Sam Charles
@samjcharles
@chicagotribune reporter covering the Chicago Police Dept. @ctguild member Ex-@suntimes & @WGNNews [email protected] Signal: scharles.77
Pinar Istek anchored the night shift on the photo desk, directing after-hours visual coverage of breaking news. She is a proactive leader who looks out for the whole photo desk and was an essential part of dozens of breaking stories.
Colson Montgomery homers for a third straight game! The South Siders are putting on a show 😎
Colson Montgomery homers for a third straight game! The South Siders are putting on a show 😎
Now that the White Sox are the best team in the city again, is there still time for the Cubs to become deadline sellers?
Feeling for our brothers and sisters at @CTGuild today, particularly the five who did not deserve to lose their jobs, but all the others as well. Hang tough in difficult times.
If you're an editor who is hiring, I want you to take a look at the work Lizzie has produced in the last two weeks alone. There is no one in this town, probably even this country, who can do what she does and I am absolutely crushed at this news Please make our loss your gain
I don’t post on this platform anymore, but today is an exception. I’ve been laid off by the @chicagotribune. It was a joy working with so many amazing people in this newsroom.
.@radbrowndads went deep on all angles of Chicago’s vibrant food scene way beyond the plate — the economic, cultural and political winds that power it, but also the fun and community that springs up around it.
.@AhmadShanzeh has held multiple roles over her time with the Tribune, contributing features about life, food and religion and holding down Saturday shifts in first appearance court to make sure readers are informed throughout the week.
.@sean_hammond is a ferociously productive reporter on the most well-read beat the Tribune has — the Bears. His layoff means that subscribers hungry for news and insight on the team will now be less informed.
.@lizzie_kane17, our tiger of a housing beat reporter who led a major workplace culture investigation into Guaranteed Rate, has landed one scoop after another, including several just this month, on the Chicago Housing Authority and HUD.
These are the journalists without whom Chicago will be less informed, entertained and connected:
We are devastated to lose our colleagues and we stand with them.
Our newsroom leaders must do more to defend journalism. They haven’t communicated with us through this process or laid out a clear vision for the future. We call on @scmitchp to meet with staff and explain the way forward.
Why is this happening? There’s only one answer: greed. We haven’t gotten meaningful answers on why cuts must be made. This week, our hedge fund owner, Alden Global Capital, put in a $88 million bid to buy another newspaper. They just don’t care about this critical work.
We are losing trusted colleagues who covered housing, criminal justice, Chicago’s food scene, the Bears and a photo editor who helped bring all of those stories and many more to life. It hurts them and it hurts Tribune readers.