Chicago Reader publisher to step down
After a successful quest to convert the Chicago Reader to a nonprofit, Tracy Baim is stepping down as publisher of the alternative newspaper.
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After a successful quest to convert the Chicago Reader to a nonprofit, Tracy Baim is stepping down as publisher of the alternative newspaper.
The longtime publisher offers a behind-the-scenes look at the conflict that imperiled one of the city's longtime media fixtures—and lays out what's ahead.
The free biweekly, published since 1971, has completed a move from for-profit to nonprofit ownership.
The Chicago Reader completed its transition to a nonprofit organization Monday, ushering in a new chapter for the iconic 51-year-old alternative newspaper.
The Chicago Reader, the city’s famed alt-weekly, is expected to become a nonprofit this month after the sale was nearly derailed over a co-owner’s column opposing COVID-19 vaccine requirements for children. Critics including former and current Reader staff blasted his take, arguing that Goodman relied on sources repeatedly fact-checked by media and infectious-disease experts.