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 a story about a disappearing verb at the Washington Post ("spike") evokes thoughts of quirky, disappearing verbiage at the Chicago Tribune ("Muskox." "Conway.")
In which we review the Printers Row Lit Fest "technology panel," with links to a video replay, new examples of the topic's currency, and more musing about what's going on inside our heads.