Chicago Sun-Times reporters to owners: We want answers

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Chicago Sun-Times journalists, who watched one of their political reporters resign, are asking the newspaper's owners for reassurance that they won't seek to influence editorial content.

The request comes in a petition that's also posted on the reporters' union website. It follows the exit of Springfield Bureau Chief Dave McKinney, who in his resignation letter questioned whether the newsroom is insulated from owners' interests. McKinney quit Oct. 22 after management pulled him from his beat after a story he co-wrote was unfavorable to Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner. Rauner is a former investor in the newspaper's parent company, Chicago-based Wrapports LLC, which is led by Chairman Michael Ferro and CEO Tim Knight.


Chicago Sun-Times reporters to owners: We want answers