It's been an exciting summer for online Chicago news as the Chicago Tribune launches ChicagoNow blogs and Everyblock.com is bought by MSNBC. Northwestern University's Kristian Hammond joins us for an update on local online news.
Guest:
- Kristian Hammond - Northwestern University
- Chicago Everyblock site
- New York Times: 'Hyperlocal' web sites deliver news without newspapers (04/12/09)
- ChicagoTechNews.com: Adrian Holovaty and Everyblock's Possible Future (01/27/09)
- Crain's Chicago Business: Printed Blog pulls the plug (07/07/09)
- How ChicagoNow got started
- Founder's blog at ThePrintedBlog.com