Chicago Media Journal
Igor StudenkovChicago media news, insights and opportunities, all in one place, delivered by one Chicago journalist.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 43 | Founded | 9 months ago | Last Issue | 6 days ago |
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Chicago Media Journal catch-up: Streetsblog fundraiser comes up short, and the INNY awards Chicago winners
Good afternoon, readers and subscribers.
This is, as I wrote last time, a special “catch-up” missive, several items that were meant to go up earlier, but didn’t, for variety of reasons. I also included a handful of new items in “bits and b...
Chicago Public Media relaunches chicago.com, NEWSWELL Chicago gets funding for new reporter positions
Good afternoon, readers and subscribers.
I have recovered from whatever flu-type thing waylaid me last weekend, but that did mean I have a lot of catching up to do. And while I hoped to use this missive as a catch-up missive, we continue t...
As The Plotter theater criticism online magazine launches in Chicago, a wannabe newspaper baron gets a tad heavy-handed next door
Good morning, readers and subscribers.
The last couple of days sure have thrown curveballs. By July 1, I knew this week’s missive was going to be busy - five, possibly six items worthy of multiple paragraphs - so I would have to make some...
In the "Groundhog Day" town, a locally-owned community newspaper tries to find a path forward
Woodstock Independent office in a multi-unit office building
Chicagoland has many newspapers that seem to exist on sheer inertia. Lots of reprinted press releases and wire copy, little in the way of original, local context.
The Woodstock...
Tribune completes Daily Herald purchase and Field Foundation plans a major media event
Good morning, readers and subscribers.
I found that there is seldom a dull moment in Chicago media. I started Chicago Media Journal in early December, usually a slow news month, and January tends to be all but dead - but, even during the s...
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The person behind Chicago Media Journal. Editor of the Westside Review magazine (on hiatus). Freelance journalist of many print and online publications.
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