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Which newspaper editorial page do you trust the most? Why?

posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Jan 19, 06 @ 8:24 am

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Daily Southtown, then Sun Times. The Tribune and Bruce Dold are tools for their ultra-conservative publishers who kowtow to com ed, at & t, and george bush, in spite of contrary evidence. the tribune is a little too pro big business instead of pro consumer and pro worker and pro average citizen.

Comment by illinois insider Thursday, Jan 19, 06 @ 8:30 am
The Sun-Times. They’re fair, non-partisan, and most importantly, don’t take themselves too seriously.

Blue-blooded arrogance oozes from every word published by the Tribune editorial board.

Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Jan 19, 06 @ 8:46 am
For people in the Metro East area of St. Louis there are two choices: the St. Louis Post-Dispatch which promotes most any and all Democratic issues and candidates and the Belleville News-Democrat which does the same for Republicans. It’s difficult to totally believe either one.

Comment by diane Thursday, Jan 19, 06 @ 8:54 am
Crain’s Chicago Business.

It’s the only one I can read *without* having my intelligence insulted.

Comment by Sheesh Thursday, Jan 19, 06 @ 8:55 am
Bwahahahaha!

Comment by So-Called "Austin Mayor" Thursday, Jan 19, 06 @ 9:31 am
Well from watching Walter Jacobson Perspective Tuesday night where he showed a number of newspaper editorials about the Governor and interestingly I read all of them, it hard to chose one paper.

I read the Chicago Tribune’s editorial thats so straight forward and to the point that sometimes when I finish reading all I can say is WOW!

I read the Chicago Suntimes’s editorials and see the same. But I believe the Suntimes editorials “hits closer to home”.

I also read the State Journal Registry editorials and I think that a lot of them are written by Bernie Shoenburg as alot of them has the same tone as his news columns. I enjoy his columns

That being said, it would be hard to pick one as each paper’s editorial has caught my attention on many days and left me with my mouth wide open.

Comment by ONEMANCANMAKEADIFFERENCE Thursday, Jan 19, 06 @ 10:55 am
The Daily Herald….their writers actually do some research before writing. Most other papers barely read the headlines

Comment by Reddbyrd Thursday, Jan 19, 06 @ 11:02 am
Oh yeah, the Daily Herald, I’m surprised anyone has the chance to read it as the readers are so used to charred print.

Comment by Hearsay Thursday, Jan 19, 06 @ 11:33 am
What’s a newspaper?

Comment by VanillaMan Thursday, Jan 19, 06 @ 11:59 am
Great question. I nearly always find the State Journal-Register editorials fair-minded and with perspective that the Chicago papers lack. They’ve seen it all in Springfield and don’t flip out over the politics of governing nearly so fast. My favorite recent editorial was one that chastized Republicans for calling “Healthy Kids” political. “And this is a bad thing?” the paper asked. Bernie doesn’t write these, but the tone is the same because the paper knows its stuff and everyone, including the editorial writers, are on the “inside.”

Comment by dekalb dem Thursday, Jan 19, 06 @ 1:20 pm
Investor’s Business Daily

Comment by The Colonel Thursday, Jan 19, 06 @ 5:32 pm
Chicago Tribune here

Comment by It wasn't me! Thursday, Jan 19, 06 @ 5:53 pm
chicago tribune….sorry you democrats don’t like that they call out Rod on his bad ideas.

Comment by did I say that? Thursday, Jan 19, 06 @ 6:10 pm
State Journal-Register and Daily Southtown, in a tie. Both consistently run sharp, savvy, well-written and well-reasoned edits.

Comment by Cap'n Crud Thursday, Jan 19, 06 @ 6:43 pm
Southtown…naturally they are focused on the southland, but comment pretty fairly on regional issues

Comment by WWDMD Thursday, Jan 19, 06 @ 9:49 pm
They all lean left. Critcizing clowns like Blago, Stroger or Daley doesn’t count. They all have a bias towards sensationalism and liberal activism. It is hard for the public to act as a check and balance system. They might not like them, but want to stay informed.

Comment by Jenny Kustra Friday, Jan 20, 06 @ 6:48 pm
I would not trust or believe anything I read in a Trib Editorial. The Trib regularly sticks its nose in things it knows nothing about.

Comment by Anon Saturday, Jan 21, 06 @ 8:12 am