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* Jim Dey…

The Chicago-based Franklin News Foundation, sometimes characterized as ideological by its critics, oversees the Illinois Radio Network and The Center Square reporting service. Both entities act as traditional news outlets, a status that puts them on equal footing with more established news outlets like The Chicago Tribune.

posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Apr 20, 21 @ 10:37 am

Comments

Yeah no.

Comment by Sonny Tuesday, Apr 20, 21 @ 10:39 am
If The Onion and Wikipedia merged you’d find this ridiculousness in the “alternative facts” portion of recognizing “media outlets”

Until facts and honesty to facts, figures, and policy are recognized as the political propaganda that those two “outlets” push, they are no different then those who make up news then find a way to disguise the falsehoods.

It’s cute, I’ll say that.

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 20, 21 @ 10:43 am
https://media.giphy.com/media/UqSRKTUpNfMHp3me35/giphy.gif

Comment by good luck Tuesday, Apr 20, 21 @ 10:44 am
The Franklin News Foundation is not nearly as legitimate a news source as Pravda.

Comment by Putinsky Tuesday, Apr 20, 21 @ 10:45 am
==Both entities ‘act’ as traditional news outlets … .=

Using that word rather loosely …

Comment by Anyone Remember Tuesday, Apr 20, 21 @ 10:46 am
Oswego Willy, does that not indeed put them on an equal footing with the Chicago Tribune.

Comment by Streamwood Retiree Tuesday, Apr 20, 21 @ 10:48 am
===does that not indeed put them on an equal footing with the Chicago Tribune.===

The Editorial Board, sure.

If you wanna disparage some incredible reporters and writers like Ray Long or Rick Pearson and the nearly dozen of folks who cover city hall, the state, governing, that’s quite lazy and exactly like Statehouse Chick and Kass who seemingly don’t read the newspaper but try to bring victimhood to relevance or phony narratives to a discussion.

How’s that?

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 20, 21 @ 10:52 am
Jim Dey: the John Kass of Champaign-Urbana. Now the rest of you know.

Comment by filmmaker prof Tuesday, Apr 20, 21 @ 10:54 am
Yes, today is 4/20 so this just fits right in.

Comment by Drake Mallard Tuesday, Apr 20, 21 @ 10:56 am
“the IPI also is a free-market think tank that promotes policy solutions frequently described as conservative.”

LOl, some of their policy solutions (like on pensions) are frequently described as illegal by the ISC.

Comment by JS Mill Tuesday, Apr 20, 21 @ 11:24 am
I personally place Capitol Fax on equal footing with the Washington Post.

Comment by Watcher of the Skies Tuesday, Apr 20, 21 @ 11:38 am
==How’s that? ==
Fair enough. I must confess that I’m biased by my father’s story of nearly a hundred year’s now of Trib bias against blue collar workers.

Comment by Streamwood Retiree Tuesday, Apr 20, 21 @ 11:39 am
=== Washington Post===

… winner of 69 Pulitzer Prizes, forced the resignation of a sitting President.

I know, I know, your mouth breathing is that “Amazon-Bezos” drivel my in law uncle married to my favorite aunt peddles while touting Qanon, OAN and Sean Hannity.

On zoom he’s muted, he just doesn’t realize it.

:)

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 20, 21 @ 11:42 am
===… winner of 69 Pulitzer Prizes, forced the resignation of a sitting President.===

I’m sad that I have to explain this:
I wasn’t taking a shot at the Post, I was jokingly complimenting Rich.

Comment by Watcher of the Skies Tuesday, Apr 20, 21 @ 11:51 am
=== I’m sad that===

… my drive by needed more explanation.

Meh, it happens. Don’t be sad.

lol

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 20, 21 @ 12:02 pm
A 4/20 story, or is it left over from April 1?

Comment by Keyrock Tuesday, Apr 20, 21 @ 12:06 pm
MrJM acts as cultural and political commentator, a status that puts him on equal footing with more established pseudonymous writers like Mark Twain and Voltaire.

Did I do that right?

– MrJM

Comment by @misterjayem Tuesday, Apr 20, 21 @ 12:12 pm
“[Does] that not indeed put them on an equal footing with the Chicago Tribune”

The Illinois Radio Network and The Center Square aren’t fit to hold the door for the likes of Megan Crepeau.

– MrJM

Comment by @misterjayem Tuesday, Apr 20, 21 @ 12:21 pm
This one needs a laugh track.

Comment by Norseman Tuesday, Apr 20, 21 @ 12:34 pm
But hey, I’d put the Trib editorial board right there with these bozos.

Comment by Watcher of the Skies Tuesday, Apr 20, 21 @ 12:44 pm
=Did I do that right?=

Well, you are a heck of a lot closer to Voltaire than IPI is to any legit news.

Comment by JS Mill Tuesday, Apr 20, 21 @ 12:55 pm
The phrase “sometimes characterized” is doing a lot of work there.

Comment by John Gregory (ex-IRN) Tuesday, Apr 20, 21 @ 1:03 pm
The Chicago-based Franklin News Foundation, sometimes characterized as ideological by anyone who can read, oversees the Illinois Radio Network and The Center Square reporting service. Both entities act as traditional news outlets, a status that puts them on equal footing with more established news outlets like The Champaign News-Gazette.

Fixed it for ya.

These outlets really harken back to an era where controlling the media to advance your partisan interests was all done out in the open.

Comment by Thomas Paine Tuesday, Apr 20, 21 @ 1:17 pm