September 11, 2008
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Poynter Online - Romenesko, Chicago Tribune rejects “vote Democratic” request in death notice
The last line in a paid death notice for Ken Swanborn read: “In lieu of flowers, please vote Democratic.” Somebody at the Tribune deleted the request. “If it’s considered discriminatory or offensive, they take the line out,” explains a woman on the paper’s death notices desk.
Posted by Michael : September 11, 2008 09:32 PM | The Media | TechnoLinks
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Give us the link so we can check this for ourselves please..........
Posted by: Diane at September 12, 2008 04:20 AMIt's in the Romanesko post: http://blogs.chicagoreader.com/news-bites/2008/09/09/just-because-you-died-doesnt-make-you-special/
Posted by: michael at September 12, 2008 08:06 AMI'm Ken's widow. It's true. And if you check the death notices on September 14, you'll see that they've been shaken into reprinting it as I wanted it, minus info about the now-past services.
Posted by: Janet Swanborn at September 12, 2008 10:38 PMPost a comment
Did you happen to see these?
• I'll Be on Air America at 5:30pm (fixed) - Aug 05, 2008
• How Do You Measure Media Partiality If the Facts Have a Liberal Bias? - Jul 30, 2008
• Local TV Interview - Jul 10, 2008