Chicago Media News Directory

Chicago Media News can assist people who need to keep up-to-date and PR professionals looking to advertise a client. Offering an expansive directory of top Chicago television stations, newspapers, radio stations and blogs organized by subject to help you find the information you're looking for. Chicago Media News keeps you current and informed a breeze!

The financial outlook for many local news organizations is still undetermined, but Chicago is a leader in the development of innovative ways to gather news that give hope. Press Releases and trains citizens to document public meetings; Northwestern Medill School's Metro Media Lab assists independent Chicago outlets by offering annual cohorts training to conduct research on audiences and strategy and empowering journalists to control the direction they take for their careers.

The majority of the previous Tribune as well as Sun-Times reporters are finding new homes across Chicago's media ecosystem. Sarah Karp of BGA joined with an impressive body of work to her credit -an investigation that led to the conviction of the Chicago Public Schools CEO for fraud and bribery - opening her way to report on the ongoing CTU-CPS contract dispute as well as covering efforts undertaken by the city's halls to ensure COVID-19 safety measures are working as intended.

WBEZ investigative reporter Dave McKinney made headlines when the footage was released by police bodycams in 2020 of an officer's mistaken raid on a woman's residence that left her handcuffed naked. The incident was captured by a surveillance camera in the vicinity that resulted in a heated debate about the tactics of police and the police force policy of the city. Other WBEZ stars include Brandis Friedman from WTTW's Chicago Tonight; Micah Materre from NBC 5 who are former Tribune journalists.

Chicago media outlets continue to deliver outstanding work despite challenges presented by residents in other cities as per the American Journalism Survey. For example, respondents said they were that they were more satisfied with the quality of local news than other cities residents and were more likely to report having a conversation with a journalist, or attending events organized by newspapers or TV stations locally.

But the survey also found that local news organizations have to improve their efforts to engage with their audiences, and how changes in the media landscape will affect public perceptions of their value isn't clear.

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Pub: 20 Sep 2024 01:00 UTC
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