Talk:Chicago Tribune/Archive 1

Archive 1

Japanese Codes

The article mentions the 1942 story about Midway, something that could have alerted the japanese to the wartime secret that the US had broken the japanese military codes. According to the newseum website, http://www.newseum.org/warstories/essay/secrecy.htm, this was a story that was not cleared by censors, and had FDR furious - enough to consider shutting down the Tribune. This is hardly a journalistic 'scoop'. Pjwhoopie17 (talk) 13:27, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

Recent Controversies

The issue under "Recent Controversy," however legitimate the complaint may be, is a local issue in the community concerned, and of little relevance to the larger newspaper or the larger corporation. But there is a much more substantial recent controversy involving the Tribune's handling of its other media properties, especially the Los Angeles Times, which has resulted in the nation's leading journal about journalism -- the Columbia Journalism Review -- calling upon Tribune in a January 2007 editorial to actually get out of journalism altogether. That's a much bigger deal. But I don't think I have the expertise to recount the LA Times controversy. Any of you?

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What happened between the 1970's and the leadership on the internet?

Circulation Wars ?

I notice no mention of the Circulation Wars between the Tribune and Examiner during the 1910s ? MadMax 01:13, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

This is a wiki; if you have factual material to add regarding the circulation wars, feel free to add it. — JonRoma 02:27, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

• To be fair I was asking a question, not making a criticism. MadMax 02:05, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

"The leading voice of midwestern[sic] conservativism?"

Until someone can provide attribution for this quote (which occurs near the top of the article), it should remain excised.

A quick google reveals other encyclopedia pages using it, probably spidered from this article, because they mostly retain the capitalization error. There's one other use of the phrase in an amateur pdf, but it's not an authoritative source, and doesn't provide any attribution for the quote either (probably also culled from wikipedia). Without a notable speaker, this quote is mere hearsay, it doesn't meet encyclopedic standards. Thomas B 02:03, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

Dewey Defeats Truman

I read somewhere that this error was because of an early telephone poll that indicated a Republican win. Of course in 1948 telephones were still a luxury so the poll was flawed and biased towards wealthier voters that were more likely to be Republican. Can anyone confirm this & make an edit? Megamanic 04:35, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

What does the Chelsea Clinton wedding have to do with the 1948 presidential election? Article not clear on the relationship. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.72.200.168 (talk) 16:14, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Stars in list of current columnists?

Hi. I've just added a name (Mark Steyn) to the list of current columnists, and rearranged it into alphabetical order. Some of the names were preceded by an asterisk, with no explanation. I've removed the asterisks (mostly because I lost track of them while rearranging). If anyone knows what they mean, please add them back, along with an explanation. Cheers, CWC(talk) 17:03, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

Polygamy story

Why is it that a very brief history of a 160-year-old institution must include an overly long, shamelessly biased blurb about "controversy" erupting from a story it wrote in 2006 about polygamy? -BWV

It shouldn't and if there is no objection, I'll remove the section tomorrow (unless someone else beats me to it). Shsilver 23:49, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

"Principal"?

"it remains the principal daily newspaper of the midwestern United States"

I know what this is trying to get at, but it (accidentally?) makes a false point. The Tribune often fills a purpose as the "newspaper of record" for the Midwest, in the same way that the New York Times does in the East, in addition to being the local paper of their respective cities. But it is certainly not the "principal" paper in most other Midwestern cities. If you walk around Kansas City, or Cleveland, or Minneapolis, you're never going to see the Tribune in a machine or being read on the train (hah! trains in the Midwest!). Just like the Times wouldn't be in common circulation in Boston or Philly. But I don't know how to succinctly describe the position the Tribune (and the NY Times, along with what, the San Francisco Chronicle? LA Times?) has, so if you know better, help! --Xyzzyva 22:48, 27 November 2006 (UTC)