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 »

Check out Thom Clark on Live from the Heartland (Part 1)

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2 to 3:15 p.m. CST, Tuesday, February 9
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With: Tamar Charney, program director, Michigan Radio; Steve Edwards, acting program director, Chicago Public Radio; Jerome Vaughn, news director, Detroit Public Radio; Bill Wheelhouse, general manager WUIS-Springfield. Moderator: Thom Clark, Community Media Workshop

Media changes are pushing public listener-supported radio to the forefront of how Americans get their news in many communities. In this conversation, four leaders from two states share views on their stations’ changing goals and roles and how they envision local nonprofits as partners and audience members.

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