The article emphasizes the dual role of news media in informing the public and generating conversation topics. It focuses on Chicago's cultural prominence, linking it to Pope Leo XIV, who emerged from the city's rich legacy. The discussions include Chicago's unique offerings like Malort and its famous hot dogs, reflecting local pride. It also hints at Pope Leo's new responsibilities and his status as the first pope with a digital footprint, giving rise to public curiosity about his character and preferences.
As much as the news media serves to inform the public, we're also here to give you something to talk about.
Chicago stays winning. What other city can claim to be the incubator for a pope, a former U.S. president and a conceptual Sufjan Stevens album?
Pope Leo's next few weeks will be filled with all of the administrative bits and bobs required from any new job.
He's also the first pope with a digital footprint, and as internet sleuths try to build an idea of what kind of pope he might be.
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