Found this on the ChicagoBloggers email list, might be helpful to some in thinking about getting the word out about their project(s)…
…what and why you write varies across a broad spectrum. If you are interested in writing about neighborhood and community issues and stories for an edited news publication, read on.
I recently got a grant with a colleague from Columbia College Chicago and Geoff Dougherty who runs ChiTown Daily News to develop a community of “citizen journalists” who write about Chicago neighborhoods. There isn’t much money now, but as we grow, who knows?
If you are interested in learning about how to report and write “hyperlocal news” on your neighborhood or your issue or whatever, please mailto:citizenjourno@gmail.com, Barbara Iverson.
If you know someone who has an issue that doesn’t get into the news who would be interested in getting involved as a citizen journalist, pass this along.
I’d like to have a deeper look at their site (after my honeymoon next week!) and think about contacting and partnering with them about Chicago Conservation news. Seems ripe.
