The Chicago Sun-Times website is finally getting a more than a Botox injection. The Sun-Times is the first legacy print newspaper to partner with Vox Media’s Chorus, a publishing platform that runs slick websites like SB Nation. Readers should be able to see the revamped website sometime next year. It is long in coming and a lesson in how legacy newspapers are still … [Read more...] about Chicago Sun-Times Continues Plan for New Website with Vox Media’s Chorus
Illinois native, Wash U grad reports from Asia for NPR
Anthony Kuhn is the new Seoul correspondent for NPR, but the Chicago native and Washington University graduate started exploring the world through language as a boy growing up in the Midwest. In elementary and high school, Kuhn studied French, Latin and ancient Greek, ultimately leading him to major in French literature at Washington University in St. Louis. During his … [Read more...] about Illinois native, Wash U grad reports from Asia for NPR
Midwest J Schools don’t see Trump bump
Journalism schools in the Midwest are not necessarily seeing the same bump in enrollment from President Trump’s war on the media as their counterparts closer to the nation’s capital. The Washington Post reported in September that Trump appeared to be “giving a jolt to journalism schools that in recent years struggled to cope with industry contractions.” The Post highlighted … [Read more...] about Midwest J Schools don’t see Trump bump
Peoria Journal-Star vows to continue coverage of minority communities despite layoffs
Dennis Anderson has been the top editor at the Peoria Journal Star for six years. But when he realized that his paper was not in touch with African American residents on the south side of the Central Illinois city, Anderson went back to beat reporting. He began talking to community leaders, asking each to recommend five more people with whom he could connect. He kept asking … [Read more...] about Peoria Journal-Star vows to continue coverage of minority communities despite layoffs