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Chicago Reader columnist Michael Miner, ‘a conscience of our profession,’ dies at 81

Summary by Chicago Tribune
For many people, Michael Miner was best known as the astute, must-read chronicler of all things media in his “Hot Type” column in the Chicago Reader. “In an era of robust competition among newsrooms all over town, Michael Miner was an unsentimental watchdog of Chicago journalism and a conscience of our profession,” says Robert Feder, longtime Chicago media critic. “He didn’t originate the ‘Hot Type’ column, but he made it his own, and he made it…

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Chicago Sun Times broke the news in Chicago, United States on Tuesday, May 6, 2025.
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