Like every other major event of the past year, film festivals were forced to adapt to the pandemic. Many were forced to shut down or go online for a year. As festivals evolved in 2021 to meet the challenges of remote events, they ushered in several remote ways to engage with audiences. These remote events, while forced by the pandemic, also created opportunities for … [Read more...] about Film festivals adapt to pandemic with new formats that could stick around
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Local Chicago news startup turns 3, with a growing list of newsletter readers and paid subscribers
When their billionaire owner abruptly closed Chicago’s DNAInfo in 2017, three former editors decided to build a different kind of news source out of the remnants. Block Club Chicago launched seven months later, with a mission to combine neighborhood reporting with public service journalism and to do it under a nonprofit business model. It was an ambitious plan, but former … [Read more...] about Local Chicago news startup turns 3, with a growing list of newsletter readers and paid subscribers