Thursday, April 26, 2007

What is the political bent of Chicago's newspapers?

I don't think I have read the Chicago newspapers enough to really tell what political bent they have.

Also, what newspaper do you read?
Do you like Chicago's newspapers?
What are the most progressive/liberal newspapers (daily,weekly)?
What is the politcal bent of the suburban newspapers like the Daily Herald etc.?

So far here is my opinion:

Chicago Tribune (moderate) both liberal and conservative voices are greatly apparent in this newspaper. Some days it seems like a liberal newspaper and other days it seems more conservative. That is why I call it moderate. I think by staying moderate the newspaper keeps it Chicago liberal base while still appealing to the conservative suburbs. I think this newspaper will continue to be pretty moderate, but could possibly become more liberal in the future as Chicago and its inner-ring suburbs become more liberal.

Chicago Sun-Times (moderate to liberal) This newspaper endorsed John Kerry plus it has a lot of articles in it that are from a liberal viewpoint. Many headlines in the Sun-Times are harshly against President Bush a good portion of the time too. It also talks about issues that are important to liberals and not conservatives. Since Conrad Black (a conservative) who used to run Hollinger International, who owned the Sun-Times, has since been dumped by the company in 2003 for mass fraud the newspaper has gotten more liberal. Also many readers boycotted the Sun-Times in 2000 after the newspaper endorsed Bush. I think the paper will stay pretty liberal from now on to keep its reader base.>

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