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, Apr 26, 2013
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Margaret Fuller: A New American Life
Review of a new biography of Margaret Fuller, a Victorian woman amazingly ahead of her time
by Aimee Levitt
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Michael Miner on Media
, Apr 17, 2013
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Former
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Alison True's johnwaynegacynews.com pushes for greater transparency in the search for more victims of the executed serial killer.
by Michael Miner
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Michael Miner on Media
, Feb 20, 2013
Al Jazeera America is hiring
And it's a sign of the times that 12,000 resumés are awaiting review.
by Michael Miner
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Michael Miner on Media
, Oct 3, 2012
A small-town newspaper publisher's alternative universe
An act of satire in the
Madison County Crier
led to an advertiser exodus—and a principled stand by a publisher who took a risk on hyperlocal journalism
by Michael Miner
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Michael Miner on Media
, Aug 7, 2012
Leaving my
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office for the last time
Packing up suddenly became inevitable and imminent. The new question was where to unpack.
by Michael Miner
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Michael Miner on Media
, Jul 10, 2012
The coy deceits of struggling journalists
Unlike Anderson Cooper, fellow "grayhairs" have some secrets to keep
by Michael Miner
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Michael Miner on Media
, Jun 28, 2012
Medill in the Middle East
A Qatari adaptation of a Northwestern journalism degree
by Michael Miner
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Michael Miner on Media
, May 16, 2012
NATO uncovered
A big international story in a city whose press no longer thinks globally
by Michael Miner
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, May 9, 2012
We sort of saw it coming
A brief history of being sold to the
Sun-Times
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by Asher Klein
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Michael Miner on Media
, Apr 18, 2012
The fine line between journalism and viral marketing
What traditional media can learn from Betty White, Old Spice, and Joan of Arc
by Michael Miner
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Michael Miner on Media
, Apr 4, 2012
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The
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Editor of
Printers Row
finds lit soul mates. Plus, the winner of our 32nd annual Golden BAT award!
by Michael Miner
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, Mar 8, 2012
Obsolescence Week: save the game lead
Can the traditional sports game lead survive in the age of video on demand?
by Ted Cox
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Michael Miner on Media
, Mar 7, 2012
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The high price of creating good journalism
How Sun-Times Media left the Chicago News Cooperative behind
by Michael Miner
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Michael Miner on Media
, Jan 5, 2012
Ordinary people, and the extraordinary journalists who write about them
For some writers, respect for your subject means being 'repulsed' by yourself
by Michael Miner
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Michael Miner on Media
, Dec 1, 2011
Someone should have said, 'This stinks'
The press goes easy as a Nebraska volleyball star gets a sweet deal
by Michael Miner
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Michael Miner on Media
, Nov 23, 2011
The fragile legacy of literary journalism
Peter Smith's memoir
A Cavalcade of Lesser Horrors
traces his ancestors' contributions to the long-shuttered
Daily News
by Michael Miner
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Chicago Reader at Forty
, Oct 6, 2011
2009
The year in Chicago history via the pages of the
Reader
by Michael Miner
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Michael Miner on Media
, Jun 9, 2011
University of Illinois's campus crime site gives readers the story - their own
by Michael Miner
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Michael Miner on Media
, Jun 2, 2011
Is it safe to send your child to journalism school?
by Michael Miner
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, Mar 10, 2011
The Tribune Strikes Out in Wisconsin Union Coverage
It is not illegal to cross state lines to commit an act of journalism.
by Michael Miner
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