Whoa. Something Like Progress?
The Tribune actually covered a sexual assault on the South Side yesterday. We're sure it's not related to our frequent criticism of the Tribune for seeming interested in that crime only when it occurs in an affluent neighborhood -- mostly Wrigleyville -- and involves a minority suspect -- mostly African American. We're sure our criticism did not motivate this story. That would be taking ourselves too seriously. The Tribune doesn't care about us and is pretty sure we don't exist, even though our server statistics do show that many of our most loyal readers sit in front of computers connected to tribune.com servers.
Those are probably just attorneys.
The story about a sexual assault near 74th and State does not seem to have merited front page status at chicagotribune.com like the Wrigleyville crimes, and it's only four paragraphs long, but hey, it's a story. Turns out women in minority neighborhoods do matter, unless this is a hegemonic gesture. We hope the story contributes to an arrest and conviction.
Another Razzie for Rick
The Oscar for Worst Defense of Tribune Ownership of the Cubs goes to Tribune columnist Rick Morrissey for this remark, in his Nov. 22 column: "Trust me, if the financially strapped Sun-Times owned the Cubs, the team would be down to three outfielders, a pitcher and someone in charge of making sure Barack Obama had good seats."
It's a moot point, as they say, since the Sun-Times was journalistically-responsible enough to not buy the Cubs. But if the Sun-Times had made that mistake, we also think they'd run the team better than the Tribune has. And not because the Sun-Times is "The Bright One." Just because even a monkey could outperform the Tribune. The year after a White Sox championship, the Cubs finish in last place? No one could humiliate their fans better.
Those are probably just attorneys.
The story about a sexual assault near 74th and State does not seem to have merited front page status at chicagotribune.com like the Wrigleyville crimes, and it's only four paragraphs long, but hey, it's a story. Turns out women in minority neighborhoods do matter, unless this is a hegemonic gesture. We hope the story contributes to an arrest and conviction.
Another Razzie for Rick
The Oscar for Worst Defense of Tribune Ownership of the Cubs goes to Tribune columnist Rick Morrissey for this remark, in his Nov. 22 column: "Trust me, if the financially strapped Sun-Times owned the Cubs, the team would be down to three outfielders, a pitcher and someone in charge of making sure Barack Obama had good seats."
It's a moot point, as they say, since the Sun-Times was journalistically-responsible enough to not buy the Cubs. But if the Sun-Times had made that mistake, we also think they'd run the team better than the Tribune has. And not because the Sun-Times is "The Bright One." Just because even a monkey could outperform the Tribune. The year after a White Sox championship, the Cubs finish in last place? No one could humiliate their fans better.
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