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- In an email last week, long-time Chicago Filmmakers program director Patrick Friel announced he will be stepping down on August 10 to pursue other interests. He had been with Chicago Filmmakers for over eleven years. A replacement has not been announced yet. Also in his email was news that there will be opportunities to become involved with the programming of their weekly screening series. If you’re interested, email programming(at)chicagofilmmakers(dot)org.
Also stepping down is film critic Michael Wilmington, who had been at the Trib for fourteen years. In a brief email to his coworkers he wrote, “I'm leaving the Tribune, and I'll relax a little before starting some writing projects I've put off for too long. I've appreciated the privilege of using the Tribune's pages to tell people about movies good and bad.” The speculation is that he decided to accept a voluntary buyout offer, but a managing editor at the Trib is mum on the subject.- This Saturday, scads of filmmakers will fan out across the city in an attempt to make a complete short film in twelve hours. At the stroke of midnight each team will be assigned a theme, and then the fun begins. It’s part of the nationwide Film Racing Tour, and the first time this event has been held in Chicago. If you want to try your hand at speed film making you’d better act fast; registration ends tomorrow.
- Perhaps you’re more comfortable on two wheels. The Bicycle Film Festival pedals into town next Wednesday, and this year will feature films from over ten countries (and guess what theme the films revolve around). Other events include a “Bicycle Rocks” kickoff party at Town Hall Pub and a scavenger hunt. Trivia: the festival’s sponsors include Pabst Blue Ribbon. Mmmm, bikes and beer ….
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The speculation is that he decided to accept a voluntary buyout offer, but a managing editor at the Trib is mum on the subject.
WHO is speculating this?
Wait a minute, the "buyout" you link to refers to Trib. Co. stock-holders. It has nothing to do with employees. Are you saying that Wilmington was sitting on a bunch of TribCo stock?
It is true that Zell's purchase of the Trib involves the employee retirement fund, but the arrangement was hatched with the fund's trustee. Employees don't really have any say in the matter. Furthermore, the deal just changes the structure of the employee's pension. Wilmington couldn't access the cash now, anyway.
You link to Michael Miner's blog as supposed "evidence" of the "speculation" but he makes no such assertion.
If you are going to make a claim that someone is striking it rich due to some "buyout" please point to real evidence instead of spreading baseless rumors.
Guest #2: Click on Wilmington's name in the post for a link to an article which says "Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Wilmington is apparently among the newspaper's writers who have accepted voluntary buyout offers." The links in my posts are your friends and you should click them. That's why I put them in there.
The links in my posts are your friends and you should click them. That's why I put them in there.
The links in your posts are crap. You link to some website called "contactmusic" where an anonymous post makes the claim--without any evidence, or independent reporting--that Wilmington got some "voluntary buyout." Then your next link is to a buyout for STOCKHOLDERS. That link has nothing to do with Wilmington nor Tribune employees.
It is pretty irresponsible to repeat baseless rumors--but getting basic facts straight doesn't appear to be Chicagoist's strong suit.
Definitions of "speculation":
1. guess: a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence; 2. a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence).
Your post doesn't even come close to adhering to your definition of "speculation" since you are making crap up about a "buyout" without ANY evidence. It is not a matter of "incomplete" or "little hard evidence"--there is NO evidence whatsoever.
Definition of "Libel":
1. To misrepresent damagingly