FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2005
Chicago Tribune
What will they do now that they can't get their news from the Tribune-financed wire service? "We're going to have to figure out another plan of action," says WMAQ-TV news veep
Frank Whittaker. Chicago Tribune managing editor
James O'Shea says the decision to shut down City News "was driven more by competitive factors than economic factors," in that the Tribune's investment in the service was subsidizing media rivals.
DAVID GREISING: "The Tribune saw no point in funding an operation that was creating news content that the Tribune's own competitors needed to compete."
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Vonnegut says he "learned how to be a tough guy" at City News (S-T)
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This storied factory of skepticism had its own "other side" (Letters)Posted at 8:27:02 AM
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