After storied career at Chicago Sun-Times, Maudlyne Ihejirika is ‘redefining retirement’
When Maudlyne Ihejirika, an award-winning journalist, asked me to meet her at her office recently for our interview, I was……
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The case for building better business journalism
Business journalism, if done well, is community journalism. The beats converge in stories about burgeoning small businesses, from a new……
Two SIUC graduates make Editor & Publisher list of inspiring young journalists
Photojournalist Tiffany Blanchette was standing with a family after their house had burned down just east of Kankakee, Il when……
Chicago to allocate 50% of advertising budget to local, community media publications
The city of Chicago will direct half of its advertising dollars to smaller local news outlets in the new year……
Local news outlets could see boost from federal spending bill that targets community journalism for the first time
Heidi Randhava, a reporter and advertising manager for the Evanston Roundtable, a hyper-local digital media publication in the lakefront city……