{"id":14652,"date":"2017-06-20T13:45:46","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T18:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=14652"},"modified":"2017-06-20T15:34:29","modified_gmt":"2017-06-20T20:34:29","slug":"robservations-robin-amer-launch-city-podcast-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2017\/06\/20\/robservations-robin-amer-launch-city-podcast-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Robservations: Robin Amer to launch investigative podcast series on \u2018The City\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/a> Robin Amer (Photo: Alissa Pagels)<\/p><\/div>\n

Robservations on the media beat:<\/p>\n

Robin Amer,<\/strong> a stellar investigative journalist and former deputy editor of the Chicago Reader,<\/a> has joined Gannett\u2019s USA Today Network <\/a>to launch \u201cThe City,\u201d an ambitious podcast series examining how cities really work. Debuting in 2018, the first season will focus on Chicago. \u201cIt\u2019s clear that there is an investment in podcasting as a news medium, and I\u2019m excited to start working with local journalists at publications across the country,\u201d she said in a statement. \u201cThese writers are deeply rooted in their communities and have a strong grasp of the core issues and struggles America\u2019s cities and citizens face.\u201d Before joining the Reader in 2015, Amer was a reporter\/producer for Chicago Public Media WBEZ FM 91.5 and a contributor to DNAInfo\/Chicago.<\/p>\n

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Duaa Eldeib<\/p><\/div>\n

Two more Chicago reporters were hired this week at ProPublica Illinois,<\/a> the independent, nonprofit investigative news startup. Latest additions to the staff being assembled by editor-in-chief Louise Kiernan<\/strong> are Duaa Eldeib,<\/strong> investigative reporter at the Chicago Tribune and former reporter for the Daily Southtown, and Melissa Sanchez,<\/strong> who most recently wrote for The Chicago Reporter and Catalyst Chicago. Starting later this year, ProPublica Illinois will publish stories online and partner with other news organizations.<\/p>\n

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Rickey Hendon<\/p><\/div>\n

Rickey \u201cHollywood\u201d Hendon,<\/strong> the former Illinois state senator and Chicago alderman, is going from being a guest to a host on WCPT AM 820, <\/a>the Newsweb Radio progressive talk station. Starting July 9, he\u2019ll host his own time-brokered show from 1 to 2 p.m. Sundays. \u201cWho says dreams don't come true?\u201d he told Facebook <\/a>friends. \u201cWE GONNA HAVE FUN with The COOLEST SHOW ON THE RADIO.\u201d In 2011 Hendon resigned after 18 years in the Illinois legislature. He wrote a book about the perils of political office titled Backstabbers.<\/em> Said Charley Gross,<\/strong> president of Newsweb Radio: \u201cWe are thrilled to have him.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Mike Fourcher<\/p><\/div>\n

Mike Fourcher,<\/strong> publisher of The Daily Line, <\/a>is expanding his enterprise of insider newsletters on government and politics. Starting July 17, he\u2019ll publish The Springfield Daily Line, focusing exclusively on state government. \u201cOur plan is [to] unearth detail uninteresting to the regular citizen, but critical to those who know how can government turn on the little things,\u201d said Fourcher, who started the Chicago-based Daily Line (originally called Aldertrack) in 2015. Rae Hodge,<\/strong> former Associated Press reporter, will lead the new Springfield bureau. Prelaunch subscribers save 10 percent off the hefty $395 annual rate.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Robservations on the media beat: Robin Amer, a stellar investigative journalist and former deputy editor of the Chicago Reader, has joined Gannett\u2019s USA Today Network to launch \u201cThe City,\u201d an ambitious podcast series examining how cities really work. Debuting in 2018, the first season will focus on Chicago. \u201cIt\u2019s clear that there is an investment... Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14652"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14652"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14652\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14662,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14652\/revisions\/14662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}