Recent content by Chicago Dog

An update on a confrontation between Jay Levine of CBS 2 Chicago and hack "journalist" William Kelly on Columbus Day. The full article, including video of the incident, can be found here. The video was "highly edited." Chicago Radio and Media offers up some interesting facts about Mr. Kelly.

CNN.com had a "Quick Vote" a little over a week ago. I thought the results of one specific subject were interesting:

Panasonic has developed a 152" HDTV.

I write this as a warning to my friends and colleagues working in Chicago. Two months ago, an individual started a thread claiming he was interested in putting together a "Chicago B-Roll Night." He claims to be a freelancer in Chicago. Having never heard of this individual in the realm of...

The city of Philadelphia thinks so: More here.

Quality versus Quantity: Demand Media, a company known for paying a small army of freelance producers on-the-cheap for articles and videos, hasn't turned a profit in its four years of operation. From the article "Unprofitable Demand Media files for IPO": Are companies finally realizing that...

Travel Channel has pulled the plug on Travel Channel Academy. There's very little explanation, but you can read it here.

FHIZ2Jl2vuQ This is the first time I've ever seen a Canadian get this loud.

And the response? See the story here.

Kwame Kilpatrick indicted on 19 federal charges. Some of you may remember this Kilpatrick jackass from a thread that surfaced about three years ago, when he ripped a mic out of a reporter's hand and threw it down a hallway.

WLS' chopper was over the Blackhawks parade route this past Friday shooting the caravan of double-decker buses carrying the players and the Stanley Cup. A number of friends covering the event said fans broke down the barriers as the bus passed by and chased the bus. Police, some of which were...

I received an ad in the mail today for Comcast's 4G mobile USB unit. Anyone ever tried it? They're advertising a $40/month subscription.

As of late, nightteamnews started a number of threads asking members of this forum some very good questions. It got me wondering: how many stringers do we have on this forum? I thought I'd encourage other stringers to follow nightteamnews' lead. This forum is an educational tool; ask away!

I think newspapers are going to get a very rare second chance to learn from their internet-based mistakes. The Wall Street Journal is offering iPad users a $17.29/month subscription.

I just can't come up with the words for this iReport from CNN.com's frontpage. I didn't know it was possible for citizen journalism to make even a roller coaster ride boring and unwatchable! The comments at the bottom of the page are more entertaining than the video itself.