In an open letter to Chicago Sun-Times Chairman Michael Ferro Jr. Wednesday, veteran reporter David McKinney resigned after a critical report he wrote on Illinois gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner led his paper to try and demote him from him beat. Also read: Chicago Sun-Times Retracts Editorial Saying Transgender Actress Laverne Cox Is ‘Not a Woman’ McKinney co-authored a story on Rauner's hardball tactics, which included making threats to a staffer at LeapSource, which Rauner's investment company Gtcr owned. In a open letter titled, “Why I Left,” McKinney notes the Rauner campaign's attempt to block the story, which included claims that McKinney's wife,...
- 10/23/2014
- by Jordan Chariton
- The Wrap
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