Owen Youngman


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.


Ashtabula Star-Beacon, April 28, 2005 Fourth in a Series: “Star-Beacon Old School” My guidance counselor gave me a chore, my statistics-keeping got me a chance, but ultimately my voice provided me a lot of the stories. No, not “voice” as in writing style.  “Voice” as in speaking voice.  Eventually, I think I […]

How I discovered my ‘voice’


Chicago Tribune, November 5, 2004 Every four years, by journalistic if not political tradition, the presidential election must be accompanied by a “revolution.” So what transformed politics this time around? The rise of the Web log, or blog. – “The revolution will be posted,” New York Times, Nov. 2, 2004 […]

Bloggers’ dilemma: Speed vs. accuracy