Chicagotalkingtotheworld’s Neighborhood

Go forth and fill your libraries with media.

Seriously, thanks to everyone for being so amazing and patient. You are the reason I love Vox.

~daisy

Meat-packing-plant

I was struck by the way this study was based on the reporting in North Carolina and how it emhasized the voice of workers. It is a study of the meatpacking industry in Nebraska.

http://neappleseed.org/docs/the_speed_kills_you_ne_appleseed_100709.pdf

So they had a hard job, a brutal job and they paid a price. Happens everyday. Isn't this a work story too?

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/28/sports/football/28football.html?scp=8&sq=football%20and%20dementia&st=cse

I was just told that the Amazon Conduit will be fixed by tomorrow. I will post here as soon as I get word that it's back up and running.

I know this has been frustrating and I am sorry there wasn't more I could do to make it less so. I really appreciate your patience though.

Cheers,

daisy

Here is a massive rally about an important issue and with the backing of the afl-cio and neither Chicago paper covered it. But WBEZ did and gave it prominence on its webpage. I guess the economic hard times are over?

http://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Content.aspx?audioID=37724

Stephen

I was struck by these two stories about the young and the old and the burden the economy has placed on them. To me, this is reporting that points out what is happening and what matters.

The young:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/26/us/26runaway.html?_r=1&th=&adxnnl=1&emc=th&adxnnlx=1256562522-DWW8fZ7lyayfYH2r5DKFFg

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/24/business/economy/24older.html?_r=1

Stephen

Bad news. As many of you have probably noticed, the Amazon Conduit was not fixed in the last week's release. Unfortunately, there was an undetected bug that is preventing the conduit from working.

We are working on this bug fix and hope to have the Conduit back up and running this week.

I will keep you posted.

Thank you for being so patient.

~daisy

Blog Action Day

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Blog Action Day is every October 15th, when blogger are asked to post something about a single issue to show our strength and conviction as an online community. It's a great way to feel connected to the greater good, and the participation of so many bloggers to support the world's leading non-profit organizations is something you can do to help, right now. By blogging today, you're supporting some of the world's leading non-profits and sharing your voice for change.

This year's topic is climate change, and we'd love to read your thoughts on the topic. If you participate, leave us a link to your post in the comments, so we know to check out your post!

Go to www.blogactionday.org to learn more, get a badge for your blog showing your participation, and see some ideas for your post on climate change.

Can't wait to read your posts!

~ daisy

I thought this was a particularly chilling view of what the job market is for college students.  What do you think? Is it this bad?

Stephen

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/11/nyregion/11twins.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=n.r.kleinfield&st=cse

It looks like students are still studying journalism, but what about journalists and what about the thin level of union protection that they have. Here are two stories: