Jay Mariotti to Chi Trib, Also Kind of a Liar
Remember a couple weeks ago when Chicago Sun-Times columnist Jay Mariotti resigned, saying that his future “sadly is not in newspapers?”
Well, that was a lie.
Deadspin’s reporting that the outspoken sports columnist — who has not one, but two Web sites devoted to bringing him down — will join the Chicago Tribune soon. He’ll start by writing columns on the Internet until Sam Zell’s lawyers can figure out a way around his non-compete clause.
Some choice Mariotti quotes, and bonus appearance from Robert Ebert after the jump.
Mariotti said that journalism had become “entirely a Web site business.”
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