Former WTTW news director says colleagues’ objections to social media posts prompted ‘unfair’ firing
Hugo Balta is no longer employed at Chicago’s WTTW, with the TV station citing the former news director’s roles at outside media outlets and violations of newsroom standards as reasons for his ...
Update Feb. 19, 2021: Hugo Balta announced he has joined the Chicago Reporter as a contributing writer focused on Latino and immigration issues. Original story posted Feb. 17, 2021: WTTW News news ...
Why did WTTW fire me? Because I believe journalists can never really be objective — only transparent
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When was the last time you heard of a media outlet firing one of its top people for political bias — left-leaning bias, that is? I can think of no recent examples, but that’s evidently at the heart of ...
A new WTTW documentary explores the life and legacy of Viola Spolin, the social worker-turned theater guru who pioneered the improvisational techniques later used by The Second City and Saturday Night ...
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