The media overlooks Chicago by choice, not by ignorance

The media centers on the coasts are trying to ignore Chicago, that is obvious. I fully believe that it is intentional. They DO NOT want Chicago to be over-advertised because they know it will pull business, people, and vitality away from themselves. Lets face it, NY and LA have a lot of civic-minded people in their local medias that have a vested interest in keeping the world interested in their own cities, and thus Chicago has always had to find other ways of getting exposure. I believe that Chicago is intentionally being ignored, and this is based on some degree of insecurity. New York is where all the media companies are headquarted (except Tribune), while LA is where all the studios are. Like Macy's taking over Marshall Field's, it's easier for the media to designate 2 basic media centers for the sake of saving money and resources. New York has less to lose by allowing LA to become a dominant media center, since it is so different from New York and so far away from it. Chicago, on the other hand, is more like New York in its urbanity, plus it is much closer to the east coast; thus, leaving Chicago out of the limelight is in New York's interest. LA? A lot of people in LA hate everything east of California (except Vegas). But they can't ignore New York because New York pretty much owns their entire city. But that is why LA refuses to acknowledge other cities--there is no respect for anything urban among people in LA; in fact, really there is only respect for one thing: good weather. Plus, giving attention to Chicago would only hurt LA, which often competes with Chicago for "second city" status. Despite Chicago's clear economic and financial importance, to LA's derived concious there is no Chicago--there is just LA and NY. I might add that Chicago tends to ignore LA in a very similar way, but it lacks the benefit of a strong media presence. I honestly believe that NY and LA are going out of their way to keep the media spotlight on themselves and are intentionally trying to leave Chicago in the "cold" (okay, bad pun). I believe that this has been going on for a very long time>