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| Chicago Tribune to Outsource Hyperlocal Content
-- Content for the Chicago-area community web sites and print editions, known as TribLocal, will now be supplied by Journatic, a locally based media content provider. Most of TribLocal's 40 employees will lose their... |
| Chicago Tribune Mourns the Death of Facts, Literally
-- After years of health problems, the Chicago Tribune's Rex. W. Huppke writes in an op-ed piece, Facts -- those famously "stubborn things," as John Adams long ago termed them-- have finally met the promised end. More from... |
| Tribune Company Bankruptcy Legal Fees Top $233 Million
-- According to a report from Bloomberg News, published on February 29, 2012, Tribune Company has paid $233.3 million to lawyers and other advisers since filing for bankruptcy protection in December 2008. More from Tribune... |
| Carmel Carrillo replaces Denise Joyce as dining editor at the Chicago Tribune, effective February 2012. Carrillo, formerly the Trib's assistant arts and entertainment editor, also takes on the title of entertainment editor. Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder Colorado USA, February 17, 2012 |
| Chicago Tribune Seeks 'Creative Way' to Charge for Online News
-- Speaking at a Niagara Foundation meeting in town, the Chicago Tribune's editor, Gerry Kern, confirmed that the Trib is considering ways to charge for online content. While Kern added that he wasn't yet prepared to formally... |
| Tribune Media Services Offers Subscription-Only TV Magazine
-- Sensing an opportunity to offer a TV weekly magazine when most newspapers are looking to jettison such things to cut costs, Tribune Media Services announced on January 31, 2012 a partnership with NTVB Media to provide television... |
| Chicago Tribune Offers Sunday Book Review Section for $99 a Year
-- The 24-page book review section, entitled Printers Row, will be delivered with the Sunday print edition and online starting February 26 to Trib subscribers who shell out an additional $99 per year. From Chicago Tribune introducing... |
| Former Tribune Company CEO Gets 675K Settlement
-- Former chief executive Randy Michaels had suddenly resigned from the company on October 22, 2010, following reports he fostered an unhealthy work environment. The Chicago Tribune reported that Michaels had... |
| Tribune Company Files Third Reorganization Plan
-- On November 18, 2011, Tribune Company announced that it had filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware a Third Amended Plan of Reorganization that the company believes addresses the... |
| Judge Tosses Both Exit Plans In Tribune Co. Bankruptcy Case
-- Judge Keven Casey suggested that he will appoint a trustee if the competing creditors in the case can't come to an agreement. Tribune Company filed a reorganization plan a year ago -- described at the time as an important step... |
| Chicago Trib's 'The Mash' Wins Young Reader Recognition
-- On September 8, 2011, the Chicago Tribune announced that The Mash, a multi-platform publication for and by Chicago-area teenagers, received recognition for "enduring excellence" during the annual World Young Reader Newspaper... |
| Chicago Tribune Drops Tabloid, Brings Back Broadsheet
-- Maybe the company appreciates the enduring, iconic appeal of a format proudly, and broadly, displayed by Harry Truman when he won the presidency, with the Trib's headline reading, 'Dewey Defeats Truman.' After all, how... |
| Tribune Company Settles ERISA Lawsuit with Former Employees
-- On August 19, 2011, Tribune Company, which owns the Chicago Tribune, announced that it had reached a multi-party agreement to settle claims alleging violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) in... |
| Tribune Company Restructures Publishing Division
-- The personnel moves are designed to streamline the organization, reposition resources and reduce expenses, the company announced on July 18, 2011. Eddy Hartenstein, Tribune Company's president and CEO, said that,... |
| Did The Internet Kill the Newspaper Business?
-- Not really. We can thank incompetent newspaper executives and managers, according to a new book by a former newspaper editor. And don't forget the fundamental change in the ownership of many leading American... |
| Tribune Makeover, and This Time They're Making Us Pay for It
-- Writing at Time Out Chicago on June 7, 2011, blogger Robert Feder just wants to be sure he understands the progression of the logic underlying the Chicago Tribune's upcoming makeover: "Those of us who’ve been paying for home... |
| Chicago Tribune Testing Pricier, Premium Daily Edition
-- On May 12, 2011, Crain's Chicago Business reported that the Trib is mulling over plans to produce a daily edition that targets affluent, more-educated readers, some of whom have dropped the newspaper in recent... |
| -- March 28, 2011 -- David Lauter is now bureau chief of Tribune Company's unified Washington bureau. He replaces Kerry Luft, who is returning to the Chicago Tribune as senior editor of 2012 national campaign coverage. Lauter was previously assistant managing editor at the Los Angeles Times, which is owned by Tribune Publishing. Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder Colorado USA, March 29, 2011 |
| Chicago Tribune Introduces First Annual Soldier Field Virtual Career Fair
-- Trib partners with Shaker Recruitment Advertising & Communications, the newspaper announced on February 17, 2011: "Chicagoans seeking employment can now turn to a computer in the comfort of their own home Tuesday, February 22 from 10 a.m. -... |
| Chicagoans Gang Up On Groupon for Satirical Super Bowl Commercial
-- Based in Chicago, Groupon got its coupon punched over a TV commercial about Tibet, the Chicago Tribune reported on February 7, 2011: "Chicago-based Groupon chose the Super Bowl to make its first foray into television commercials... |
| Tribune Chicago Websites Hit Record Page Views with Blizzard Coverage, the
Chicago Tribune Media Group announced on February 3, 2011: "Tribune Chicago websites including chicagotribune.com, WGNTV.com and CLTV.com set an all time page view record yesterday with 26.7 million combined views. In a single hour,... |
| The Chicago Tribune announced on January 21, 2011 that its literary series
would be expanded to include monthly "Author Talks": "Building on the success of its long tradition of celebrating books, writing, and authors, the Chicago Tribune has expanded its Literary Series to include Author Talks , a new monthly... |
| Chicago Tribune and WGN TV 9 Release Exclusive Video of Mayoral Candidate Forum
-- January 14, 2011 -- WGN TV 9 is releasing a clip from today's Chicago Tribune editorial board session with four mayoral candidates, Rahm Emanuel, Carol Moseley Braun, Miguel del Valle and Gery Chico. The 3-minute clip shows the exchange between the... |
| Chicago Tribune Media Group Acquires Naperville Magazine
-- January 11, 2011 -- Chicago Tribune Media Group today announced the acquisition of Naperville Magazine from Oster Communications LLC. Naperville Magazine was launched in 2005 and is a controlled distribution, monthly... |
| Brenda Starr, Reporter, to Leave Newspapers Jan. 2
-- The Chicago Tribune reported on December 9, 2010: "Chicago Tribune columnist Mary Schmich — who has been writing the late Dale Messick's pre-World War II creation into and out of trouble for the last quarter-century —... |
| Chicago Tribune Parent Company Files Reorganization Plan
-- Reuters U.S. reported on October 23, 2010: "Tribune Company filed a reorganization plan late on Friday that will turn over control of the bankrupt newspaper publisher to its leading creditors including JPMorgan Chase & Co,... |
| -- October 13, 2010 -- Gregory Karp is now a consumer news reporter at Chicago Tribune. He was previously a personal finance and economy writer at The Allentown Morning Call. Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder Colorado USA, October 13, 2010 |
| Chicago Tribune Editor: Our Newsroom Has 'Highest Professional, Ethical and Moral Standards'
-- From an internal memo, dated October 8, 2010, obtained by Poynter/Romenesko: "I've talked to a number of you over the week about the New York Times article that negatively characterized the culture and values of our company. Consequently, I believe it is... |
| Tribune Advised To Avoid Dumb Culture By A Man Who Knows It Well
-- Lee Abrams wrote, after being hired by the Tribune Company in 2008: "Tribune has the choice of doing to News/Information/Entertainment what Rock n Roll did to music...to be the Ray Charles, Dylan's, Beatles and U2's of the... |
| Chicago Tribune Partners With The Second City to Create Stage and Radio Show
-- September 21, 2010 -- On Oct. 14, the Chicago Tribune will premiere an exciting weekly event called "Chicago Live!" In partnership with The Second City, Chicago Live! will tell Chicago's stories in innovative ways. In the intimate Downstairs... |
| Chicago Tribune Launches Newsroom Events Program With 'Chicago Forward' Series
-- September 9, 2010 -- The Chicago Tribune on Sept. 14 launches a new series of community discussions called "Chicago Forward: Conversations About the Future." The four-part series anchors a new Chicago Tribune newsroom events program to explore... |
| Why Chicago Tribune Lost Stellar TV Critic to AOL
-- Vocalo.org reported on August 19, 2010: "After 13 years of outstanding work at the Chicago Tribune, Maureen Ryan says she decided to call it quits as TV critic when “it just seemed that the Tribune’s priorities and... |
| Chicago Tribune Criticizes Raises to Government Officials While Newspaper's Execs Get Golden Parachutes
-- The Beachwood Reporter reported on August 5, 2010: "A news organization's business side is (theoretically) separate from its editorial side, but when the business side doesn't conform to the editorial side's values - which in large part establish a media company's brand... |
| Federal Records Show CNN Money, Chicago Tribune Hosted Active-Duty Marines as Interns
-- Yahoo! News reported on August 4, 2010: "Much has been made of the media's practice of "embedding" reporters in military units, allowing them to file immersive reports on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan while under the total care and control of the... |
| Chicago Tribune Journalist Joins ACLU of Illinois Staff
-- July 28, 2010 -- Ofelia Casillas, an award winning journalist at the Chicago Tribune, has joined the staff of the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois to assist the organization in communicating with its many and... |
| Chicago Tribune Parent Co. Gets into Consulting Business with Digital
Unit Crain's Chicago Business reported on July 6, 2010: "Tribune Co. is starting a new consulting business in its digital department, allowing the newspaper company to sell its social media and Internet advertising know-how to... |
| Chicago Tribune Would Like You to Meet 'Chrissy Pronger'
-- Yahoo! Sports reported on June 8, 2010: "Before Game 5, Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Chris Pronger was a thorn in the side of the Chicago Blackhawks. Whether it was helping to shut down Chicago's top line or diverting... |
| Chicago Tribune to Host Panel Discussion on Obama Presidency
-- June 4, 2010: Chicago Tribune announced today that it will host a panel discussion with some of its top Washington editors and reporters on Monday, June 7, 2010, at the Cindy Pritzker Auditorium in the Harold Washington Library... |
| Elena Kagan: Trailblazing Lady or Leader?
-- From May 13, 2010: Chicago Tribune Correction: "A story published online and in some Wednesday editions incorrectly reported that President Barack Obama had characterized Elena Kagan, his nominee for Supreme... |
| David Cloud Returns to Former Beat at Chicago Tribune
-- Politico reported on March 4, 2010: "David Cloud, who covered national security and foreign affairs for several publications, took a detour last year from journalism and into government. But after spending seven... |
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