The idea behind the need for alternative media is that the alternative is supposed to be better than the regular. In Chicago when it comes to crime reporting, which is all the rage now, nobody does more of it than the Crime in Wriglyville and Boystown Blogish thing now going by CWB Chicago. If you Read more about Alternative Media – Same Bad Reporting[…]
The reason we have journalists is to provide well rounded context to government data so the public is in a better position to assess the quality of the services provided by our government agencies. Katy Smyser’s recent post titled “NBC 5 Investigates Tracked 110 Carjacking in Chicago Over the First 7 Weeks of 2020” for Read more about NBC 5’s Pretty Carjacking Report[…]
A northside blog use of bad data analysis underscores the need for a more authoritative entity to analyze gun violence data holistically and release reports as these blogs are failing Chicago’s communities badly.
It is nearly impossible for the CPD to institute changes to their practices if the media doesn’t change their exploitative reporting practices. The federal civil rights investigation of the Chicago Police Department provides a moment in time to make real change to the deep-rooted problems that have plagued policing in Chicago for over a hundred Read more about Media Practices Must Change with Chicago Police Practices[…]
Isn’t the definition of insanity repeating the same actions and expecting different results? If so, then the Chicago media sure is insane. Check my reasoning: Every year, following a spike in violence, the media goes crazy with coverage demanding action to stop these crimes from happening again. They also demonize, rightly and wrongly, street gangs Read more about Gangs: Television Coverage, Violence, and the new RICO law[…]
The major problem with the crime statistics for the last couple decades in Chicago is that they have been used as tools – by both the police department and the media – to manipulate the public. Neither has used the statistics responsibly, and over the last several years we have seen an unprecedented misuse of Read more about Change in Government Must Include Change in Media Practices[…]
On Wednesday May 5th Chuck Goudie from ABC 7 News did his absolute best to use hyperbolic reporting and an extremely poor use of statistics to lend support to a recent call for the National Guard. (You can view the report below.) I will take the time Goudie didn’t to show you how the numbers Read more about Reporting as the “carnage and mayhem”[…]
In thinking about the Cohen story, I am wondering who prompted the media to write about it the day after the elections. This seems to be the work of the Republican Party in Illinois, and to tell you the truth I do not blame them. I am sure that the Republicans are very happy that Read more about Cohen & Reporting on Domestic Violence[…]
In thinking about the Cohen story, I am wondering who prompted the media to write about it the day after the elections. This seems to be the work of the Republican Party in Illinois, and to tell you the truth I do not blame them. I am sure that the Republicans are very happy that Read more about Cohen & Reporting on Domestic Violence[…]
When any single agency within the criminal justice system fails us, it is important that we look to assign responsibility beyond the confines of that single agency. Why? Because there is a dialectical relationship between every agency. There is little doubt that the quality of work of the Office of Emergency Management and Communications (the Read more about Most Reprehensible Aspect Uncovered by MGT Fervor[…]