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·Jun 3, 2020

A new day / White guys, black hats / Journalists in jeopardy

[This is just a test of Medium’s new newsletter functionality; re-posting today’s regular edition of Chicago Public Square. Sign up for the real thing here.] A new day. After days of violence and months of pandemic lockdowns, downtown Chicago is much closer to open today. ■ Offices can reopen — within…

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A new day / White guys, black hats / Journalists in jeopardy
A new day / White guys, black hats / Journalists in jeopardy

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Jan 17, 2020

Chicago Public Square: A quiet place / Banking on Warren / March in January

Be first to see this daily news roundup free in your email. Sign up (did we mention free?) here. A quiet place. The Sun-Times’ Lynn Sweet reflects on the start of the impeachment trial for President Trump: “The first thing I noticed when I took a seat … was the quiet.” ■ Draconian Senate rules effectively keep reporters from talking to senators during the trial. ■ Trump’s defense team includes veterans…

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Chicago Public Square: A quiet place / Banking on Warren / March in January
Chicago Public Square: A quiet place / Banking on Warren / March in January

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Jan 16, 2020

Chicago Public Square: Pivotal moment / What Warren said / Apple recall

Get Chicago Public Square first by signing up for free email delivery. Pivotal moment. Politico’s Shia Kapos says Mayor Lightfoot’s lecture on inclusiveness to the City Council yesterday “may be remembered for changing the course of how aldermen do business.” ■ Tens of thousands have viewed the speech on Twitter. ■ Indicted Chicago Ald. …

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Chicago Public Square: Pivotal moment / What Warren said / Apple recall
Chicago Public Square: Pivotal moment / What Warren said / Apple recall

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Jan 15, 2020

‘Jaw-dropping’ / State Street facelift? / Radio bloodbath

If you’re not getting my almost-three-year-old Chicago Public Square, the award-winning daily email news briefing Chicago Readers have dubbed Chicago’s best blog, you should sign up (free!) now. Here’s today’s … ‘Jaw-dropping.’ Poynter media critic Tom Jones analyzes a CNN moderator’s misstep in last night’s presidential debate — a question…

Politics

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‘Jaw-dropping’ / State Street facelift? / Radio bloodbath
‘Jaw-dropping’ / State Street facelift? / Radio bloodbath
Politics

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Apr 17, 2017

In the job hunt, it’s as much about next time as it is about this time

In a search today for something I didn’t find, I came across a 40-year-old letter that illustrates a principle students and job-seekers of all ages should bear in mind: When you apply for a job, the experience may be not so much about the job open right now as it…

Job Hunting

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In the job hunt, it’s as much about next time as it is about this time
In the job hunt, it’s as much about next time as it is about this time
Job Hunting

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Mar 13, 2017

The secret origin of Chicago Public Square

Late in January, shortly after President Trump’s inauguration, I received a Facebook note from a working mother I’ve known since she was in high school: “Every time I looked at Facebook or Twitter today, terrible things were happening in our government. Is there any news source that is keeping track…

2016 Election

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2016 Election

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Feb 18, 2017

Thank you, President Trump.

In my more than four decades as a journalist, this never happened to me. Until tonight. I was talking with friends at Chicago’s legendary Billy Goat Tavern about journalism’s mission. The Goat’s a tourist attraction most famous for its inspiration of a Saturday Night Live skit; by virtue of its…

Donald Trump

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Donald Trump

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Feb 10, 2017

To a friend who says I’ve abandoned ‘responsible journalism’

In an online discussion of the Trump presidency, a Facebook friend yesterday echoed what a few others have suggested: That because I dared criticize the president or his followers, I “threw unbiased journalism out with the bathwater.” “I was still under the impression,” she continued, “that you were giving the…

Journalism

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To a friend who says I’ve abandoned ‘responsible journalism’
To a friend who says I’ve abandoned ‘responsible journalism’
Journalism

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Jan 5, 2017

Practicing what I preach

As I’ve been telling anyone who asks (and several who haven’t): Email rules. It’s a direct line from you to your fans (customers, followers, sympathizers, whatever). No Facebook or Twitter algorithms can break it. You control it. And it provides quick and invaluable audience insights. So it’s about time I…

Email Marketing

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Practicing what I preach
Practicing what I preach
Email Marketing

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Dec 30, 2016

What I hope

My friend Pete Crozier has launched a remarkably simple website, WeHope.us: “Not asking for money or donations; no contributions other than your hopes and a click of your mouse.” It’s just a curated list of dozens of submissions from “fathers and mothers, sons and daughters, aunts and uncles, grandparents and…

Politics

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What I hope
What I hope
Politics

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Charlie Meyerson

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