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, Mar 12, 2013
Newtown—on covering a massacre where you live
On how reporters at the
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, Feb 20, 2013
Al Jazeera America is hiring
And it's a sign of the times that 12,000 resumés are awaiting review.
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, Feb 1, 2013
A local community meets to save hyperlocal digital journalism
Community meeting discusses ways to save hyperlocal news sites on Chicago's north side.
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, Jan 22, 2013
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Has the flush toilet done more for society than the digital revolution? According to some journalists, yes.
by Michael Miner
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, Jul 14, 2012
Tribune, Fourcher, drop Journatic
Chicago Tribune suspends Journatic, and Mike Fourcher bails
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, May 4, 2012
A good word for Journatic
Mike Fourcher announces he's joining Journatic
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, Sep 30, 2011
Chicago sites unite
Chicago news websites unite to offer advertisers a million-page-view market
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, Jan 13, 2011
Waiting for the Web
The Chicago News Cooperative launched with the promise of a pathbreaking online site. When will it arrive?
by Michael Miner
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, Oct 5, 2010
Early and Often
Chicago News Cooperative and Aldertrack team for a new website covering Chicago's municipal elections.
by Michael Miner
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, Aug 17, 2010
Introducing the Roscoe View Journal
The Roscoe View Journal launches online on the north side of Chicago
by Michael Miner
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, Apr 29, 2010
What the Old Media Owes the New Media
A citizen journalist is smarting from a slight by
Chicago Tonight
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by Michael Miner
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, Jan 14, 2010
Hyperlocalism Spreads Across the North Side
There's a new hyperlocal news site, Center Square Ledger, on the north side of Chicago.
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, May 28, 2009
MediaTrek -- the next generation
Young Turks schedule a Chicago Media Future Conference while lords of the old media meet unannounced out by O'Hare Field.
by Michael Miner
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, Sep 22, 2008
Tracking clout
A new Web site maps out the backgrounds and connections of Chicago politicians.
by Mick Dumke
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