Seeking refuge from 'the Alien' invasion (Kyle Whitmire/al.com)

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Updated Aug 06, 12:14 PM;Posted Aug 06, 12:13 PM

By Kyle Whitmire | [e-mail]


The Alien.

That’s what the late columnist Mike Royko called Rupert Murdoch when the Australian tabloid tycoon bought the Chicago Sun-Times. Rather than abetting the debasement of a newspaper he loved, the columnist defected to the rival Chicago Tribune, something that had once been unthinkable in the city’s fierce newspaper rivalry.

“No self-respecting fish would want to be wrapped in one of Murdoch’s publications,” Royko said. “He puts out trash.”

At first the Sun-Times refused to accept his resignation and it ran reprints of old columns, with a paragraph tagged on the end saying Royko was on vacation.
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A long, chatty column, but worth the read.

[murielm99]

1. I remember.

I loved Royko. I have a book of his columns. He could be funny. He was often eloquent.