Northwest Indiana mayor, wife and stepdaughter indicted (party never mentioned)

Chicago Tribune ^ | 4/17/14 | Andy Grimm

[JPG]

Trib writer Andy Grimm: Chief, we've got another Democrat with his fingers in the till.

Editor: OK, write it up but don't say which party he belongs to.

Andy Grimm: Will do, chief, pretty clever of you.

Editor: Yeah, the rubes will never figure out it's a democrat; good thing we're smarter than our readers!

[mosesdapoet]

Not certain of Indiana but most local elections techically are non partisan, even the election for Chicago Mayor. The last mayoral election which was partisan in Chicago was in 1980 I believe.

[Rembrandt]

“The last mayoral election which was partisan in Chicago was in 1980 I believe.”

And the last time a Republican won the battle for Chicago Mayor was .......

[Baynative]

You normally won't. When the media is forced to report on a democrat the story takes on a passive tone, as we all know.

Someday I'd like to see a panel of wll known , high paid "journalists" sit for questions from average citizens on why they feel the the need to slant news.