Monthly Archives: November 2009

I wanted to be like Michael Scott. The news of his sudden, unexplained death on Monday morning shocked me to the core. The idea that someone I admired so much is dead – either by his own hand or by … Continue reading →

In the past month three new “public interest” news gathering efforts have been launched and I have been told that as many as three more may be on their way. The three efforts already daylighted, Chicago Current, the Chicago News … Continue reading →

There has been a growing fear that Capital-J Journalism, A.K.A. “Public Interest Journalism”, is endangered by declining mainstream media budgets and ignorant media executives chasing higher stock prices. “Unless we find enlightened corporate ownership/government subsidy/foundation support,” the fearful ones say, … Continue reading →