Chicagoist: Sun-Times, Tribune Rumble

simplecreature

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 05:04:47 -0600

Then why did the sun-times fall for it? Any idiot could see that wasn't just some young kids handiwork. All the decent people who worked up their own homespun and heartfelt videos got robbed. Stupid bullshit.

Tower18

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:10:49 -0600

"The Tribune paid for this, found shooters, musicians and editors and then slapped some 22 year old girly-girl on it. " Yes, and they admitted as much. It's not a conspiracy, it was the whole point.

YoknapatawphaTourismBoard

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:04:33 -0600

Well done, Mr. Libby!

Mycubehas3sides

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:56:08 -0600

@ScooterLibbby: GREAT comment! I love hearing journalism stories like that one. Thank you!

groggy

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:09:52 -0600

Call up Christian Bale! Zell thinks he's got us! Does he got us? NO! Long live the Newsies!

Scooter Libbby

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:01:31 -0600

This is a throwback to the newspaper wars of a hundred years ago. See if your library has a copy of 'Madhouse On Madison Street'. Most of the city's papers were headquartered on Madison from Northwestern Station east to Dearborn & had great fun tweaking each other. One classic was when a paper was sure the Trib was stealing stories, so it printed something about a new tribe having been found somewhere & a new language discovered. It printed a saying in the new language. The Trib also had the story & also printed the new language saying. When the say was read backwards, it said: "The Tribune stole this story".

peteypants

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:00:06 -0600

the two papers have conflicting stories on how she plans on spending the money...i love the rivalry that a city with two newspapers creates, but it seems the real loser here is the entire newspaper industry

simplecreature

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:55:20 -0600

I call complete bullshit on this. 1: The contest rules said "original music", not some weird al thing 2: This 22 year old intern has access to a full recording studio, a high end editing suite, a band and what look to be HD/DV cameras? Plus large scale printers to create all those signs and graphics? I work in production, that video was done by pros try to look amateur hour, too well-put together to be anything but. 3: Donating it to charity? See number 2. If she really did all that work, she'd need the money to cover costs. The Tribune paid for this, found shooters, musicians and editors and then slapped some 22 year old girly-girl on it. The final nail in the coffin on this one? Watch how she's not even lip-synching or dancing to the song in any way that actually matches. Something you create, you know. I hope the actual creators were well-paid for their efforts, it's a pretty cute little video. If only we had some local newspapers who could look into this and...never mind.

kookybites

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:52:57 -0600

Ok, I just misspelled it the first time too. I'll shut up.

matilda

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:50:40 -0600

This is equal to a stupid pillow fight between newspapers. I don't mind fierce newspaper competition. In fact, I desire more of it in Chicago. I just wish it was about something substantial, and not some marketing gimmick.

kookybites

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:47:56 -0600

Also, how is "Alamanac predicts a rainy spring," with 'almanac' incorrectly a Sun Times News Alert?

kookybites

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:45:49 -0600

This whole "don't rename Wrigley" thing is ridiculous. But I find it amusing that the winner of the video contest was a 22-year-old girl working for the Tribune, while the two runners up are collecting social security benefits.