Chicago Sun-Times Looks to Redefine Itself as 'Liberal, Working-Class' Paper

Editor & Publisher, July 10, 2007
By Mark Fitzgerald

The Chicago Sun-Times is turning left.

The tabloid that shifted toward political conservatism under the brief ownership of Rupert Murdoch more than two decades ago now says that it is "rethinking our stance on several issues, including the most pressing issue facing Americans today: Bush's war in Iraq."

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