New leadership announced at the Chicago Reader
Tag: Chi-Town Daily News
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Does Mother Jones Know Best?
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
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
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
“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?
Is a $2 million online newsroom realistic?
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Reporting worth reporting
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
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
The McKnight Foundation is offering $5 million for nifty proposals to improve local online journalism.