Michael Miner
Bio:
Michael Miner has been a Chicago journalist since 1970. After eight years as a Sun-Times reporter and several months traveling in Europe, he joined the Reader as a writer and editor in 1979, yet his connection with this paper goes back to 1971, when he contributed an article to its first issue. At the Reader, Miner has won three Lisagor Awards from the Chicago Headline Club for his media criticism. One column close to his heart, though appropriately unrewarded, reflected on the nature of column writing and concluded that admiring readers are the scourge of the upright pundit. Another noteworthy article was a personal history of the Reader written for last October's 40th anniversary issue.
Michael Miner has been a Chicago journalist since 1970. After eight years as a Sun-Times reporter and several months traveling in Europe, he joined the Reader as a writer and editor in 1979, yet his connection with this paper goes back to 1971, when he contributed an article to its first issue. At the Reader, Miner has won three Lisagor Awards from the Chicago Headline Club for his media criticism. One column close to his heart, though appropriately unrewarded, reflected on the nature of column writing and concluded that admiring readers are the scourge of the upright pundit. Another noteworthy article was a personal history of the Reader written for last October's 40th anniversary issue.
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 5, 2008
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Layoffs at WBEZ, Vocalo
Chicago Public Radio lays off 11 staffers, 9 from WBEZ and 2 from Vocalo
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 15, 2009
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Guild Rejects Concessions
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 24, 2007
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The Reader has new owners
Chicago Reader and its sister Washington City Paper sold to Creative Loafing.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 22, 2009
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Gone from the Tribune, a running count
These people lost their jobs at the Chicago Tribune Wednesday
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 25, 2010
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Alison True Fired as Reader Editor
Alison True is fired as the editor of the Reader
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 6, 2007
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Through muscle, into bone
The Reader lays off Conroy, Marlan, Henderson, and Bogira
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 25, 2007
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Meeting the new owner
What's in store for the Reader?
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 25, 2009
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Jim Tyree Responds
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 29, 2010
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Alison Draper on Alison True
Alison Draper on why she fired Alison True as editor of the Chicago Reader
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 11, 2009
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Sun-Times Media Group Union Leaders Meet
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 22, 2009
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53 out at Tribune -- victims of "changing priorities"
Chicago Tribune lays off 53 news staffers
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 15, 2009
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A Warning to the Troops — from the CEO of the Sun-Times Media Group
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 22, 2010
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Geoff Dougherty Comes Over to the Reader; Kiki Yablon Is Named Editor, Alison Draper Publisher
New leadership announced at the Chicago Reader
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 14, 2012
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Tribune, Fourcher, drop Journatic
Chicago Tribune suspends Journatic, and Mike Fourcher bails
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 22, 2007
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NU faculty rips Medill
NU's faculty senate accuses Medill of sidelining its professors
- Blogs, Bleader, May 1, 2007
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Jeff McCourt dead at 51
Jeff McCourt, pioneering gay editor, dies unnoticed in Chicago.
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 2, 2009
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A Letter to the Newspaper Guild at the Joliet Herald News
- News & Features, Media, Mar 25, 2010
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Venus's Next Wave
The feminist magazine's new owner hopes to raise it to new heights by rejecting its past.
- News & Features, Michael Miner on Media, May 16, 2012
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NATO uncovered
A big international story in a city whose press no longer thinks globally
- Blogs, Bleader, May 5, 2009
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Borrow from the best
RedEye designs a front page that worked for the Reader a month ago.
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