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Brian Ernst

Brian Ernst

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Director of Digital Operations, Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago

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expatriate, RPG, multiple nationalities. exotic,TTRPG, and destinations. Specializing in trade audiences Gaming, hospitality, training cruise, luxury travel, Travel living abroad, lgbtq+, gay

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I'm pretty flexible and versatile. If you're not sure if something is in my comfort zone, just ask.

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Total articles 3

  • How we captured the eclipse and eclipse watchers - and created a memorable Page 1

    By Brian Ernst| Chicago Sun-Times Verified The Sun-Times’ Ashlee Rezin, photo editor, and Brian Ernst, director of digital operations, planned the paper’s coverage of the solar eclipse in April. Here’s how they did it. For weeks, our small but mighty Photo Desk at the Sun-Times had been planning for the April 8 solar eclipse. It was a rare event. We won’t see another one from the United States until 2044. Do all of the photographers have safety glasses? Does everyone have filters to protect their cameras?

    By Brian Ernst · Chicago Sun-Times

    Dec. 27, 2024

  • 8 things to know about Wheeler Parker Jr., Emmett Till’s cousin, eyewitness to his lynching

    By Lynn Sweet Verified, Brian Ernst| Chicago Sun-Times Verified The Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr., is the last living eyewitness to the lynching of Emmett Till and the incident at a grocery store that triggered two white supremacists in Mississippi to brutally murder the 14-year-old Black Chicago youth. Monday marks the 68th anniversary of Till’s Aug. 28, 1955, lynching. Till’s mutilated body was pulled from the Tallahatchie River on Aug. 31, 1955, with barbed wire around his neck attached to a cotton gin fan weighing 70 pounds.

    By Lynn Sweet Verified, Brian Ernst · Chicago Sun-Times

    Aug. 27, 2023

  • How we captured the eclipse and eclipse watchers - and created a memorable Page 1

    By Brian Ernst| Chicago Sun-Times Verified The Sun-Times’ Ashlee Rezin, photo editor, and Brian Ernst, director of digital operations, planned the paper’s coverage of the solar eclipse in April. Here’s how they did it. For weeks, our small but mighty Photo Desk at the Sun-Times had been planning for the April 8 solar eclipse. It was a rare event. We won’t see another one from the United States until 2044. Do all of the photographers have safety glasses? Does everyone have filters to protect their cameras?

    By Brian Ernst · Chicago Sun-Times

    Dec. 27, 2024

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Chicago Sun-Times

The Chicago Sun-Times is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, launched in February 1948 from the merger of the morning Chicago Sun and the evening Times. It has a rich history, tracing back to the Chicago Evening Journal, which was published from 1844 until 1929. The newspaper has changed ownership several times, with the most recent acquisition by ST Acquisition Holdings in 2017. The Chicago Sun-Times provides extensive news coverage, including local, national, and international events. Its content encompasses politics, crime, education, and community news, along with in-depth sports analysis of Chicago teams like the Cubs, White Sox, Bears, Bulls, and Blackhawks. The newspaper also features entertainment reviews, opinion pieces, and business news, catering to a diverse audience in the Chicago metropolitan area.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

+1 312-321-3000

Founded: 1948