By Michael Miner

Hot Type Archive

June 18, 2009 Among the conclusions at last week’s Chicago Media Future Conference: professional journalism is an anomaly, nobody’s ever really paid for news, and if you see a helicopter, you can surmise for yourself that the president’s in town.

June 11, 2009 The anything-goes era on the Internet can't last forever.

May 28, 2009 Andy Shaw is rarin' to remake the Better Government Association as a stand-alone bastion of investigative reporting.

May 21, 2009 "Famous hothead" Chris Geovanis has emerged as a voice for the beleaguered Cook County Board president.

April 30, 2009 Chicagoan Catherine Cox reflects on The Sisters Antipodes, Jane Alison's memoir about their parents' mate swapping

April 23, 2009 Sun-Times Media Group vets, laid off without severance, recount their last day at work.

April 16, 2009 Can the strapped local media afford to celebrate themselves?

April 9, 2009 Does the "sad magazine" have anything to teach the miserable newspaper?

April 2, 2009 Man beats out machine for Hot Type's annual Golden BAT award.

March 19, 2009 Advertisers might pay for the journalism&mdsah;if consumers are willing to open up.

March 12, 2009 True-life tales of the nobility of the courts

March 5, 2009 The Kachingle model: move freely about the Internet, pay only for the news you like, and tell your friends.

February 19, 2009 Advice for aspiring journalists: live like rats as you wait for demand to catch up with supply.

February 12, 2009 As alt-weeklies drop their funnies, is the end of a genre near?

January 29, 2009 Let’s talk about saving local journalism.

January 22, 2009 Is Chicago more complacent than other big cities?

January 15, 2009 Why Would a Pro Write for HuffPo? One freelancer explains why she’ll work gratis for a $200 million company

January 8, 2009 Everybody’s got something to say about Illinois politics, but nobody’s saying it funny enough.

December 18, 2008 Did he compromise his own investigation to sound the alarm on Blago? Or did the Tribune do it for him?

December 11, 2008 Chicago Needs a New News Model--And here are a couple ideas—just add cash.

November 27, 2008 Deborah Nelson’s new book documents Vietnam atrocities the army did nothing to stop.

November 20, 2008 As the fourth estate founders, journalists and their readers alike ask: who can we blame?

November 13, 2008 Do we really want the courts to take all the fun out of swearing?

November 6, 2008 A blue view of newspapering from an industry veteran

October 30, 2008 Voters believe the media favors Obama—and if newspaper endorsements are any indication, they’re right.

October 23, 2008 A former general manager of Hoy bets on a new magazine for next-generation Chicago Latinos.

October 16, 2008 A newspaper’s voice should be more than the expression of its readers’ collective thoughts.

September 25, 2008 Is this the year the Tribune will endorse its first Democrat for president?

September 18, 2008 It’s all just content now.

September 4, 2008 Former Sun-Times sportswriter Ron Rapoport on Tim & Tom, his book about the mixed-race comedy duo that couldn’t.

August 28, 2008 The revolutionaries inside the convention didn’t get much ink.

August 14, 2008 Should WBEZ donors be told their money might be spent on Vocalo?

August 7, 2008 Why is Sam Zell the new whipping boy for crusaders who think corporate media still sucks?

July 17, 2008 Chicago Public Radio’s Vocalo project may be reinventing public radio, but is it at the expense of WBEZ?

July 10, 2008 If staffers get their way, a redesigned Trib might end up with a European feel.

June 19, 2008 Opposition to the Children’s Museum was as much about the lakefront as Mayor Daley's push was about the children.

June 12, 2008 What did music critic Jim DeRogatis have to fear from testifying in the R. Kelly trial?

June 5, 2008 Rick Kogan and Dawn Turner Trice air their beefs with Trib bosses at the Studs Terkel awards.

May 29, 2008: Neil Steinberg's combo of arrogance, insecurity, and alcoholism make for an unexpectedly touching memoir.

May 15, 2008: The Trib's asking readers where else to put the Children's Museum.

May 1, 2008: No Rhyme or Reason

April 24, 2008: In Saint Louis, distinguished Post-Dispatch vets start their own Web site.

April 17, 2008: Should the Tribune have let online readers trash Rachel Barton Pine?

April 10, 2008: Did personal dynamism—and not social or political movements—propel our highest-profile black leaders to power?

April 3, 2008: A new law that protects citizens trying to participate in government gets its first day in court.

March 27, 2008: Hot Type's coveted Golden BAT award goes to a computer program.

March 20, 2008: Could a regional newspaper improve the midwest's prospects?

February 28, 2008: Oak Park's Wednesday Journal rescues three city papers from certain death.

February 21, 2008: The presidential race this year looks a lot like the one in 1960. And 1968. And 1976. And 1980. And 1828.

February 14, 2008: A high-tech company gets ripped off for the fourth time in a decidedly low-tech fashion.

February 7, 2008: The fight over photo rights to high school sporting events involves more than the First Amendment.

January 31, 2008: When is it OK to let an innocent man rot in jail?

January 24, 2008: Want more coverage for your candidate? Report on him yourself at Triblocal.com.

January 17, 2008: Can a town without competing dailies really be a global city?

January 10, 2008: Taking the Tribune's Temperature: What workers inside the office and out are saying about their corners of the kingdom.

December 13, 2007 When will the sports press get out of the sports business?

December 6, 2007 The Chicago Reporter held a documentary contest. Not even the winner's happy.

November 29, 2007 Pundits bitch-slap each other over a 27-year-old campaign speech.

November 22, 2007 What could keep a reporter on the righteous path in these dismal times?

November 15, 2007 A high-tech company gets ripped off for the fourth time in a decidedly low-tech fashion.

November 08, 2007 The city's top lawyer reports to both the mayor and the City Council—until they disagree. Then it's clear where her loyalties lie.