Category: Future of News

• I am feeling better about our non-profit Chicagotalks.org. I think we can move into a hybrid model where we can make some money.Our views are increasing all the time.

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• In August, police reported that at least seven people were mugged in Lincoln Park, with four of those attacks believed to have been by the same individuals. Two months ago, stories of nighttime …

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• A number of Chicago’s anti-violence groups are angry that an out-of-town group is being paid $5 million to do the same kind of work they have been struggling to do with little help from the city or…

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• Local college and university representatives joined together recently at the Green Town Conference hosted by Columbia College Chicago to discuss making school campuses more sustainable. The…

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• Fewer kids may spend their days sipping sugary juice and lounging in front of “Blue’s Clues” if city health officials succeed in passing stricter standards for day care centers. The proposed…

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• Facebook’s New NewsFeed: A Big Shot Fired in The War Against Information Overload

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• Awesome infographic examples

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• Some really stupid apps are raking in millions. Reminds me of CyWorld.

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• FTC Guidelines for Bloggers who Endorse

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• “After registering on Niiu’s website, niiu.de, readers can access other newspapers online and select the pages or sections they find interesting, designing their own specialized paper. But instead of reading it online, Niiu is printed overnight and delivered to the subscriber’s door the next morning, just like any other newspaper.” In the U.S. we have Printcasting, which is a non-profit venture, at least for now.

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