Read CORIOLANUS. Kass' last day wasFriday, according to a source familiar with the matter. I thought it might be interesting to get in touch with more recent Tribune scribes to ask them What are your favorite columns you wrote for the Tribune? Chicago Tribune's latest editorials, commentaries and columns, political cartoons, and letters to the editor about the issues that is most important to our readers. Calling himself a victim of cancel culture, Kass said at the time: I will not apologize for writing about Soros. Toasting her, from left, are then-Editor Gerould Kern, then-Deputy Metro Editor Mark Jacob, then-Deputy Managing Editor Peter Kendall and then-writer Barbara Brotman. That is important strategically to the company. Dahleen Glanton (@dahleeng) June 20, 2021. Its Okay To Be White is a slogan popularized in late 2017 as a trolling campaign by members of the controversial discussion board 4chan, according to the Anti-Defamation League. More than a dozen non-union employees, such as managers and editors, had their last day June 18. Her columns were syndicated nationally by Tribune Content Agency. In a statement, Hill said, The Unbothered Network is more than just a content hub, its a space where Black women can hopefully see their full selves. Kass did not respond to a request for comment Friday evening. Nassib made the announcement in a video posted on Instagram. Dozens of talented journalists are leaving the Chicago Tribune after its new owner, Alden Global Capital, offered employees voluntary buyouts. Chicago Tribune columnist Mary Schmich, second from left, celebrates in the newsroom after the announcement that she had won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize in the commentary category. That number includes some of the most talented voices in the business and some of the most influential writers in the Windy City. Suite 3200 130 E. Randolph St. Many include some of the highest-profile names at the paper, including columnists Mary Schmich, whom I mentioned in the newsletter earlier this week, Dahleen Glanton, Steve Chapman, Heidi Stevens, Eric Zorn and John Kass. Discrimination? Those with less than three years at the company are set to receive eight weeks of base pay, and those with more will receive 12 weeks of base pay plus one week for each additional year of employment. The Alden ball is rolling, said Erik Gordon, professor at the University of Michigans Ross School of Business. . Its just surprising that it was delivered on, of all places, The View. In an attempt to be funny, co-host Joy Behar said something wildly inappropriate that was nowhere close to funny. Mild mannered Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass and WGN Radio's Jeff Carlin explore the week in news, politics and other thngs done the uniquely Chicago Way. John Kass. I was a 23-year-old intern, noted Stevens. Today is the last day for non-union members, such as managers, who took the buyout. Expand. Im not going away. Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Mary Schmich is leaving the Chicago Tribune, joining several well-known fellow columnists taking the newspaper's latest buyout offer. Since then, Schmich has grown a large and loyal following writing about life, growing up in a family of eight kids, the people of Chicago and so much more. Chicago Tribune 175th anniversary coverage | Quiz: Test your Chicago history knowledge | Pulitzer Prizes | Were you a Tribune newspaper carrier? The firm often has been accused of a pro-conservative, pro-Republican bias, but it also comes up with polling questions too provocative to be ignored by talk shows or sociopolitical columns like mine. Lets see what happens.. Kass, 64, was the latest to opt for a voluntary buyout offered by Alden Global Capital, the New York-based hedge fund known for severe cost-cutting at newsrooms across the country. If you want a columnist that's . In all, about 40 Trib employees, including union and non-union staff - are taking a buyout from the new owner. His conservative bent at times drew ire from his colleagues and readers. 1-877-812-1590, Why Albertsons is uniting its 24 grocery chains with one marketing message, Molson Coors forbidden from saying other beers 'taste like water' after AB InBev challenged it, News group focused on gun crime setting up Chicago bureau, Sponsored Content: How a business credit card program can grow your business, The Most Powerful Women In Chicago Business. Im on Facebook and Twitter if you want to connect there. A Chicago native and graduate of Harold L. Richards High School, Kass attended Columbia College before he landed a job as a reporter for the Daily Calumet. Ask Amy: Mom feels ripped off by birthday gift inequity. According to Fanatics, Nassibs No. For the City Council, the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board endorses Ronnie Mosley, (21st), Michael Rodriguez (22nd), Silvana Tabares (23rd . Chicago mayor runoff begins with mutual attacks: Brandon Johnson would destroy economy; Paul Vallas failed everywhere he has gone, Chicago police Superintendent David Brown to exit CPD this month in the wake of mayoral election, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. To the editors who let me be myself while pushing me to think harder. Tribune columnist Mary Schmich reports from New Orleans on Sept. 4, 2005, during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. So thank you. Now, I've decided to take the buyout and will be leaving the Chicago Tribune this week along with many of my colleagues. I had no idea what I was getting into. Get the Poynter newsletter that's right for you. It was once a species of column found in daily newspapers everywhere. "Dilbert" creator Scott Adams tours the Chicago Tribune newsroom and its cubicles in 2002. Some of the most recognizable among Tribune employees are columnists like Eric Zorn, who has been with the paper for 41 years. And now family says 'We're . The idea behind the campaign was to choose an apparently innocuous slogan and put it on flyers or websites in public locations and trigger the libs, as the alt-right calls anything that upsets liberals, thus proving that liberals dont think its OK to be white. Columnist Eric Zorn, who joined the Tribune in 1980 as a reporting intern, also announced last week that he had applied for the buyout. Greene has written books on subjects including Michael Jordan, Alice Cooper, and U.S. presidents. Chicago Tribune columnist Mary Schmich, second from left, celebrates in the newsroom after the announcement that she had won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize in the commentary category. Support responsible news and fact-based information today! So, I did for 32 years. "Youve stood by me. Pratt added that after the buyouts, the guild will represent more than 80 newsroom employees. Less overt argument, more stories. I wrote often about my mothers aging and dying. Buyouts were first offered to nonunion editors and support staff, and more than a dozen accepted. Those with less than three years at the company are set to receive eight weeks of base pay, and those with more will receive 12 weeks of base pay plus one week for each additional year of employment. I will not soil my name by groveling to anyone in this or any other newsroom., In his farewell Friday, he wrote: What happens next? Ive never written a column that I didnt wish was better, including this one. The Most Powerful Women In Chicago Business. Kamin won the prize for a body of his work, including his criticism on the Chicago lakefront. Pratt told the Tribune, We are sad to be losing outstanding journalists at the Chicago Tribune but we respect and honor those who are leaving. Then again, do Fox News viewers care? Down there in the labyrinth of streets? Another privilege of writing this column has been the chance to write about the family I came from. Apr 11, 2017 at 11:08 am. An adventure happens. He was scheduled to host the second presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, but then was suspended by C-SPAN after initially lying about his Twitter account being hacked. READ: 3 Former Tribune Critics Reflect on Past, Future of Journalism. Jemele Hills media star (and influence) keeps rising. Twenty-six of the newsroom's 110 union-represented employees applied for the buyout. She was a columnist for the Chicago Tribune from 1992 to 2021, winning the Pulitzer Prize in 2012. Longtime columnists Heidi Stevens and John Kass are also among their ranks. Feb 25, 2023 at 6:12 pm. Click below to see everything we have to offer. And though the original edition from June 10, 1847, long ago disappeared, I hope youre enjoying the continuing diary of a city saga that is so beautifully written by my good friend and colleague Rick Kogan. Their reporters and editors consider themselves government watchdogs and historians for Chicago. Another announcement from The Washington Post. Of the other four co-hosts, only Meghan McCain seemed bothered by Behars comment. But it doesnt make it any less of a gut punch. Voters place 62 on new Chicago police councils, Chicago police officer fatally shot on Southwest Side in exchange of gunfire: officials, Chicago police Superintendent David Brown to exit CPD this month in the wake of mayoral election, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. The voluntary separation plan was offered to employees in newsrooms across the country. . 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Ive been meaning to do this for a while now, but I finally feel comfortable enough to get it off my chest.. Kass, 64, was the latest to opt for a . Check out @vintagetribune on Instagram and give us a follow @vintagetribune on Twitter. Martin Luther Kings classic quote, Adams prefers to judge Black folks by the color of their skin, not the content of their character., Well, as The Temptations famously sang about that sort of escape in the 1960s: Run, run, run, but you sure cant hide.. Staying current is easy with Crain's news delivered straight to your inbox, free of charge. My sense is that Im not in the long-term plans of our new owners and that I should see the offer not as a shove out the door but as a launching pad for new adventures, new projects and new beginnings of all sorts,Zorn wrote in his Change of Subject blog. So thats what I did. As a Black American who believes its quite OK to be whatever color the Almighty made you, I thought the question was simple and uncontroversial, as Rasmussens head pollster described it to The Washington Post. "But Ive done it as well as I knew how, never forgetting, even when I cursed the constant deadlines or felt bad that I couldnt answer all the email, that there was nothing better than being granted this education and this connection with the world, with all of you.". Toasting her, from left, are then-Editor Gerould Kern, then-Deputy Metro Editor Mark Jacob, then-Deputy Managing Editor Peter Kendall and then-writer Barbara Brotman. So far, its not a pretty sight. Elections. I am honoring my dad, who told me in 1989 that it was time for me to get a job and keep it. So, I did for 32 years. Tribune readers have introduced me to music, books, plays and poems, often ones about the nature of grief, the power of nature, and the complexity of love. Kassis the latest big name to join the list of departures amid the papers third round of buyouts since early 2020. (Here is the link.) Glanton tweeted her decision before her final column was published. Chicago Tribune columnist Heidi Stevens among those applying for a buyout, Target and Solo Cup are opening huge warehouses in the southwest suburbs, Widow of Richard Duchossois selling Inverness home, Four ways to get Michael Jordan's mansion sold at last, State Farm posts record $6.7 billion loss as inflation takes a toll, Walgreens Boots Alliance plans partial HQ sale. She was among 26 of the papers 110 union-represented newsroom employees that applied for voluntary separation plan. "Dilbert" creator Scott Adams tours the Chicago Tribune newsroom and its cubicles in 2002. For this item, I turned it over to Poynter media business analyst Rick Edmonds. Have feedback or a tip? Posted by: JerryB | Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 06:47 PM. The duPont Awards honor outstanding local and national audio and video journalism. John Kass, the Chicago Tribune's most prominent columnist and one of its leading conservative voices, called it quits Friday after 38 years at the newspaper. Email Poynter senior media writer Tom Jones at tjones@poynter.org. (Nancy Stone / Chicago Tribune). In other words, its all the medias fault. The Chicago Tribune called her loss a "political embarrassment," noting that Lightfoot campaigned on lowering crime back in 2019, saying she wanted to make . She wrote thousands of columns that . Toasting her, from . He was 85. Phil Vettel worked at the Tribune for 41 years and was a restaurant critic from 1989 to 2021. The Tribune and other newspapers have seen declining revenue in recent years as many advertisers shift their spending to internet-based companies. The union hopes those cases will be reconsidered. And now the public humiliation by Zorn -- Chicago's leading liberal/progressive opinion pundit. And thank you to the Tribunes readers, you who have shared your time by reading what Ive written. Phil Vettel is photographed at the Purple Pig on July 9, 2018. The debate ended up being canceled anyway because Trump contracted COVID-19. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski). But, the Times wrote, the fact that the government approved high-level military training for operatives who went on to carry out the grisly killing of a journalist shows how intensely intertwined the United States has become with an autocratic nation. The buyouts were announced in late May, just days after hedge fund Alden Global Capital closed on its acquisition of Tribune Publishing, the paper's parent company. To all the people who educated me by sharing their stories, who taught me whats going on behind the windows and in the streets. No-nonsense advice for better living delivered to your inbox every morning. The hedge fund became majority shareholder at the company in late 2019 and soon after, the buyouts began. He joined the Tribune in 1983 and was promoted to columnist after the death of Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Mike Royko in 1997. "The Tribune has offered me and many others a separation agreement. Former President Donald Trump arrives at the fire station in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 22, 2023. In the chilly April of 1992 really, not so long ago I returned to Chicago to write a column on what the Tribune then called the Metro page. February 24, 2023 . After 41 years in the newspaper business, Im taking a buyout and leaving my Tribune job. Of course," Lightfoot replied. Hill has been highly critical of Trump, calling him a white supremacist. Trump once claimed in a tweet that ESPNs ratings had tanked and mentioned Hill by name as a reason why. Suburban News. Ask Amy: Are quips a good 'comeback' to bullies? Tribune columnist Mary Schmich and Mark Jacob, deputy metro editor, in the newsroom after Schmich found out that she won the Pulitzer Prize in commentary writing, April 16, 2012. My first day at the Chicago Tribune was the day the Pulitzer Prizes were announced in April 1998,wrote Stevens in her final column. I would have liked us to be stronger in denouncing it, in hindsight, he said. It would seem Hills career is going just fine. Theyll keep doing it. Union workers will find out if their applications have been accepted no later than Monday. At the same time, Ive always believed that stories are a quiet form of opinion, that the ones we choose to tell reflect and shape values, sometimes better than argument alone. "Ive never written a column that I didnt wish was better, including this one," she wrote. . He won the Pulitzer Prize for criticism in 1999 for a body of work including his lucid coverage of city architecture, including an influential series supporting the development of Chicagos lakefront area., Chicago Tribune rock critic Greg Kot, photographed in his Chicago home on Sept. 14, 2015. You can email me through Friday at mschmich@chicagotribune.com. | Limited edition mugs, T-shirts, hoodies and a tote bag for Chicago Tribunes 175th anniversary | New book commemorates the Chicago Tribunes 175th anniversary with more than 100 historic front pages, Tribune columnist Dahleen Glanton in 2015. Clarence Page: Toxic disasters attract toxic politics, and Donald Trump. And closures, in turn, hurt Chicago. Among those leaving are Tribune columnists John Kass, Phil Rosenthal, Mary Schmich, Eric Zorn, Dahleen Glanton, Shannon Ryan, and Heidi Stevens. Ask Amy: Should daughter sever ties with controlling mother? All Rights Reserved. The answer, it turned out, was newspaper work. Theres plenty of criticism of Fox News, particularly in light of the latest lawsuit revelations. That would provide the Times with an email or other contact information to which it can send sample newsletters or other subscription solicitations. Mary Schmich bids farewell to Chicago Tribune in buyout exodus, My childhood dream became the honor of a lifetime, Robservations: Sun-Times moving to Old Post Office; ABC 7 opens weekend anchor slot; Medill tracks local news decline, Robservations: StreetWise raises cover price; Sventoonie takes a break; Friends of Chicago Reporter mark 50. An adventure happens.". The former owners of the Tribune offered buyouts at the beginning of the year before the hedge fund Alden Global Capital acquired the paper. (E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune). (Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune), Blair Kamin was the Tribunes architecture critic from 1992 to 2021. Feder flashback: So you think you know Chicago television. Visit www.duPont.org for more information and to submit. He joins the Post from BuzzFeed News. Dilbert? And that theme was carried throughout the story on the photo captions: When an eel wants a squid thats on land god forbid! Read now. Gift articles will not count against the monthly limit that non-subscribers can read before they hit the paywall. Fischer had another beefy scoop Tuesday: The Hill, the Washington, D.C.-based publication that covers politics, is being shopped by owner Jimmy Finkelstein. John Kass. So beyond thrilled that the brilliant @Tapperific is leading our efforts to center black women.. Which Chicago mayoral candidate received the most votes in your ward? Even more than college, newspaper work would be my education,wrote Schmich in her final column. Through these years, people from every part of the city have shared their stories with me meaning with you, the Tribunes readers. Fischer writes, The Hill brings in over $20 million in annual revenue. Stand up and be counted! She was a Nieman Journalism fellow at Harvard University during the 2014-2015 school year. A columnist and member of the editorial board at the Chicago Tribune since 1984, Page has also worked as director of community affairs and as an on-air reporter . . Their last day is set for June 25, unless they negotiate otherwise. Its important to know that outstanding journalists are going to stick around, too, and we will continue doing vital work for our readers., I asked my colleague Rick Edmonds, Poynters media business analyst, for his thoughts, and he told me, Departures at the Chicago Tribune were to be expected after the Alden takeover, but this sounds like a wipeout of the most popular columnists and other high profile journalists. (Zbigniew Bzdak / Chicago Tribune). "Dilbert" creator Scott Adams tours the Chicago Tribune newsroom and its cubicles in 2002. Its not so long ago 1980 that I was an intern at the Los Angeles Times, where reporters still banged away on typewriters. Some of ESPNs audience was turned off by Hills politics, even though Hill rarely actually talked politics on the air. It also underscores the perils of military partnerships with repressive governments and demonstrates how little oversight exists for those forces after they return home.. High-quality journalism isn't free. Currently, unregistered recipients will be given a skippable prompt to register. Schmich has been in the newspaper business for about 41 years, she wrote. Later that year, I took my first full-time newspaper job at the Peninsula Times Tribune, a small afternoon daily in Palo Alto, California, that had only recently transitioned to computers. Free. Hills influence just keeps growing since leaving ESPN in 2018. Sponsored Content: Global Tax Rules Take Shape Whats Next for Multinational Companies? (Courtesy: ABC News). The Poynter Report is our daily media newsletter. Even more than college, newspaper work would be my education. "You readers were there. Expand. Hate? Not anymore, though. For a limited time, sign up for the Ask Amy newsletter and get the book "Ask Amy: Essential Wisdom from America's Favorite Advice Columnist" for $5. If I had space Id name them all, but Ill simply say a special thank you to Judge Joan Lefkow; Tavon Tanner and his mother, Mellanie Washington; and the many people of Cabrini-Green, who for two decades and through dozens of columns let me into their homes and lives. Tribune columnist Mary Schmich and Mark Jacob, deputy metro editor, in the newsroom after Schmich found out that she won the Pulitzer Prize in commentary writing, April 16, 2012. Among those leaving the Tribune are columnists including John Kass, Phil Rosenthal, Mary Schmich, Dahleen Glanton, Shannon Ryan, Heidi Stevens and Zorn. High-quality journalism isn't free. And, The best advice I would give to white people is to get the hell away from Black people, he continued. The final tally isn't clear yet, but it's estimated that around 40 people, including some of the newspaper's most notable columnists, are leaving. Now, with a new name, it will ramp up its company. Player, Has Been a Football Everyman., Carl Nassibs coming out doesnt just make history. Kass has been at the Chicago Tribune since 1983, and was a reporter before he became a columnist. Pulitzer Prize-winning architecture columnistBlair Kamin, food criticPhil Vettel and music critic Howard Reich left the paper in January. "What happens next? Kass has continued to write multiple columns a week. But as a news junkie, I knew the phrase Its OK to be white has a loaded history in light of todays racial politics. I remember the September Saturday they all showed up at the airport to wave me away toward my new life. However, he did run into controversy last year. 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(Phil Velasquez/Chicago Tribune), Scott Adams, creator of the popular Dilbert comic strip, has faced a backlash of cancellations after a tirade on his YouTube livestream in which he described Black people as members of a hate group from which white people should get away.. For the second week in a row, ABCs World News Tonight was the most-watched show on all of TV. My colleague Eric Zorn and I are already discussing this years Songs of Good Cheer, the holiday singalong we put on with friends at the Old Town School of Folk Music. On Monday Crain's Chicago Business reported that columnist Heidi Stevens applied for a buyout after 23 years at the Tribune. In 29 years as a columnist for the Chicago Tribune, Mary Schmich was often adored and occasionally reviled by readers, as are all good newspaper columnists. @ vintagetribune on Twitter columnists like Eric Zorn, who took the buyout joining several fellow... 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