized in the same way as Obama?

Randy Steidl, who was released from prison after 17 years, speaks at the Church of the Holy Spirit in Schaumburg in 2010.
Posted inColumns & Opinion

What really happened in Paris, Illinois?

by Michael Miner November 5, 2013August 19, 2021

With a pardon at stake, two wrongful convictions in a double murder case get the reverse spin.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Our ignorance of our enemies might not be bliss, but it’s close enough

by Michael Miner October 22, 2013August 19, 2021

Akbar Ahmed’s new book exposes a subtlety and complexity that ought to matter more.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Marina Shifrin dances her way out of a job

by Michael Miner October 9, 2013August 19, 2021

She danced her way out of a job, but Marina Shifrin’s still in good standing with the troupe of oddball media makers.

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