Comments on: The Past Imperfect of ChicagoNow

By: DAVID & GOLIATH, 2.0 « Baileymp's Blog

DAVID & GOLIATH, 2.0 « Baileymp's Blog — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 16:10:54 +0000

[...] Chicago Now has received some negative press. They have been criticized for paying their writers meager amounts, and for lacking innovation and [...]

By: ChicagoNow You See It, Now You Don’t | CHICAGO CARLESS

ChicagoNow You See It, Now You Don’t | CHICAGO CARLESS — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 11:04:40 +0000

[...] posts. (And if you’ve been with me awhile, as you might imagine I’m letting go of past criticisms because it’s just not my job to try and “fix” ChicagoNow, and I’ve made my [...]

By: On Honey, Vinegar & Bees (A Blogger's Midlife Crisis) | outside.in blog

On Honey, Vinegar & Bees (A Blogger's Midlife Crisis) | outside.in blog — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:50:28 +0000

[...] just as many enemies as he has friends in the last 5 years. One example of this can be seen in a blog post he wrote after choosing to leave the blog network ChicagoNow. The post got him plenty of attention, and not all of it was positive, Mike admits: My criticisms [...]

By: Alojamiento

Alojamiento — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:01:50 +0000

Same here. Their web design practically killed them.

By: Happy Anniversary: Five Years of Chicago Carless | CHICAGO CARLESS

Happy Anniversary: Five Years of Chicago Carless | CHICAGO CARLESS — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:29:23 +0000

[...] The Past Imperfect of ChicagoNow You can’t run a 21st-century blog network at the speed of a 19th-century newspaper. I wish someone would tell the Chicago Tribune. Here’s how institutional lethargy, inadequate tools, inscrutable navigation, and newsroom pushback make it hard to be a successful ChicagoNow blogger. (This post has now officially become the top-rated Windy Citizen story of all time.) [...]

By: The Status Quo Vs. The Local Local Blogger | CHICAGO CARLESS

The Status Quo Vs. The Local Local Blogger | CHICAGO CARLESS — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:10:39 +0000

[...] a blogging gig at Tribune Media Group’s ChicagoNow, and caused a firestorm of controversy by going public about the concerns I had as a former blogger there. Even among those who agreed with my reasons for leaving, many in the [...]

By: Battle for Hyper Local News and Revenue | Mel Taylor Media

Battle for Hyper Local News and Revenue | Mel Taylor Media — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:17:03 +0000

[...] efforts from Tribune showed promise, but stumbled. Read why a local blogger pulled out of ChicagoNow [...]