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.
In which 15 Medill graduate journalism students begin unlocking the future of hyperlocal news, technology, content, and advertising at their blog, localfourth.com.
In which coverage of executive-suite turmoil at Tribune Tower leads me on a brief sojourn into the land of the punditocracy. I believe I returned with my shield, not on it, but your mileage may vary.
In which a story about a disappearing verb at the Washington Post ("spike") evokes thoughts of quirky, disappearing verbiage at the Chicago Tribune ("Muskox." "Conway.")