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Film, Small Screen Sep 24, 2020
Video
We love TV: PEN15

Two television addicts talk about the all-too-relatable middle school cringe comedy.
- By Rima Parikh and Brianna Wellen
- Tags: Small Screen, PEN15, Hulu, Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, AIM, AOL, middle school, theater kids, witchcraft, Video

Best of Chicago, City Life Jun 25, 2014
Critics' Picks
Best Reappearing Act

EveryBlock Chicago
- By Aimee Levitt
- Tags: City Life, Best of Chicago 2014, Everyblock, everyblock.com, hyperlocal news, Adrian Holovaty, Knight Foundation, AOL, Patch, MSNBC, Comcast, Critics' Picks

Blogs, Bleader Dec 26, 2013
On the restless currents of hyperlocal journalism, EveryBlock returns as Patch goes

Monetization and hyperlocal journalism just don't seem to go together.
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Media, News, Patch, AOL, EveryBlock, NBC News, Comcast, MSNBC, Lincoln Restaurant, Lincoln Lodge, Chicago Grid, Adrian Holovaty, Sofia Resnick, Tim Armstrong, David Carr, New York Times

News & Politics, Our Town May 18, 2011
So you make a few dollars. StubHub makes a few dollars. Should Chicago get to wet its beak?
- By Sarah Louise Klose
- Tags: Our Town, ticket brokers, scalpers, StubHub, online retail, eBay, Illinois Supreme Court, City of Chicago, NetChoice, AOL, eBay, Expedia.com, Overstock.com, Electronic Retailing Association

News & Politics, Media Nov 18, 2010
Life in the Patch

Is AOL's hyperlocal news network an evil slave empire or a boon to hungry journalists?
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Media, Tim Armstrong, AOL, Patch, patch evil, Lake Effect News, Southland Savvy, Lorraine Swanson, News-Star, Dennis Robaugh, SouthtownStar, Oak Lawn Patch, Sherry Skalko, Sara Fay, Medill, Janine Iamunno, Chris "Topher" Gray, Chris Gray, Sofia Resnick

Blogs, Bleader May 21, 2010
Maddow vs. Paul

Rand Paul loses the first round, takes the second against Rachel Maddow.
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Media, News Bites, Rachel Maddow, Rand Paul, MSNBC, 1964 Civil Rights Act, Steve Pendlebury, AOL, Jim Crow, Susan Davis, Wall Street Journal

Blogs, Bleader Dec 8, 2009
Mariotti Liked the Trib Yesterday — Today Not So Much

Jay Mariotti says he doesn't want to work for the "creeps" at the Chicago Tribune.
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Media, Sports, News Bites, Jay Mariotti, Ed Sherman, Philip Hersh, Mike Kellams, Rick Morrissey, AOL, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Michael Jordan, ESPN, International Olympic Committee, Scott Ridge

Blogs, Bleader Dec 7, 2009
What about Mariotti?

Jay Mariotti not likely to succeed Rick Morrissey as a Chicago Tribune sports columnist
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Media, Sports, News Bites, Rick Morrissey, Jay Mariotti, Mike Kellams, Philip Hersh, AOL, Chicago Tribune, USA Today, Ottavio Cinquanta, Richard Pound, Peter Tallberg, Scott Ridge, International Olympic Committee, President Obama

Blogs, Bleader Jul 1, 2009
Make extra money in your spare time -- though not a lot

Here's what the Chicago Tribune's paying its Chicago Now bloggers.
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: News, Media, News Bites, Chicago Tribune, Jay Mariotti, Bill Adee, Chicago Now, AOL

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