Chicago's News Landscape Evolution from Print to Digital
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Chicago's News Landscape Changing from Print to digital
Local news agencies have found innovative ways to adapt their coverage of national crises. Even successful news outlets struggle against the array of new online sources.
These digital newcomers often specialize in niches and use social networks to distribute their content. In addition, they experiment with various approaches for reporting and community involvement. These new players also offer writers new opportunities to make money from their work. This has led to the emergence of a new type of journalist - one who no longer must adhere to one publication but can build up subscriber bases for newsletters of any topic they wish.
Some digital startups meet specific community needs, such as in the South and West side of New York City. Others are trying to hold politicians more accountable for their policy; some experiments have even received funding through philanthropy.
The McCormick Foundation leads efforts to improve local journalism. For example, it partners with Chicago-area media rooms through the Metro Media Lab to conduct audience research as well as strategy work. Furthermore, they have collaborated with Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism's Chicago campus staff in developing their skills further.
Chicago residents from across all regions reported feeling that news media in their neighborhood could use improvement, with notable regional variations; certain neighborhoods felt under- and misrepresented by mainstream media and there were gaps in coverage of specific issues such as crime and law enforcement.
Chicago area news organizations also boast an innovative news ecosystem with both for-profit and nonprofit outlets operating experimental news programs. Some of them are trying to build a relationship between journalists and their communities by working in the neighborhoods they work in and ensuring traditionally underserved community receives coverage both illinois state jobs in chicago (illinoismail.top) writing and in voice.
Block Club Chicago published an account about Adam Toledo's police shooting a few months after it occurred; yet they took care to avoid traumatizing readers by not including graphic video footage in their story.
The TRiibe is an online news outlet that is helping build trust in Black Chicago. The TRiibe was founded by three Northwestern University alums who were tired seeing Chicago portrayed as "the capital of murder" in mainstream media. They wanted to create a platform where the voices of their communities could be heard, while giving them ownership over the narrative. Their efforts are bearing fruit: TRiibe's content has been widely shared across social media, leading to civic engagement initiatives throughout Chicago.
Local news agencies have found innovative ways to adapt their coverage of national crises. Even successful news outlets struggle against the array of new online sources.
These digital newcomers often specialize in niches and use social networks to distribute their content. In addition, they experiment with various approaches for reporting and community involvement. These new players also offer writers new opportunities to make money from their work. This has led to the emergence of a new type of journalist - one who no longer must adhere to one publication but can build up subscriber bases for newsletters of any topic they wish.
Some digital startups meet specific community needs, such as in the South and West side of New York City. Others are trying to hold politicians more accountable for their policy; some experiments have even received funding through philanthropy.
The McCormick Foundation leads efforts to improve local journalism. For example, it partners with Chicago-area media rooms through the Metro Media Lab to conduct audience research as well as strategy work. Furthermore, they have collaborated with Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism's Chicago campus staff in developing their skills further.
Chicago residents from across all regions reported feeling that news media in their neighborhood could use improvement, with notable regional variations; certain neighborhoods felt under- and misrepresented by mainstream media and there were gaps in coverage of specific issues such as crime and law enforcement.
Chicago area news organizations also boast an innovative news ecosystem with both for-profit and nonprofit outlets operating experimental news programs. Some of them are trying to build a relationship between journalists and their communities by working in the neighborhoods they work in and ensuring traditionally underserved community receives coverage both illinois state jobs in chicago (illinoismail.top) writing and in voice.
Block Club Chicago published an account about Adam Toledo's police shooting a few months after it occurred; yet they took care to avoid traumatizing readers by not including graphic video footage in their story.
The TRiibe is an online news outlet that is helping build trust in Black Chicago. The TRiibe was founded by three Northwestern University alums who were tired seeing Chicago portrayed as "the capital of murder" in mainstream media. They wanted to create a platform where the voices of their communities could be heard, while giving them ownership over the narrative. Their efforts are bearing fruit: TRiibe's content has been widely shared across social media, leading to civic engagement initiatives throughout Chicago.
