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The ideal person for this job has at least three years’ experience as a story editor (either in print or online) and knows the basics of copyediting and fact-checking. Rookie is a fast-growing but small operation; we work independently and remotely. Applicants should be very comfortable working…
While it’s not that much worse than mainstream media, 90% of Wikipedia’s editors are men. This leads to a general biased worldview as you peruse the site. BUT! Unlike mainstream media, anyone can edit Wikipedia. Deanna Zandt outlines all the reasons you should participate in Wikipedia if you are not a straight, white, man.
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Imagine you’re a pot reporter. Pot as in weed, marijuana, bud. What could possibly go wrong when you cover a drug that is legally contentious but widely tolerated? Center for Investigative Reporting reporter Michael Montgomery finds out the hard way. Watch our new animated video to find out more …
“He’s already preying on a population with limited resources and limited options” -Mikki Kendall aka Angry Black Woman on Kermit Gosnell
“There is a conspiracy in how little the news covers poverty, the results of poverty, and crime being committed against poor women — and these were mostly women of color. It’s interesting that they don’t frame it as that at all” -Molly Adams
Listener JP from Chatham suggested that we cover the case of Kermit Gosnell, an abortion doctor whose clinic operated like something out of a horror movie. It’s hard to say anything about cases like this, host Molly Adams said, because there isn’t much that can be done. JP called in to discuss the issue.
Later in the show, writer Mikki Kendall aka Angry Black Woman joined hosts Molly Adams and Brian Babylon to talk media coverage. With both “conservative” and “liberal” media targeting each other for improper coverage of the issue, the real conversation about poverty and crime might get lost in the shuffle.
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Morning Chooljian: Lauren Chooljian, WBEZ’s morning reporter, fills us in on the stories she’ll be keeping an eye on this week.
Que Extraño, Abuela: Barrel of Monkeys long-running theater collaboration with Chicago Public School students is going to start churning out new plays en español. Molly Brennan, Artistic Director of Barrel, is in studio to talk about the process of putting together their show, which you can catch Mondays at 8pm at the Neo-Futurarium.
Local Hip-Hop: Ike Sav start playing piano when he was five, followed by violin, and soon found out that classical music was not his calling. An original composer, producer, and lyricist, Ike Sav talks with us about launching a music career.
Anti-TV Guide: The Young Turks talk show, hosted by Cenk Uygar, has been on some form televised media since 2005. With Al-Jazeera’s purchase of Current TV, the fate of the show on cable is up in the air, but it is definitely still online. Maggie Dziubek has a guide to the whole TYT media empire.
Morning Stories: WBEZ Reporter Lauren Chooljian is the first person in the building every morning. She brings us the stories that are consuming the Chicago media and her own little world, from the Wells Street Bridge closure and ensuing traffic snarls to a new treatment for HIV in infants.
Anti-TV Guide: Pride and Prejudice has been adapted for the big screen, the small screen, and inspired spin-off books. But now it’s been adapted for YouTube, Twitter, and Tumblr in a trans-media extravaganza that’s been running online for over 90 episodes. Maggie Dziubek, our Anti-TV Guide, has the review.
Is that you? We’re hiring a full-time social media intern to help us out with our general social media adventurelands — Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram and more. Here’s what you need to have (and do):
Qualifications:
-Some past social media experience with a publication or a brand
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We’re recruiting 8 to 10 community-minded folks to participate in Vocalo’s free storytelling workshops. The classes will be taught by multimedia professionals from Chicago Public Media (Vocalo/WBEZ) and will take place at 848 E Grand Ave at Navy Pier, every Saturday from 12-4pm.
Selected participants will come together to identify current events/community issues that impact our communities-at-large. In this season of the workshop, we will produce stories to be pitched to Vocalo shows. We’ll work with this group to craft unique stories for radio and/or digital platforms.
In addition to learning about principles in journalism, audio production, and digital distribution-participants will have the opportunity to have their work featured on Vocalo.org 89.5 FM.
Do you think you have what it takes?
