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1. Campaign Desk

   Decision 2012 Mad Libs

   April 26, 2011 01:21 PM

   To: All Hands From: The Political Editor Re: Decision 2012 - Our Election Coverage It seems like only yesterday that we (thought Gov. Sarah Palin was a breath of fresh North Slope air; wondered whom John Edwards of North Carolina... Continue reading

2. Behind the News

   Talked Out

   January 26, 2011 02:43 PM

   Like a lot of folks I was surprised by the apparent sacking of Keith Olbermann at MSNBC, if for no other reason than it’s unusual for marginal enterprises such as cable networks to rid themselves of their most popular commodity.... Continue reading

3. Behind the News

   Wrong Place, Wrong Time

   September 8, 2010 11:35 AM

   Paris is a puzzle. San Francisco is an affront. The west of Ireland is a slap in the face. The travel sections of magazines and newspapers are at once a favorite getaway and an IQ test at which I am... Continue reading

4. Behind the News

   Too Many Cooks

   June 9, 2010 03:10 PM

   There they are again, this time on the front of the Washington Post Style section. It’s the celebrity chefs, and this time they’re in service to First Lady Michelle Obama and her campaign against childhood obesity. The latest... Continue reading

5. Behind the News

   Breaking News from the Luncheon Keynoter

   April 6, 2010 01:11 PM

   First of all, I’d like to thank (Tucker Carlson; Arianna Huffington; that tweedy-looking professor over there) for the opportunity to discuss the future of newspapers and print journalism. We meet at a time when our beloved industry is (in a... Continue reading

6. Campaign Desk

   Intruder Alert!

   December 4, 2009 03:24 PM

   It’s December and real Chicagoans are making ready for the onset of a Lake Michigan winter and for the arctic wind – the storied Hawk – that will howl across town for the foreseeable future. Right on time, those Chicagoans... Continue reading

7. Behind the News

   A Note on the Paper’s Ongoing Redesign

   November 11, 2009 01:37 PM

   To: All Hands From: The Executive Editor Re: The Redesign The continuing controversy over (the size of the weather map; the shuttering of the Book section; the fight in the newsroom) should not diminish our excitement over the... Continue reading

8. Behind the News

   The Chicago Tribune, the Cubs, and Me

   July 16, 2009 11:02 AM

   The week I went to work as a sports columnist for the Chicago Tribune in 1981 was the week the Tribune Co. bought the Chicago Cubs baseball team. Hello. That era is about to end, or so it appears, with... Continue reading

9. Behind the News

   Sports Center

   May 21, 2009 11:48 AM

   News that the Associated Press Sports Editors is establishing a national headquarters and a “Hall of Fame” at Indiana University’s National Sports Journalism Center made me want to have another press-box bratwurst and a cup of bad coffee.... Continue reading

10. Campaign Desk

    First 100 Days Mad Libs

    April 24, 2009 11:00 AM

    From: The Editor To: All Hands Re: The First 100 Days Since President Obama took office, we have (focused with laser-like intensity on the troubled economy; continued to disappoint our parent company; shut down our sister broadcast operation, finally drawing... Continue reading

11. Campaign Desk

    Attribution We Can Believe In…

    February 12, 2009 11:03 AM

    “We do not grant anonymity to people who use it as a cover for personal or partisan attack.” - editorial policy, quoted in The New York Times, Feb. 8. • Associates of Mr. (Steve) Rubin, some of whom spoke anonymously... Continue reading

12. Campaign Desk

    Obama Coverage Mad Libs

    January 27, 2009 11:31 AM

    From: The Executive Editor To: All Hands The first days of the Barack Obama administration would seem to provide a suitable moment to (assess our Washington coverage; announce a new round of layoffs and buyouts; hitch our buggy to that... Continue reading

13. Behind the News

    Media Layoff Mad Libs

    January 8, 2009 09:26 AM

    FROM: The Executive Editor TO: All As you may have heard (in the newsroom; at Caribou Coffee; on somebody's blog), John P. Zenger will be leaving his role as (chief investigative reporter; TV critic; ombudsman) at this newspaper. John came... Continue reading