FelixSalmon.com (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
File under “events which don't happen every day”: Gawker describing a newspaper article as being “ real journalism” (their emphasis) and “what news alarmists say will be missing if and when we lose newspapers”. But the fact is that the article in question, an investigation into Chicago parking-meter revenues by Dan Mihalopoulos , is contentious, one-sided,...
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
... former Tribune folks, managed to poach a few other Tribune writers, including City Hall reporter Dan Mihalopoulos. In the words of Gawker , " New York Times Hires Gang Who Killed Chicago Tribune to Kill Tribune .” However, Gawker also insists that "The Times has always had a very good foothold in Chicago because there is no local alternative for the sort of people who read...
Valleywag (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
... to produce anymore. It debuted today, so lets have a look.The lead story, by former Trib reporter Dan Mihalopoulos, is : Internal documents from the company that the city of Chicago sold its parking meter business to last year show that it is making boatloads of money, and that the city would have done better just to keep the meters for itself. Bravo! Now for the rest:, where we learn that...
Everyday Ethics (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Press release CHICAGO -- The Chicago News Cooperative (CNC) Wednesday announced that the Chicago Tribune's leading City Hall reporter has joined the staff of the new multi-platform news venture that will offer public service reporting about Chicago for the New York Times, the city's public television station and on the Internet. Dan Mihalopoulos, who has covered City Hall for the Tribune since...
Clout St (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Posted by Dan Mihalopoulos at 12:32 p.m.; updated at 7:58 p.m. Business leaders today came out against Mayor Richard Daley's idea to cut funding for the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau.The convention bureau stands to lose as much as $1.5...
Clout St (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Posted by Dan Mihalopoulos, Hal Dardick and John Byrne at 5 a.m.; last updated at 12:41 p.m. Mayor Richard Daley today proposed a 2010 budget that would hold the line on taxes and fees but dip deep into the reserve...
