I‘m a big fan of Twitter as a tool for journalists. There’s a large and active network of staff journalists at indie magazines and major…
Last Saturday I hung out with about 30 members of the Association for Women Journalists – Chicago and talked a bit about the 25 things…
K’s note: TLF is neither a journalism blog or a Chicago placeblog, but the issues of the online content and media economics are relevant here,…
As the second in our series about the effective use of social media / social networking tools, this post focuses on Planet Money. At the…
Every [] user is a potential creator and consumer Summary: Clay Shirky’s Here Comes Everybody, more appropriately subtitled “the power of organizing without [traditional formalized]…
30 Aug: Hey Unemployed Media Professionals! Read This Post Before You Apply For An Online Media Job!
I’m a journalist by training and communications professional by trade. It’s a sucky time to be doing either of those things right now. A lot…
It’s always amusing (and mildly annoying) when mainstream media outlets cover fandom and pop culture. The underlying smugness of their commentary often seems to rear…
In several recent blog and news stories (including my favorite headline of the bunch: The Associated Press plays role of Metallica in Napster-esque war with…
I have a long history with Metallica, as they were essentially my introduction to the world of metal, along with other young Gen-X metal kids,…
OMG Shawn Gold: are you single? I’m kidding. Kinda. But I am still extremely jealous of everyone who got to attend the Mediabistro Circus and…