Ethical Amnesia
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Reviewing In Good Company in the Tribune on January 14, Allison Benedikt describes a young, upstart executive who’s expected to slash the budget while jacking revenues by 35 percent. “He plans to achieve this through–pardon my French–synergy.” Having established “synergy” as a word that makes her skin crawl, Benedikt tells us the movie’s about a subject “infuriatingly en vogue and . . . topical for us working hacks: conglomeration.” And she goes on: “(Full disclosure: My boss, Tribune Co., boasts a roster of newspapers, including this one, the Los Angeles Times, Newsday and the Baltimore Sun, television stations and the Cubs.)”
But here’s the twist. The December issue of Chicago Sports Review was the only thing I bought that was worth what I paid for it, an hour of smart reading at way less than half the cost of a Polish. The alternative to CSR during time-outs was to watch doughnuts–or was it hamburgers?–chase each other around a track.
News Bites
If all you know about RedEye and Red Streak is what you’ve gleaned from spotting them in honor boxes, you might be under the impression the papers cost a quarter each. The Reds’ readers know better. In the latest report from the field, a RedEye hawker and a quarter box at the busy Fullerton el stop have been replaced by two free boxes.
