I understand the point of the presentation, which actually has relevance when writing just about anything. However, what I really enjoyed was reading some of the actual articles.
Royko, though of Polish & Ukranian heritage, took no prisoners in his writing. No one was above being made fun of, which is why he was so popular in ethnically diverse Chicago. Stories about Slats Grobnik were my favorite. I doubt that some of what he wrote would make it to a newspaper today because it would be deemed politically incorrect. I guess that's why blogs came about. BTW, I was reading Royko well before all of you were born! About time you caught up.