[NU Sports] Moron-etty quits the Sun Times

[szeller at comcast.net]

I don't know what happened to Dienhart, but the new Sporting News just arrived and they are switching to a mostly web-based format as well. The print one now just comes out every two weeks and is big, glossy and full of pretty pictures, but not much else -- sort of an "Us Weekly" style. Yet another 100+ year journalistic tradition, and one that had featured a lot of Medill alums, down the tubes. 

How will we start our fireplaces in the future without old newspapers? The internet doesn't burn quite as well.

Scott Zeller MD
Med '86

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: Mike Nolan <nolan at romaine.tssi.com> 

> > Returns from the Olympics and says that the Web is the new place to be. 
> > 
> > 
> http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-080826mariotti-resigns,0,1339701.stor 
> y 
> 
> Two somewhat contrasting thoughts came to mind when I read the news: 
> 
> 1. When International Grandmaster Dr. Reuben Fine announced he was retiring 
> from competitive chess to devote full time to his psychology practice, 
> someone said, "A great loss for chess, at most a draw for psychology." 
> 
> 2. Back in the 20's I think it was the Giants who sent a player outright 
> to the Dodgers for no compensation, then announced that both teams 
> were improved by the trade. 
> 
> BTW, does anybody know where Tom Deinhart has moved on to? The Sporting 
> News doesn't seem to have that information on their website. 
> -- 
> Mike Nolan 
> 
> 
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