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Read our latest story on ChicagoStories.org, a website which offers briefing papers and source lists to journalists visiting Chicago for the NATO Summit who are interested in connecting with local stories.
Chicago was not exactly an academic hothouse in 1890, though it was a place of wonderment to much of the world, having grown from a muddy frontier outpost of 30,000 souls in 1850 to a bustling metropolis of 1.1 million four decades years later. Its streets were lined with the world’s first skyscrapers. Its raucous sidewalks were filled with dreamers, visionaries, opportunists, and fast-buck artists from all corners of the globe. Though quiet, scholarly and pious, Harper fit right in this boisterous scene, with his outsized ambition and determination to found a great institution.
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Introducing a new website to provide story leads and sources on Chicago for local and international journalists!
The Workshop is proud to announce its new website – ChicagoStories.org – a resource created to provide story leads and sources lists for NATO visitors as well as Chicago’s own story seekers. This collection of briefing papers and source lists aims to connect visiting reporters (and locals) to high impact stories on Chicago’s most complex issues.
VISIT CHICAGOSTORIES.ORG!
The 2012 Media Event Quick Contact sheet and other sample pages from the 2012 Getting On Air, Online & Into Print media guide are now available. Download the resources on our media guide page or read more on our NPCommunicator blog.
Getting On Air, Online & Into Print is now available online! Access a wealth of Chicago and Midwest media contacts anywhere online by visiting http://www.chicagomediaguide.org.
Days passes with 100 record exports are now available for $45 and unlimited year passes are available for $495. Contact Maggie Walker at maggie@newstips.org for special discounts for previous subscribers.
From 600words (by Esther Cepeda) and arteyvidaChicago (by Amor Montes de Oca) to This is Hell, US Catholic, We The People Media and Windy City Media Group, more than 75 online news sites have filled out the second annual Chicago New News Survey so far.
The survey is open until May 7 and if you produce an online news site, be it outpost for a major metro news outlet or a blog, online-only news service or aggregator, we’d like to hear from you. If you think you belong, we think you belong–but sites should focus on or be based in the Metro Chicago region.
Here’s a list, with links and a brief tagline or descriptive sentence, of who has filled out the survey so far (long list below the fold, fair warning!)
…And That’s My Opinion ~ various essays on a variety of subjects
600 Words by Esther J. Cepeda ~ opinion journalism on news, politics, culture with a Hispanic bent
“Going Public” blog ~ Blog about CTA news and issues
Adentro de Pilsen ~ Primarily to serve the Pilsen community with vetted news and info. The project also strives to create a passion for high school and college journalists to examine niche news coverage.
AREA Chicago ~ “AREA Chicago supports the work of people and organizations building a socially just city. AREA actively gathers, shares, and produces knowledge about local culture and politics. Its newspaper, website and events create relationships and sustain community through art, research, education, and activism.
Arte y Vida Chicago ~ A calendar of Hispanic art and culture in Chicago Read the rest of this entry »
If you haven’t been keeping track (catch up with the past six weeks of changes in our recent post) ChicagoNewScoop debuted Nov. 20 with news and features that appear online at the site’s home page, in print and online editions of The New York Times on Fridays and Sundays, and on WTTW Channel 11.
With two weeks of publishing under their collective belt, staff are still figuring out all the details: “We’re at the very start,” Greising says, “putting the rudiments of the business and our editorial operations in place.” But a few outlines of what and how to pitch are emerging. Read the rest of this entry »
Chase Bank is running a competition to give away $5 million. Please vote for us!
We love what we do because we know when you all succeed, we do as well. This time around, we need your help to vote for us on the Chase Community Giving contest.
Chase plans to donate up to $5 million to charities for the top votes. Can you imagine? We feel that if we gain your support, we all win.
This would allow us to help subsidize training costs to nonprofits and grassroots groups, provide better resources for nonprofit communicators and so much more…
Show your love and vote for us here!
Thanks! 
The Workshop Team
