The Chicago Tribune enters cyberspace (PBS)


November, 1997:  The Chicago Tribune has been one of the first newspapers to fully embrace the use of the Internet. But the paper’s advertising revenue has been threatened by specialty Web sites and the technology giant Microsoft. (Video no longer available, link below is to the transcript, available through the Internet Wayback Machine.)

Online NewsHour: The Chicago Tribune Enters Cyberspace — November 28, 1997


About Owen Youngman

Professor Emeritus of Journalism and formerly Knight Chair in Digital Media Strategy, Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University. Formerly senior vice president/strategy and development and director of interactive media, Chicago Tribune.