Whereas most of the city’s political and civic elite were ready to lead us off the financial cliff.
Tag: Ben Eason
The bright side to the Reader sale—we continue to exist
Other suitors would have shut down the Chicago Reader, says Brad Bulkley
The Reader’s New Publisher Is an Edit Guy
A former features editor of the Chicago Tribune is hired as publisher of the Chicago Reader.
That Didn’t Work Out So Well, Did It?
Life at the Reader was just wonderful for a long time. Lots of stories, lots of listings, lots of ads, lots of classifieds — plus memorable staff parties and a […]
The Easoniad
[You will have to forgive me for what may seem at this point like obsessive inside-baseball theorizing about what is, technically, history. But I think it’s kind of an interesting […]
Ben Eason on what happens next
Creative Loafing CEO ponders the future following the loss of his company to his main creditor.
Chicago Reader enters Atalaya Era
Creative Loafing loses its last bid in bankruptcy court, and its main creditor takes the reins at the Reader.
Under New Management*
Atalaya wins. More to follow. Here’s the new management. *FWIW, I’m totally ignorant of bankruptcy law, so I don’t know what would happen in the event of appeal, if one […]
Auctioneering
And we’re off! Creative Loafing Atlanta‘s Thomas Wheatley (whose AAN-award-winning cover story about alcoholism and sobriety is a must-read) is on the scene, and reports that Ben Eason’s opening $2.3 […]
The Crying of Lot CLI
Today’s auction day! Read Michael Miner’s big news about our potential new ownership. I also learned a neat new phrase in this process, facially incomprehensible. I’m just going to listen […]
Reader Bidder Would Bring Jim O’Shea Back to Chicago Media
LA Times editor who was fired for bucking budget cuts would be on the board if Atalaya wins the Creative Loafing chain in an auction today.
Reporting on Your Own House
The pitfalls of covering the publication you work for—and why you have to do it.
The latest from Cheese Station C
In case you missed it: on Friday night, Michael Miner posted an update on the Reader‘s bankruptcy situation, the latest twist being a nascent deferred-compensation-for-equity swap. Ben Eason, as quoted […]
Will the Creative Loafing Managers Line Up?
The present owners of Creative Loafing Inc. don’t think they can win an outright bidding war for control of the company. So CEO Ben Eason and his allies hope the […]