Thumbs up for Roger Ebert: It’s MY paper…

August 29th, 2008 at 12:16pm Linda Grist Cunningham

I’m a true believer in the future of newspapers, mine especially. Oh, it’s not so pretty at the moment. We’re hunkering down to weather the plunge of the global economy and the transformation of the industry, but there’s just no doubt the Register Star, its Web site and someday its holograms are going to be around for an other century or so.

The 24-7 doom-and-gloom whining from the disbelievers wears me out. So, when Sun-Times movie guru Roger Ebert took on departing sports columnist Jay Mariotti in a recent column, I just cheered.

This may be too much “insider” stuff for most folks, but if you want a peek into one of Eberts’ best-ever, in-your-face columns click here and settle in for a great read.

Here’s a clip; it made my day because that’s how I feel about the Register Star:

“I started here when Marshall Field and Jim Hoge were running the
paper. I stayed through the Rupert Murdoch regime. I was asked, “How
can you work for a Murdoch paper?” My reply was: “It’s not his paper.
It’s my paper. He only owns it.” That’s the way I’ve always felt about
the Sun-Times, and I still do. On your way out, don’t let the door
bang you on the ass. Your former colleague, Roger Ebert.”

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