Provides a list of livestreamers curated and followed during the May 18 – May 20 NATO and other related events in Chicago. Livestreamers may or may have not archived their videos on their respected hosting services.
A pool of creative commons licensed photos of Chicago & NATO-related events around the city.
A comprehensive list of NATO-related events that took place around Chicago - official and community.
The Nanoscience High-Performance Computing Facility at Argonne National Laboratory (Image: ANL CC by/sa)
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.
Tomorrow is a big day for the Workshop. It is with great pride that we will present to the world the online version of our media guide – Getting On Air, Online, and Into Print.
Robert Feder announced the news on his blog today, calling it, “[a] gold mine for anyone with a story to pitch.”
Screen Shot of the Workshop's Online Media Guide
We put a lot of ourselves into creating the online media guide for you, and though we will still have the print version available, we hope you’ll check in tomorrow to explore this new tool and see why we’re so proud of it!
The panelists for “How Weblogs are Transforming the Media Landscape,” at the Community Media Workshop’s Making Media Connections conference: (left to right) Andrew Huff (Gaper’s Block), Barbara Iverson (moderator, Columbia College Chicago) and Eric Zorn (Chicago Tribune). (Photo by Jason Pettus on Flickr.com)
The web has made it easier for us to get our stories out, but what about our events? Most journalists will admit that covering a nonprofit event such as a fundraiser won’t make the headlines unless you have some untouchable “newsworthy” guest or if you are savvy enough to bridge the event to current breaking news features.
But what most people don’t know is that news sites often have “community calendars” where users can submit their own events or tips to be published on their site and in some cases featured in the day’s news broadcast or news publication. Read the rest of this entry »
There’s many ways to contact news outlets about news they can use. One way is through news outlets’ websites. Submit press releases and media alerts to Chicago and other Midwest news outlets using the links below. A word of advice: Be selective when choosing news outlets to send your news too. Consider the geographic area the outlets cover and the readership/viewers they serve. Consider publications’ frequency. Will your news be timely by the time it might be published?
Chicago-area Outlets
• ABC Television
WLS-TV (ABC7-Chicago) does not accept press releases via email. All documents should be faxed to (312) 899-8019. For a directory of links for ABC New’s various national programs click here.
• American Bar Association Journal
All press releases should be emailed to releases@abanet.org.
• CBS Television
WBBM-FM (CBS2-Chicago) accepts press releases on its Web site. This page should be used to contact all national programs. Read the rest of this entry »
