Journalism


(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 […]

How Siskel became the Tribune’s film critic



October, 1997: The American Press Institute creates a "Media Center," and at its Founders Conference the participants imagine what it will be like to deliver the news in the 21st Century.

A new media think tank