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The media is itching for a fight with Trump

by Michael Miner January 11, 2017August 18, 2021

Journalists preparing to enter the age of Trump are rolling up their sleeves.

Posted inBlogs

Did soccer player Hope Solo deserve all the criticism she got?

by Michael Miner August 25, 2016August 18, 2021

Pundits jumped on the goalkeeper after she called the Swedish team that bested hers “a bunch of cowards.”

Posted inBlogs

Ferro or Gannett—a Tribune choice too painful to think about

by Michael Miner May 3, 2016August 18, 2021

Employees at the paper consider these alternate future scenarios.

Posted inBlogs

Will the Chicago Tribune be the next Gannett paper?

by Michael Miner April 25, 2016August 18, 2021

If so, what a terrible thing for the Tribune.

Posted inBlogs

Tim Knight exits but Wrapports won’t get new CEO

by Michael Miner October 5, 2015August 18, 2021

Instead, a trio of executives will manage the struggling media company.

Posted inBlogs

Propped-together dailies make a melancholy sight

by Michael Miner September 8, 2015August 18, 2021

“Our local papers make a melancholy sight leaning against each other for support.” Media critic Mike Miner looks at the new Sun-Times/Daily Herald content-sharing agreement.

Posted inBlogs

The media just keep treating Trump like he’s important

by Michael Miner July 9, 2015August 18, 2021

A way to justify continued coverage of Donald Trump

Posted inBlogs

Chicago’s breaded steak sandwich gets its day in USA Today

by Michael Gebert March 5, 2015August 18, 2021

An authentic Bridgeport gut bomb gets national praise.

Posted inBlogs

Who’s ultimately responsible for the Ray Rice disgrace?

by Michael Miner September 16, 2014August 18, 2021

The media look for the ultimate power—and scapegoat—in the NFL’s latest scandal.

Untitled, from a student project to map school choice in Chicago
Posted inArts & Culture

In a collaborative college project, the medium is the data

by Aimee Levitt August 12, 2013August 19, 2021

In a collaborative college project, the medium is the data.

Posted inBlogs

Will the standardized testing boycott spread to Chicago?

by Steve Bogira February 1, 2013August 18, 2021

“We are likely to start seeing a more active anti-testing movement in Chicago,” CTU president Karen Lewis says.

Posted inBlogs

Did the 1968 baseball season change America forever?

by Michael Miner May 29, 2012August 19, 2021

On Tim Wendel’s Summer of ’68: The Season That Changed Baseball, and America, Forever

Posted inBlogs

Times-Picayune scales back, but can an iPad produce the same intimacy?

by Michael Miner May 24, 2012August 19, 2021

Times-Picayune goes to three days a week publication. Sigh.

Posted inBlogs

Bonus payouts at newspapers, and what they might say about the Occupy protests

by Tal Rosenberg October 25, 2011August 19, 2021

What executive corruption at newspapers reveals about the Occupy protests.

Posted inBlogs

Acai Berry Marketers Accused of Fraud

by Alex Parker April 19, 2011August 19, 2021

Those ads for the acai berry weight loss miracle? Yeah, they’re a scam, according to the feds. Shocker.

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