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| Chicago's News Landscape Transitioning from Print to Digital | 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. | Local news outlets have adapted to national crises. Many are turning toward digital journalism; yet even successful outlets still struggle against an array of online sources that have emerged since. |
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| 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. This has also created new opportunities, as some writers can monetize through services like Substack. The advent of this new form of journalism has seen the creation of a whole new category of journalists. They no longer have to adhere to just one publication. They can now build subscriber bases to newsletters that cover any topic. | 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. This has also created new opportunities, as some writers can monetize through services like Substack. 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. |
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| Digital startups are meeting specific community needs such as on the South and West sides of New York City. Others aim to hold politicians accountable for their policies; some experiments even receive funding through philanthropy. | Digital startups address specific community needs in New York City, for example on the South or West sides. Other startups aim to hold politicians accountable. Some of these experiments receive funding from philanthropy. |
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| The McCormick Foundation is spearheading efforts to enhance local journalism, such as partnering with Chicago-area newsrooms through the Metro Media Lab project to conduct audience research and strategy work. They have also worked with Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism’s Chicago campus to develop their skills. | McCormick Foundation has been [[https://chicagoreader.com/?s=leading|leading]] efforts to improve local newsrooms, such as by partnering up with Chicago-area newspapers through the Metro Media Lab program to do audience research and work on strategy. Furthermore, they have collaborated with Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism's Chicago campus staff in developing their skills further. |
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| Chicago residents reported that they felt the media coverage in their neighborhood was lacking. This varied by region. Certain neighborhoods were misrepresented. | jefferson park chicago ([[http://illinoismail.top/llinois5/|http://illinoismail.Top/llinois5/]]) residents of all regions feel that their local media could use improvement. Regional variations are notable; certain neighborhoods feel under-represented and misrepresented, and there are gaps in coverage on specific issues such crime and law. |
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| Chicago's media organizations also have an innovative ecosystem of news, where both for-profit companies and nonprofits operate 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 in writing and in voice. | Chicago-area news organizations have a thriving news ecosystem that includes both for profit and nonprofit news outlets. Both operate experimental news programming. Some are even working to build trust between journalists and communities by establishing themselves in these neighborhoods and making sure traditionally underserved communities receive coverage in writing as well as voice. |
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| 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. | Block Club Chicago released a story about Adam Toledo’s police shooting just a couple of months after the event. But they made sure to not traumatize readers by omitting graphic video footage. |
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| The TRiibe, an online news source that helps build trust in Black Chicago. The TRiibe was founded by three Northwestern University alums who were tired seeing Chicago News live stream ([[http://illinoismail.top/llinois6/|illinoismail.top]]) 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. TRiibe’s content is being widely shared via social media. This has led to civic initiatives in Chicago. | The TRiibe helps to build trust within Black Chicago. Three Northwestern University graduates were tired of Chicago being portrayed in the mainstream media as the "murder capital." They set out to build an outlet where their community could be heard and also give people ownership over its story. TRiibe’s content is being widely shared via social media. This has led to [[https://twitter.com/search?q=civic%20initiatives|civic initiatives]] in Chicago. |