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The Economic Damage of Social Media “Internships”
Thanks to an improving economy, with the new year have come a bevy of new job openings for graduating collegians. Unfortunately, opportunities in the social media industry (and yes, by now that’s what...
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Are Unpaid Social Media Internships Legal?
I laughed out loud for real when Todd Allen, author of the Drew Peterson-themed satirical graphic comic, Division and Rush, sent me the following link. It’s an April article from the New York Times...
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“The archives will remain online”: The Troubling History of Geoff Dougherty
UPDATE 2/1/11: Welcome to readers from Robert Feder’s TOC Blog. Six months ago in this post I suggested that Geoff Dougherty being hired by the Chicago Reader reflected a total lack of bothering to...
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Chicago Blogosphere, Heal Thyself…Not
Last month, Wells Park Bulldog editor Patrick Boylan and I were interviewed on WLUW’s indie Outside the Loop Radio, talking up the idea for a community blogger ad network in Chicago (hear OTL episode...
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2010 Knight News Challenge Deadline December 1st
The deadline for this year’s round of Knight News Challenge grants is December 1st. Managed locally by the Chicago Community Trust, last year’s round of grants, though controversial for some...
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Illinois to Disabled: Quality of Life Is Elsewhere
This month, the Chicago Community Trust‘s Persons with Disabilities Forum announced surprising findings regarding the quality of life the disabled can expect to enjoy in Illinois. In short: not much....
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Your Next Awesome Community Manager
Friday was my last day at the National MS Society, Greater Illinois Chapter. With the end of a challenging fiscal year came the end of my time there, as well as an ending for other staff during...
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BREAKING: Chitown Daily News Shutting Down
This content originally appeared on my former Chicagosphere online-media blog, hosted on the Chicago Tribune‘s ChicagoNow network. [UPDATED: 3:44PM] As initially reported on Gapers Block, the Windy...
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Chicago Online News: The Best of What’s Left
This content originally appeared on my former Chicagosphere online-media blog, hosted on the Chicago Tribune‘s ChicagoNow network. Last week’s sudden shut-down of Chitown Daily News means one fewer...
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Vivian Vahlberg Vs. The Usual Suspects: Why the “Community News Matters”...
This content originally appeared on my former Chicagosphere online-media blog, hosted on the Chicago Tribune‘s ChicagoNow network. Yesterday, I asked why the Chicago Community Trust’s recently...
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