Chicagoist: Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes, (Ain’t Nothin’ Gonna) Break My Stride

guest

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 11:39:33 -0600

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

Rob Christopher

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 10:51:35 -0600

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).

guest

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 10:09:06 -0600

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.

Rob Christopher

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:51:49 -0600

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.

guest

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:11:10 -0600

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

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:11:59 -0600

Is anyone doing a movie about Lollapalooza?