{"id":18178,"date":"2018-05-29T07:00:02","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T12:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=18178"},"modified":"2018-05-29T07:00:12","modified_gmt":"2018-05-29T12:00:12","slug":"robservations-chicago-tribune-goes-missing-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2018\/05\/29\/robservations-chicago-tribune-goes-missing-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Robservations: Chicago Tribune goes missing in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/a> Tribune Tower<\/p><\/div>\n

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

Websites of the Chicago Tribune<\/a> and other tronc <\/a>newspapers were blocked to readers in Europe last week while the Chicago-based company decides whether to comply with the European Union\u2019s strict new data privacy law.<\/a> Tronc had two years to prepare for the new regulations, which limit businesses collecting information about users online. \u201cUnfortunately, our website is currently unavailable in most European countries,\u201d read an error message on the Tribune\u2019s home page. \u201cWe are engaged on the issue and committed to looking at options that support our full range of digital offerings to the EU market. We continue to identify technical compliance solutions that will provide all readers with our award-winning journalism.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Virginian-Pilot<\/p><\/div>\n

Tronc is expanding its newspaper holdings with the acquisition of The Virginian-Pilot, <\/a>a daily based in Norfolk, Virginia. The $34 million deal with Landmark Media Enterprises was announced Tuesday. \u201cFrom its founding in 1865, The Virginian-Pilot has a long history of commitment to journalism,\u201d Justin Dearborn,<\/strong> chairman and CEO of tronc, said in a statement. \u201cWe are thrilled to welcome The Virginian-Pilot to the tronc portfolio. The inclusion of The Virginian-Pilot further strengthens our presence in the region and renews our commitment to our longstanding tradition of journalistic excellence.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Sumito \u201cAriyo\u201d Ariyoshi<\/p><\/div>\n

College of DuPage\u2019s WDCB 90.9-FM<\/a>\u00a0kicks off coverage of the 35th annual Chicago Blues Festival with a live broadcast June 7 from PianoForte Studios at 1335 South Michigan Avenue. Starting at noon, Chicago blues pianist Sumito \u201cAriyo\u201d Ariyoshi<\/strong> will perform in a free concert. \u201cThings always get exciting in Chicago when the blues festival is about to begin,\u201d Dan Bindert,<\/strong> station manager of WDCB, said in a statement. \u201cIt\u2019s become a tradition to bring that excitement to our radio audience with this annual event the day before the start of Blues Fest.\u201d It also will air live on CAN TV, Chicago\u2019s public access network. Blues Fest runs from June 8 to 10 in Millennium Park.<\/p>\n

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Carl Sandburg<\/p><\/div>\n

Chicago figures prominently in this week\u2019s episode of \u201cPoetry in America,\u201d<\/a> the PBS series that explores notable poems. Carl Sandburg\u2019s<\/strong> 1916 \u201cChicago\u201d (with its iconic references to \u201cHog Butcher for the World\u201d and \u201cCity of the Big Shoulders\u201d) and the theme of skyscrapers will be discussed by famed architect Frank Gehry<\/strong> and others.\u00a0It premieres at 6 p.m. Thursday on WTTW Prime,<\/a>\u00a0the digital subchannel of Window to the World Communications WTTW-Channel 11.<\/p>\n

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Robert F. Kennedy<\/p><\/div>\n

Weigel Broadcasting\u2019s Decades Network<\/a> marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy<\/strong> with \u201cDecades Presents: 1968 Robert F. Kennedy,\" an original documentary on the political legacy of the late senator and presidential candidate. Hosted by Ellee Pai Hong<\/strong> and produced by Billy Miossi,<\/strong> the one-hour special features interviews with Kennedy's daughters, Kerry Kennedy<\/strong> and Kathleen Kennedy,<\/strong> and rarely seen archival footage. It premieres at 8 p.m. Monday on the Chicago-based Decades digital network.<\/p>\n

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Nick Michaels<\/p><\/div>\n

You may not have known the name, but you had to know the voice. Chicagoans were most familiar with Nick Michaels<\/strong> as the signature imaging voice of Hubbard Radio classic rock WDRV 97.1-FM<\/a> and host of \u201cThe Deep End with Nick Michaels,\u201d<\/a> his syndicated weekly show. A leading commercial voice artist for more than 40 years, Michaels (whose full name was Nicholas M. Saab<\/strong>) died <\/a>of a heart attack Saturday in Miami at 67. \u201cNick Michaels was the very fabric of 97.1 FM The Drive. The original Drive,\u201d former program director Patty Martin<\/strong> recalled on Facebook.<\/a> \u201cHis philosophies, his passion, his creativity was woven through everything that came out of the speakers. The music, the imagery, and that voice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Friday\u2019s comment of the day:<\/a> Dan Miller:<\/strong> Talkers magazine lists its criteria for inclusion in its \"Heavy Hundred\" as courage, effort, impact, longevity, potential revenue, ratings, recognition, service, talent and uniqueness. Missing from that list is the key criteria for any talker, left wing or right: reporting that informs their opinions. Joe Walsh and Michael Savage specialize in overheated venting backed by nothing more than their inch-deep analysis. At the top, Hannity in particular and Rush deserve their Nos. 1-2 ratings. Dan Proft at WIND-AM and Michael Medved (wherever he is) should be among the heavyweights.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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