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‘Afternoon Shift’ #229: The crime beat
We look at how media covers, tracks and reports on crime in Chicago. Plus Scott Smith & Ernest Wilkins help us unpack President Obama’s gun-control proposals and other stories buzzing around the inter-webs. And the ‘Curious City’ gang and songbirds Jamie O’Reilly and Michael Smith stop by.
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Scott Smith, account director at Social@Ogilvy and the RedEye’s Ernest Wilkins are our guides through the day’s news. They’ll discuss President Obama’s gun-control proposals, Scientology and The Atlantic and Facebook’s new search tool. Plus, WBEZ blogger Jim DeRogatis stops by with updates on the Congress Theater and stuff Chief Keef don’t like (rhymes with jail time).
Me. @ErnestWilkins. Kogan. 2pm on @wbez for #AfternoonShift. The best hour of radio you will hear all week. (Offer not valid on Wednesdays)Scott Smith
Congress Theater hearing: Undercover cop tells of drug investigation interrupted by a fight at a Chief Keef show: http://tinyurl.com/aa8vubfJim DeRogatis
Congress Theater hearings http://bit.ly/S2yQ9WJim DeRogatis
#chiefkeef #freesosaBrandi Badaxx
Im baaaaaaaaack!! #300Chief Keef
The Atlantic’s Scientology problem, start to finishAt around noon yesterday, The Atlantic posted an advertorial package for the Church of Scientology. The promotional piece spoke of Scient…
SPONSORED: The Taliban Is A Vibrant And Thriving Political MovementKABUL-2012 proved to be just another in a succession of landmark years for the Taliban, as the influential Islamic fundamentalist organiz…
Facebook announces new search engine called Graph Search: http://oak.ctx.ly/r/1vzuWired
The Curious City kids (everyone’s a “kid” to Rick) are back—and they really dug deep this week. WBEZ’s Susie An and Jen Brandel answer Dr. Linda Rudy’s question: Is construction work a boon for urban archaeologists?
Is construction work a boon for urban archeologists in #Chicago? @wbezcuriouscity investigates http://bit.ly/W73lJYWBEZ
The Chicago Sun-Times announced last weekthat it forged a partnership with Homicide Watch, the Washington-D.C. web sitethat tracks murders, to collaborate on a Chicago site. But they won’t be the onlyshop in town. We take a look at how media is covering Chicago crime withveteran crime reporter Frank Main and DNA info editor Jen Sabella
Murder in Chicago: The Human Toll - DNAinfo.com ChicagoCHICAGO - There’s no way around it - Chicago is America’s reigning murder capital. Last year’s body count - 506 homicides, a 16 percent s…
Long-time Chicago performers Jamie O’Reilly andMichael Smith talk about their careers and their new show Songs of a Catholic Childhood.
Songs of a Catholic Childhoodheartlandmedia
