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“Is this Michael Ferro dude for real?” Feder asked. “By what stretch of the imagination could anyone consider it newsworthy that the owner of the Sun-Times attended a Cubs game with his family? But there on Page 67 of Wednesday’s paper was a quarter-page photo of the Wrapports chairman with his wife and kids hanging out behind the Wrigley Field scoreboard with Cubs owner Tom Ricketts. But wait, there’s more: Page 74 of the same edition carried a full-page Game Face photo of Ferro’s son, Trey, identified as a ‘lifelong Cubs fan and member of the golf team at Latin School of Chicago,’ throwing out the first pitch at Tuesday’s Astros-Cubs game. (Olympic gold medalist Conor Dwyer, who also threw out a ceremonial first pitch at the game, was ignored.) The shameless star treatment says a lot about Ferro and how he views the Sun-Times as his personal PR toy. It says even more about editors who pander to the boss rather than stand up for what’s right.”
