The reporting is an icon of the paper’s journalism, but John Conroy wonders what it actually accomplished.
Author Archives: Michael Miner
Can you trust a newspaper that spells “were” with an apostrophe?
A fine Tribune story is marred by editing oversights.
Who’s that speaking for the Sun-Times this time?
The legacy of the Sun-Times—what’s that?
The Sun-Times speaks with a new voice, as the Reader moves out
New owners at the Reader; a new editorial “we” at the Sun-Times.
Who can say who wrote that unsigned New York Times essay? Who can say but shouldn’t?
The ethical swirl around the op-ed by an anonymous White House official?
Truth, belief, and The Americans
When it began I thought The Americans was kind of silly. No longer.
Dealing with slaughter in the schools, Congress should follow the example of John Wayne
Congress should tell killers of schoolchildren to pick on someone their own size.
Do I need to watch The Handmaid’s Tale?
No one has trouble imagining an America gone wrong.
Life after Sylvia: Cartoonist Nicole Hollander publishes a memoir
We Ate Wonder Bread is a graphic memoir of growing up on the west side in the 50s and 60s.
Theater’s biggest summer drama—Pass Over
Chicago has debated Pass Over all summer, without getting to the merits of the play itself
The Post is a Happy Days for old journalists
Steven Spielberg’s film is a reminder of how much fun journalism can be.
Michael Wolff’s Fire and Fury, and the question of when we get to say the hell with the rules
Should reporters break their word? Should lawyers? Anybody?
Have sportswriters changed their minds about football teams that let the opponents score?
The matador defense comes to the NFL.