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 | 47 | Founded | 10 months ago | Last Issue | 7 days ago |
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A Canadian digital publisher gets funding to help expand into Illinois, and a sports bar starts a newspaper
Good morning, readers and subscribers
It was a relatively light week, news-wise. Emphasis on “relatively.” While there were only two news items that justified more than a few paragraphs, there are plenty of smaller items, including a bunch...
"Echale Ganas" ready to give community driven storytelling its all, ProPublica Guild signs union contract, and a very on-brand promotion
Good morning, readers and subscribers.
This missive is obviously coming in a day late. Long story short, my laptop was out of commission for a decent chunk of last Wednesday, which threw off the time table for my freelance assignments and...
City Bureau revamps reporting fellowship, and checking in on Chicago Reader union contract negotiations
Good morning, readers and subscribers.
It is interesting how the whims of the social media algorithm work out. For whatever reason, the post where I explained exactly why I found the latest chicago.com revival so dubious got reshared way m...
Field Foundation's "Journalism Reckoning" event looks at American media's self-image and uncomfortable truths
Poor air quality and stifling heat didn’t keep a large crowd of journalists, nonprofit leaders and others from convening at the Impact House “work club” and event venue for "America @ 250: A Journalism Reckoning" event.
Photo by Olivia Obi...
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...
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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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