David Jackson (Photo: WTTW/Chicago Tonight)

Robservations on the media beat:

David Jackson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter who spearheaded a valiant effort to find a benevolent owner for the Chicago Tribune, has resigned after 29 years at the newspaper. Earlier this year Jackson and colleague Gary Marx wrote an op-ed for the New York Times in which they pleaded for "a civic-minded local owner or group of owners" to rescue the Tribune from what they called "avaricious destruction" by New York-based hedge fund Alden Global Capital. (Here is the link.) Jackson's departure comes as Alden is poised to become majority stockholder of Tribune Publishing. “I am grateful beyond words for the many mentors I've had in this newsroom — reporters and editors who taught me our profession's highest standards — and for the many, many lifelong friends I've made,” he told me. “We got to do a lot of good together. Working here has been the gift of a lifetime." Jackson, whose last day at the Tribune will be July 10, declined to comment on his future plans. Continue reading →