(Written for a special edition of Tempo immediately following Gene Siskel’s death on Feb. 20, 1999.) By Owen Youngman, director of interactive media When I came to the Tribune in 1971, Gene Siskel was new enough as film critic that he was still establishing a routine. That meant I’d often […]
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May, 1998: Before a wary audience, Mark Willes spells out his vision of the future of the Los Angeles Times and explains the details during a spirited Q&A session via ASNE – Times Mirror chief walks through lion’s den.
Times Mirror chief walks through lion’s den [The American Editor]
(Chicago Tribune house organ, June 1997) Over the last 150 years – as we’ve been hearing for at least the last 150 days – the Chicago Tribune has been able to maintain a remarkable duality of character. Without betraying the importance of our stability and reliability to its audience, community, […]