# Chicago Reader sold-Any SDMB Effect?

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**Created:** [June 15, 2018, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-reader-sold-any-sdmb-effect/816165 "2018-06-15T18:25:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-reader-sold-any-sdmb-effect/816165/1 "2018-06-15T18:25:56Z")

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Just announced.

Anyone know about the acquiring company?

> **[Chicago Reader sold to group led by Chicago Crusader publisher](https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/chicago-sun-times-chicago-reader-chicago-crusader-alternative-weekly-dorothy-leavell/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=zCST%20Breaking%20News%20Ver%202%20%28Theme%20API%20Only%29&utm_term=BREAKING_YES)**
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> The Chicago Sun-Times is selling the Chicago Reader, an alternative weekly that covers the arts, culture and politics, for an undisclosed price.

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**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-reader-sold-any-sdmb-effect/816165/2 "2018-06-15T18:57:23Z")

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This article gives me hope  
[https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/06/15/reader-sold-to-group-led-by-chicago-crusader-publisher-dorothy-leavell](https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/06/15/reader-sold-to-group-led-by-chicago-crusader-publisher-dorothy-leavell)

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**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-reader-sold-any-sdmb-effect/816165/3 "2018-06-15T19:48:32Z")

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Meh, we’ve been here before. The board survived the last takeover, I guess it will survive this one.

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**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-reader-sold-any-sdmb-effect/816165/4 "2018-06-15T19:51:45Z")

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A smaller publishing outfit is likely to be more hands-on, which is good news for the Chicago Reader.

Not so much for a loss-leading unit which would very much like to be ignored. Hypothetically of course.

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**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-reader-sold-any-sdmb-effect/816165/5 "2018-06-15T20:19:59Z")

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> Dorothy Leavell  
> ‏ @DorothyLeavell  
> 20 Oct 2017
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> We are telling our 47 million readers to boycott BMW. They want our dollars but won’t spend theirs with us.

Unca Cece drives a Jag … right? …

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**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-reader-sold-any-sdmb-effect/816165/6 "2018-06-15T20:39:18Z")

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> [@Measure\_for\_Measure](#):
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> A smaller publishing outfit is likely to be more hands-on, which is good news for the Chicago Reader.
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> Not so much for a loss-leading unit which would very much like to be ignored. Hypothetically of course.

Why assume this is a loss leading unit? It probably costs peanuts to run so even if it does cost money then it would be microscopic on the parent company’s books.

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**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-reader-sold-any-sdmb-effect/816165/7 "2018-06-15T23:50:03Z")

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I’ll retract loss-leading and double down on “Better if ignored.”