Charlie Meyerson

CNN's Ohio rape trial coverage ridiculed

Mar. 18, 2013

'ANYONE WOULD FIND THEMSELVES ON THE SIDE OF ... THESE POOR YOUNG MEN, WHO WERE VERY GOOD AT TAKING TESTS AND PLAYING SPORTS WHEN THEY WERE NOT RAPING ...' Gawker ridicules CNN's coverage of the Steubenville, Ohio, trial of "star football players."
* The Atlantic: "CNN's not the only one peddling sympathy" for rapists.
* HyperVocal.com: Onion parody perfectly anticipated CNN's coverage -- two years ago.

Mar. 15, 2013

FRESH FOR YOU: OUR 10th WEEKLY NEWS QUIZ.

The white smoke emerging from the WBEZ studios at Navy Pier means ... it's that time!

Want to try your hand at previous news quizzes? Here you go.

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Mar. 14, 2013

GONE, NOT FORGOTTEN. Chicago native and Internet activist Aaron Swartz, who committed suicide early this year as he faced prosecution for the theft from MIT of millions of online documents, will be honored Friday with the James Madison Freedom of Information Award.

Mar. 13, 2013

A 'HERO,' FINALLY HEARD. Previously unreleased audio of Pfc. Bradley Manning's speech to a military court gives the public a chance, for the first time, to hear the voice of the man who shared hundreds of thousands of government documents with WikiLeaks.

Mar. 12, 2013

'THIS IS NO MORE THAN A DOG AND PONY SHOW.' That's one CTA rider's protest, as quoted in the Tribune, at last night's hearing on a new fare payment system set to take effect this summer, if the CTA board OKs it in a vote Wednesday.

Mar. 11, 2013

CTA PRICE CHANGES. A public hearing tonight gives you a chance to say your piece about higher fees that could accompany new fare card options for CTA and Pace riders. For one thing, the Tribune's Jon Hilkevitch reports, those Ventra cards that for months have been "coming soon" come with a "dormancy fee" that'll drain away your money if you don't use 'em enough.
* Purple and Brown Line service returning to normal after bridge work.