Editing Chicago Tribune (section)

==Editorial==
{{Conservatism US|media}}
[[File:ChicagoTribune.jpg|thumb|left|[[Tribune Tower]], the newspaper's headquarters, opened in [[Chicago]] in 1925.]]
[[File:Chicago-ChicagoTribuneBuilding01.jpg|thumb|left|''Chicago Tribune'' building]]

===Policy===
In a 2007 statement of principles published in the ''Tribune''{{'}}s print and online editions, the paper's editorial board described the newspaper's philosophy, from which is excerpted the following:

<blockquote>The ''Chicago Tribune'' believes in the traditional principles of limited government; maximum individual responsibility; minimum restriction of personal liberty, opportunity and enterprise. It believes in free markets, free will and freedom of expression. These principles, while traditionally conservative, are guidelines and not reflexive dogmas.

The ''Tribune'' brings a Midwestern sensibility to public debate. It is suspicious of untested ideas.

The ''Tribune'' places great emphasis on the integrity of government and the private institutions that play a significant role in society. The newspaper does this in the belief that the people cannot consent to be governed unless they have knowledge of, and faith in, the leaders and operations of government. The ''Tribune'' embraces the diversity of people and perspectives in its community. It is dedicated to the future of the Chicago region.</blockquote>

The ''Tribune'' has remained economically conservative, being widely skeptical of increasing the minimum wage and [[entitlement spending]]. It criticized the George W. Bush administration's record on civil liberties, the environment, and many aspects of its foreign policy, it continued to support his presidency while taking Democrats, such as Illinois Governor [[Rod Blagojevich]] and [[Cook County Board President]] [[Todd Stroger]], to task and calling for their removal from office.

In 2018, the ''Chicago Tribune'' and ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' withdrew their websites from [[European Union]] nations to avoid the purview of the [[General Data Protection Regulation]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/chicago-tribune-los-angeles-times-block-european-users-due-gdpr-n877591 |title=Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times block European users due to GDPR |last=Newcomb |first=Alyssa |date=May 25, 2018 |access-date=June 8, 2018 |work=[[NBC News]] |publisher=[[NBC Universal]]}}</ref>

===Election endorsements===
In 2004, the ''Tribune'' endorsed President [[George W. Bush]] for reelection, a decision consistent with its longstanding support for the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. In 2008, it endorsed Democratic candidate and Illinois junior U.S. Senator [[Barack Obama]]—the first time that it had ever endorsed a Democrat for president.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tribune Endorsement: Barack Obama for president|work=Chicago Tribune|date=October 17, 2008|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2008-10-19-chi-tribune-2008-presidential-endorsement-story.html|access-date=June 19, 2020}}</ref> The ''Tribune'' endorsed Obama once again for reelection in 2012,<ref>{{cite news|title= Tribune endorses Obama: Our children's America|publisher=Chicago Tribune|date=October 26, 2012|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2012-10-26-chi-obama-endorsement-chicago-tribune-20121026-story.html|access-date=June 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121027072338/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-obama-endorsement-chicago-tribune-20121026,0,5462618.story|archive-date=October 27, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> and in 2020 would endorse another Democrat, [[Joe Biden]], who had served as vice president under Obama.<ref>[https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-chicago-tribune-biden-endorsement-20200925-lnyxsb5qvrftnjjmj3rnzj33jy-story.html "Editorial: Our Case for Joe Biden over Donald Trump,"] from ''Chicago Tribune'', September 25, 2020</ref> In 2024, it abstained from endorsement. <ref>[https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2024/10/29/chicago-tribune-wont-endorse-president-harris-trump "Chicago Tribune among ,those that won't endorse for President"] from https://www.axios.com, October 29, 2024</ref> 

The ''Tribune'' has occasionally backed candidates of other parties for president. In 1872, it supported [[Horace Greeley]], a former Republican Party newspaper editor,<ref>{{cite news|title=To-morrow|work=Chicago Daily Tribune|page=4|publisher=Chicago Tribune|date=November 4, 1872}}</ref> and in 1912 the paper endorsed [[Theodore Roosevelt]], who ran on the [[Progressive Party (United States, 1912)|Progressive Party]] slate against Republican President [[William Howard Taft]]. In 2016, the Tribune endorsed the [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]] candidate, former New Mexico Governor [[Gary Johnson]], for president, over Republican [[Donald Trump]] and Democrat [[Hillary Clinton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-gary-johnson-president-endorsement-edit-1002-20160930-story.html|title=A principled option for U.S. president: Endorsing Gary Johnson, Libertarian|website=Chicagotribune.com|access-date=October 15, 2017|archive-date=October 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016065922/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-gary-johnson-president-endorsement-edit-1002-20160930-story.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Even when it uniformly backed Republicans for president, the ''Tribune'' endorsed some Democrats for lesser offices, including endorsements of [[Bill Foster (Illinois politician)|Bill Foster]], Barack Obama for the [[United States Senate|Senate]] and Democrat [[Melissa Bean]], who defeated [[Philip Crane]], the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]' longest-serving Republican. Although the ''Tribune'' endorsed [[George Ryan]] in the 1998 Illinois gubernatorial race, the paper subsequently investigated and reported on the scandals surrounding Ryan during his preceding years as Secretary of State. Ryan declined to run for re-election in 2002 and was subsequently indicted, convicted and imprisoned as a result of the scandal.