A Scandal in Chicago That Justifies Investigative Journalism

New York Times by David Carr | Dec. 15, 2008 (News Analysis)

“This was an extraordinary week for The Chicago Tribune,” he said. “On Monday, the company filed for bankruptcy protection, and on Tuesday, this huge story broke. There are two messages there. One, that the business model has to be reinvented and two, the importance of doing public service reporting. In the future, we will be doing fewer things and doing them better, and this kind of reporting will be a pillar of what we continue to do.” Full Story »

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Topics: Media and Politics, Ethics in Journalism, Journalism, Mainstream Media
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Dec 15, 2008 - 8:07 AM PST
Reviewed by: Derek Hawkins (review), Kaizar Campwala (review), Fabrice Florin (review), Dwight Rousu (review), Kenneth Sibbett (review), Mark Steele (review)
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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - Dec. 16, 2008

The article gives the opinions of various observers as to the fate of the Tribune's reporting future. Those who whistle optimistically as the finances are crumbling strain credulity. The story misses the allegation that Fitzgerald had to rush his going public with charges and was denied an event of the transfer of hot cash for his prosecution by the Tribune insisting upon publishing their story rather than waiting.

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Kaizar Campwala
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Kaizar posted this story.
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Fabrice Florin
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Derek Hawkins
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Kenneth Sibbett
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 by Kenneth Sibbett - Dec. 16, 2008

It seems to me that the Tribune was doing a good job of investigating Blagojevich, even with economic problems and threats from the Blowhard.

I read that Blagojevich had an aid that carried the "Football", his hairbrush. When he was'nt there with it Blag would through a fit. How much money was passed around to get this moron elected.

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