tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4350172062816359483.post6444404143479893859..comments2021-08-12T15:14:31.199-05:00Comments on Seeking joy in change: Sun-Times ends endorsementsTed Schnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06338975463102889798noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4350172062816359483.post-89690812715426247842012-01-25T23:07:03.635-06:002012-01-25T23:07:03.635-06:00You may be right. Interestingly, however, it seems...You may be right. Interestingly, however, it seems that Americans are more inclined these days to "shop" for their news from ideologically like-minded sources. At least most of the newspapers I've worked at have made a sincere effort at being fair in their presentation of such information.Ted Schnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06338975463102889798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4350172062816359483.post-70326771649660982452012-01-25T18:31:28.838-06:002012-01-25T18:31:28.838-06:00In an ideal world, perhaps "Newspapers",...In an ideal world, perhaps "Newspapers", print or electronic, would present what a candidate communicated as their views, and then let the reader make up their own mind. But history has shown that the papers have too often not been able to separate news from personal bias. Perhaps that is part of the reason for their demise. Might it be that Americans are tired of being told what they should think, and are turning to alternative sources in a quest to make up their own minds?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4350172062816359483.post-58597659908842349742012-01-25T12:39:10.068-06:002012-01-25T12:39:10.068-06:00More from Chicago Reader's Bleader:
The decis...More from Chicago Reader's Bleader:<br /><br />The decision to drop the endorsements altogether suggests a recognition by the paper that they've never been taken seriously by anybody—not as a guide to voters and not as an expression of institutional values.<br /><br />Also, there’s this… When a new group of investors took control of Sun-Times Media last month I described them as “ white, male, North Shore Republican types.” Whatever their reasons for signing on, they surely don’t include a sentimental attachment to working-class liberalism. Better the papers endorse no one than endorse candidates who will offend either the owners or the readers.<br /><br />Read more: http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2012/01/24/were-the-tribune-and-we-endorse-this-endorsementTed Schnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06338975463102889798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4350172062816359483.post-31120030878729136392012-01-25T12:20:22.672-06:002012-01-25T12:20:22.672-06:00The Tribune on Tuesday vowed to continue endorsing...The Tribune on Tuesday vowed to continue endorsing political candidate, Chicago Reader reports:<br /><br />On Tuesday the Tribune published an editorial pledging that it would “keep doing endorsements.” The Tribune explained, “It would be an abdication to say what we think should be done on an array of issues every day—and then take a vow of silence about who is most likely to advance those goals.”<br /><br />Read more at http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2012/01/24/were-the-tribune-and-we-endorse-this-endorsementTed Schnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06338975463102889798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4350172062816359483.post-59761705144346455312012-01-25T02:30:29.901-06:002012-01-25T02:30:29.901-06:00It seems to apply to at least some of the suburban...It seems to apply to at least some of the suburban papers. From the Evanston Review Facebook page: <br /><br />"Any thoughts about Evanston Review and Sun-Times not endorsing candidates?"Jeff Finleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533682361576756403noreply@blogger.com