Chgo Sun-Times Columnist Quits, Says Newspaper is 'Dying' and 'Can't C

Warner Todd Huston
August 28th, 2008 3:26 AM
Jay Mariotti, a firebrand sports columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, announced he is quitting the print biz loudly proclaiming that newspapers are "dying" and that he didn't want to go down with the ship of the struggling industry. Naturally, the management of the Sun-Times is not amused. Mariotti told Chicago's CBS 2 news that newspapers are in serious trouble and he wanted out before he was…