Media
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Feder: Ann Dwyer named editor of Crain's Chicago BusinessJan 16, 2019 12:00 am - Ann Dwyer has been promoted to editor of Crain's Chicago Business, becoming the first woman to lead the editorial staff in the publication's 41-year history. Dwyer, 54, ...
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Hedge fund known for 'milking' newspapers takes aim at Gannett
Jan 15, 2019 12:00 am - A few dozen newspaper employees staged a protest last May outside the New York City office of their owner - the hedge fund Alden Global Capital. Carrying signs that read...
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author, historian headlining Barrington Town-WarmingJan 08, 2019 12:00 am - Barrington's old-time "Town-Warming" program will return next month, headlined by presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin. The Bar...
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NBC Sports Chicago announces multiyear deal with Sox, Bulls, HawksJan 02, 2019 12:00 am - NBC Sports Chicago and the White Sox, Bulls and Blackhawks Wednesday announced a multiyear media rights deal that provides NBC Sports Chicago with exclusive local, multi...
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When Elk Grove was mentioned on ESPN Bahamas Bowl broadcast: We logged itDec 21, 2018 12:00 am - Elk Grove Village and its business marketing campaign promoting the industrial park were exposed to a national audience Friday during ESPN's broadcast of the Makers Want...
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Feder: Media in memoriam — 2018Dec 21, 2018 12:00 am - Gone but not forgotten: Robert Feder takes a look back at Chicago media luminaries who left us in 2018. Read the full list here. ...
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At NPR, an army of temps and a workplace full of anxiety, insecurity
Dec 16, 2018 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Julia Botero was happy to catch on, and determined to stay on, at NPR. After completing an internship at the public broadcasting organization in D.C. in 201...
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Feder: Daily Herald chosen for ProPublica Local Reporting NetworkDec 12, 2018 12:00 am - The Daily Herald has been selected to participate in the ProPublica Local Reporting Network, a program aimed at strengthening investigative journalism at local and regio...
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After 120 years, Paddock family sells stake in Daily Herald to employeesDec 06, 2018 12:00 am - Nearly 120 years after the date Hosea Cornish Paddock bought the newspaper that would become the Daily Herald, his descendants have sold it to employees. The Paddock Pub...
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Feder: NBC 5 hires reporter from MilwaukeeNov 30, 2018 12:00 am - Kate Chappell, a news anchor and reporter from Milwaukee, has been hired by NBC-owned WMAQ-Channel 5, reports Robert Feder. She starts Monday as a reporter and fill-in a...