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Home » Chi-Town Daily News

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Geoff Dougherty Comes Over to the Reader; Kiki Yablon Is Named Editor, Alison Draper Publisher

by Michael Miner July 22, 2010August 19, 2021

New leadership announced at the Chicago Reader

Posted inNews & Politics

Does Mother Jones Know Best?

by Michael Miner November 26, 2009August 19, 2021

Foundation funding and collaboration, touted as the way forward for news, have their own pitfalls.

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Jake Austen discusses “The Jackson Find” on 848

by Whet Moser September 14, 2009August 19, 2021

Reader contributor Jake Austen, whose research led to the recent discovery of Michael Jackson’s first studio recording, discusses this week’s cover story on WBEZ’s 848. Also on 848: Geoff Dougherty on what’s going on at the Chi-Town Daily News.

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Now Departing, the Chi-Town Daily News

by Michael Miner September 11, 2009August 19, 2021

The Chi-Town Daily News is shutting down — or is it rebooting? Founder and editor Geoff Dougherty says on the electronic newspaper’s Web site that the “editorial team. . .is moving on to launch a new, for-profit local news venture.” Dougherty laid off his staff yesterday, but “we expect to rehire them at the new […]

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More reflections on the Town Hall

by Michael Miner February 25, 2009August 19, 2021

“I kept recalling the parable about the blind men and the elephant” — and other reflections on the Chicago Journalism Town Hall.

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How much is the future of journalism going to cost?

by Michael Miner February 23, 2009August 19, 2021

Is a $2 million online newsroom realistic?

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Reporting worth reporting

by Michael Miner February 10, 2009August 19, 2021

A new reporter for the on-line Chi-Town Daily News, paid out of grant funds, is keeping a close eye on the City Colleges of Chicago.

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Alternative weekly blows off the Web

by Michael Miner December 22, 2008August 19, 2021

New Jersey’s TriCity News makes money by turning its back on the Web. Is that the real Internet-era business model?

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The Knight Foundation’s still giving money away

by Michael Miner October 15, 2008August 19, 2021

The McKnight Foundation is offering $5 million for nifty proposals to improve local online journalism.

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Inside the Chi-Town Daily News

by Whet Moser March 25, 2008August 19, 2021

Is the Chi-Town Daily News the wave of the future?

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EveryBlock goes live

by Whet Moser January 23, 2008August 19, 2021

Adrian Holovaty’s EveryBlock goes live.

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