[NU Sports] whining about media

[Brad Wilson]

If we're ever going to shake the "elitist" reputation
that NU has, and maybe attract more local interest and
fans, we need to stop making comments such as not
wanting to call the Sun-Times a newspaper.

That's an insult to the hundreds of thousands of
Chicagoans who read the S-T every day, and an insult
to the many dedicated journalists there who bust their
butt under difficult circumstances and make a
difference (Hired Truck scandal, say) in the real
world. 

And some fine writers with national reputations call
the S-T home; Ebert most obviously. I dislike
Moronetti (except when he's bashing the Cubs) and find
Telander a talented but hopelessly preachy writer, but
animus towards those two shouldn't color the whole
newspaper.

The S-T isn't the New York Times and never will be;
it's a urban tabloid aimed at a working-middle-class
audience. Yes, there's gossip and some trashy stuff
and fluff. That's part of the package.

Those who were too snobby to buy the S-T Sunday after
Saturday's glorious win missed a nice color photo of
Backes' return as we had the main-play spot on the
back cover. Inside, two full pages with more photos.
Pretty damn good coverage for a game that drew just
23,000 fans. 







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"Life is more delectable/When it's disrespectable." -- Lorenz Hart 

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