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Blogger Busted: Free Speech Goes on Trial in Central Illinoisnew

Scott Humphrey, a 57-year-old man from Springfield, Ill., faces four criminal misdemeanor charges for two specific online statements that he made on a political blog. Sources say civil suits and criminal charges will increasingly be used to stop speech on the internet.
Illinois Times  |  Amanda Robert  |  10-15-2009  |  Media

Things I've Learned: Journalism Will Survive the Passing of Some Newspapersnew

What I believed as a kid, when I was noodling around on the dial of an old radio, is still true today: People are intensely interested in what's happening at home, but they're hungry to know about the bigger world around them. Journalism that feeds that need will never die.
Illinois Times  |  Roland Klose  |  07-31-2008  |  Media

Obama's Appearance at UNITY Highlights What's Wrong with the Medianew

Most shocking was UNITY's eager complicity in allowing CNN and Time -- both owned by Time Warner -- to force the 10,000-member journalist alliance to bend to their will. Unfortunately, suppression of a free and unfettered press didn't stop with powering off the recorders in the McCormick Place ballroom.
Illinois Times  |  R.L. Nave  |  07-31-2008  |  Media

At the Crossroadsnew

AltWeeklies Award - Photography
Illinois Times  |  Michael Brown  |  04-21-2008  |  Media

Why Andy Won't Dienew

AltWeeklies Award - Feature Story
Illinois Times  |  Dusty Rhodes  |  04-21-2008  |  Media

"Bad Boys," "One for the Books," "The Natural"new

AltWeeklies Award - Column
Illinois Times  |  Dusty Rhodes  |  04-21-2008  |  Media

Exodus at the State Journal-Registernew

Top editors and publishers bail after GateHouse acquires Illinois dailies.
Illinois Times  |  R.L. Nave  |  12-06-2007  |  Media

The State of the State Journal-Registernew

Industry-wide trends catch up to Illinois' oldest newspaper.
Illinois Times  |  R.L. Nave  |  11-15-2007  |  Media

News On the Cheapnew

Ex-TV reporters cite demand for quantity over quality.
Illinois Times  |  Amanda Robert  |  11-15-2007  |  Media

Deal or No Deal for GateHouse Medianew

Springfield, Ill., daily offers buyouts while its parent company launches contest to boost profits.
Illinois Times  |  R.L. Nave  |  10-18-2007  |  Media

Durbin Presses for Investigation into Brad Will's Murdernew

The senator from Illinois has written to the State Department, asking that they formally investigate last year's killing of the independent journalist in Mexico.
Illinois Times  |  R.L. Nave  |  08-16-2007  |  Media

Dead Man Talks About Journalismnew

Most news organizations today are gripped by fear; if they’re not cutting back, they’re selling out.
Illinois Times  |  Roland Klose  |  08-02-2007  |  Media

Two Judges Quit Project Censored to Protest 9/11 Storynew

Chances are the resignation won't be included in the organization's next list of overlooked news stories, but rest assured -- there's no conspiracy afoot.
Illinois Times  |  C.D. Stelzer  |  06-28-2007  |  Media

Alt-Weeklies at 30, Devoted to Journalismnew

Progressive Portland, Ore., hosts healthy, and growing, alternatives.
Illinois Times  |  Fletcher Farrar  |  06-21-2007  |  Media

Paper Cutsnew

Heads roll at Gatehouse Media's Springfield, Ill., daily.
Illinois Times  |  R.L. Nave  |  05-22-2007  |  Media

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