{"id":16006,"date":"2017-11-16T06:00:01","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T12:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=16006"},"modified":"2017-11-16T14:13:53","modified_gmt":"2017-11-16T20:13:53","slug":"robservations-new-food-website-peels-off-onion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2017\/11\/16\/robservations-new-food-website-peels-off-onion\/","title":{"rendered":"Robservations: New food website peels off from The Onion"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/a> The Takeout<\/p><\/div>\n

Robservations on the media beat:<\/p>\n

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Kevin Pang<\/p><\/div>\n

From the people who brought you The Onion and The A.V. Club, now comes The Takeout,<\/a> a nonsatirical website \u201cexploring the intersection of food and pop culture.\u201d Fusion Media Group<\/a> launched the site Wednesday with a Chicago-based staff headed by editor-in-chief Kevin Pang,<\/strong> food editor of The A.V. Club and former food writer for the Chicago Tribune. \u201cThe Takeout is the food site I\u2019ve always wanted to read \u2014 one that\u2019s accessible, friendly, helpful, and satiates curiosities,\u201d Pang said. \u201cWith our DNA rooted in The A.V. Club, we hope to bring that same level of geeky obsession to the world of food and drink culture.\u201d Managing editor is Jen Sabella,<\/strong> former deputy editor of DNAinfo Chicago and Chicago editor of Huffington Post. Staff writer and columnist is Kate Bernot,<\/strong> former nightlife correspondent for RedEye Chicago.<\/p>\n

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Chicago Sun-Times<\/p><\/div>\n

They\u2019re packing up and moving out this weekend at the Chicago Sun-Times.<\/a> After 13 years in the former Chicago Apparel Mart at 350 North Orleans Street, the newspaper is relocating along with the Chicago Reader<\/a> to the West Loop headquarters of Answers Media at 30 North Racine Avenue. (The Sun-Times sold its previous site at 401 North Wabash Avenue in 2004 to make way for Trump Tower.) If all goes as planned, the new Sun-Times newsroom should be fully operational on Sunday. \u201cVery excited!\u201d tweeted<\/a> Sun-Times CEO Edwin Eisendrath.<\/strong> \u201cThe future is bright.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Jennifer Lyons<\/p><\/div>\n

Jennifer Lyons,<\/strong> news director of WGN Television and CLTV, has been named News Director of the Year by Broadcasting & Cable. <\/a>She\u2019ll be profiled in the December 11 issue. It\u2019s a well-deserved honor for the 24-year veteran of the Tribune Broadcasting station who oversees more than 70 hours of live, local news each week. \u201cJennifer completely understands the WGN brand, their loyal audience and the Chicago market,\u201d said\u00a0Larry Wert,<\/strong> president of Tribune Broadcasting. \u201cShe is a uniquely balanced leader who works tirelessly to protect and serve those relationships.\u201d Paul Rennie,<\/strong> president and general manager of WGN, called her \u201ca fearless, innovative leader who will also be the first to give credit to the entire newsroom for the success of WGN-TV News.\u00a0\u201c Earlier this year Lyons was named the most powerful woman<\/a> in Chicago journalism here.<\/p>\n

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Bill Utter<\/p><\/div>\n

Bill Utter,<\/strong> a former producer and managing editor at CBS-owned WBBM-Channel 2, who became a leading public relations executive in Chicago, has joined Grisko<\/a> as vice president of public affairs. A former City Hall spokesman and vice president of marketing for the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau, Utter most recently was senior vice president and partner at Fleishman-Hillard. \u201cBill Utter knows who\u2019s who and what\u2019s what in Chicago and our region and we are thrilled to welcome someone with his depth and breadth of experience to the Grisko team,\u201d said Carolyn Grisko,<\/strong> president of the Chicago-based communications firm. \u201cHis background in the tourism industry also deepens our expertise in that sector \u2013 and he\u2019s an all-around great guy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Carol Marin<\/p><\/div>\n

Carol Marin<\/strong> headlines a timely newsroom ethics panel<\/a> this weekend focusing on \u201chow to identify, protect and defend legitimate journalism.\u201d The free event will be from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at WGN studios, 2501 West Bradley Place. Panelists include Don Moseley,<\/strong> Marin\u2019s co-director at DePaul University\u2019s Center for Journalism Integrity and Excellence; Margaret Holt<\/strong> of the Tribune; Marsha Bartel<\/strong> of WGN; Maggie Bowman<\/strong> of Kartemquin Film; and Resita Cox<\/strong> of City Bureau. The event is sponsored by the Chicago\/Midwest chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences<\/a> and Free Spirit Media.<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday\u2019s best comment:<\/a> Bob Jordan:<\/strong> Pat [Tomasulo] is a talented and thoughtful guy. My office used to be next door to the sports office and I would eavesdrop on the hilarious conversations coming out of that space. This is a smart move by WGN TV and a huge break for Pat. We should get behind our local talent and take pride if they explode onto the national scene.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Robservations on the media beat: From the people who brought you The Onion and The A.V. Club, now comes The Takeout, a nonsatirical website \u201cexploring the intersection of food and pop culture.\u201d Fusion Media Group launched the site Wednesday with a Chicago-based staff headed by editor-in-chief Kevin Pang, food editor of The A.V. Club and... Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16006"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16006"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16006\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16020,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16006\/revisions\/16020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}