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All the News That's Fit to Print

Michael Jones | Posted 10.26.2009 | Chicago


Michael Jones

By reporting the facts, we can, as a society, stop what is really causing young inner city girls to believe that their economic worth extends no further than child assistance checks.

Chicago News Cooperative Launching, Will Provide Coverage For The New York Times

New York Times | RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA | Posted 10.23.2009 | Chicago


Former top editors of The Chicago Tribune and other journalists, backed by a public television station and a major foundation, on Thursday announced f...

John Callaway, Legendary Chicago Journalist, Dies At 72

Huffington Post | Posted 07.24.2009 | Chicago


John Callaway, the iconic Chicago newsman who was a fixture on WTTW's "Chicago Tonight" since its inception, died of a heart attack Tuesday in Racine,...

Chicago News Blogs Have Put Enough Skin in the Game

Sally Duros | Posted 07.09.2009 | Chicago


Sally Duros

For nearly two decades, newspapers have been challenged to evolve into knowledge-based organizations capable of adapting to the innovations of the Web. Instead of progressing, they've been traded as chits in a greedy money-grab game by short-sighted media conglomerates.

How Print News Will Survive on the Internet

Mike Doyle | Posted 05.23.2009 | Chicago


Mike Doyle

It doesn't matter what you were taught in journalism school, relevance on the Internet is demonstrated by disclosing who you are, what you think, and why.

Guidebook for a Media Meltdown

Mike Doyle | Posted 11.27.2008 | Chicago


Mike Doyle

The media world as we know it has imploded in the past year, nowhere with a louder thud than right here in Chicago.

Channel 9's Allison Payne Back On Air Monday

Chicago Tribune | Phil Rosenthal | Posted 10.16.2008 | Chicago


WGN-Ch. 9 newscaster Allison Payne said Sunday night she has returned from Minnesota's Mayo Clinic, and plans to co-anchor the scheduled Monday debut ...

Chicago Tribune Publisher Resigns

Chicago Tribune | Phil Rosenthal and Michael Oneal | Posted 06.21.2008 | Media


Chicago Tribune Publisher Scott C. Smith announced Thursday that he will leave the company, indicating he agrees that parent Tribune Co. must change b...