Random Acts Of Pizza: Chicago Tribune Sends Boston Globe A Special Thank You
Several news organizations have been criticized this week for shoddy reporting in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing. But not the Boston Globe. The reporters at the Globe were complimented today by their fellow journalists in Chicago for how they handled themselves in the wake of the tragedy.
And since Chicagoans only know how to express gratitude (or hunger, or sadness, or basically any human emotion) one way, the reporters at the Chicago Tribune sent the reporters at the Globe a few dozen pizzas.
They also sent along a note. Globe reporter Michael Levenson posted a photo of the note on Twitter.
The message reads: “We can only imagine what an exhausting and heartbreaking week it’s been for you and your city. But do know your newsroom colleagues here in Chicago and across the country stand in awe of your tenacious coverage.
“You make us all proud to be journalists. We can’t buy you lost sleep, so at least let us pick up lunch.”
The Boston Globe has been consumed by the Boston Marathon bombing over the last few days. A quick scroll down their Twitter feed shows a constant stream of updates about Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
But then there’s this Tweet from the Globe in response to the Tribune‘s random act of kindness.
.@chicagotribune random act of pizza for us today: “We can’t buy you lost sleep, but we can buy you pizza.” Classy to the core.
— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) April 22, 2013
Chicago Tribune sent stacks of pizza to us in the Boston Globe newsroom today to show support. We are touched. vine.co/v/bP7g3TYrzT3
— Mark Pothier (@markpothier) April 22, 2013
The Tribune couldn’t get any famous Chicago pizzas to Boston on such short notice, so they had Pizzeria Regina make a special delivery on their behalf.
Pies from Pizzeria Regina have arrived in the Globe newsroom, courtesy of the Chicago Tribune. Thank you, Tribune!
— Michael Levenson (@mlevenson) April 22, 2013
This is the second time this week that the Chicago Tribune has aligned itself with the city of Boston. Last week, the Tribune ran an image on the front page of its sports section declaring that all Chicago fans were rooting for the city of Boston and all of its teams.
