Illinois News Network has changed its name to The Center Square, according to RobertFeder.com.
“Illinois News Network, which provides coverage of state and regional issues to media outlets across Illinois, has changed its name to The Center Square. The rebranding is intended to stake out a nonpartisan centrist position. But it also can be seen as a break from the organization’s controversial past ties to the Illinois Policy Institute. Since 2017 INN has been owned by the nonprofit Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity. “For each of us associated with this project, our name serves as a reminder that we’re working with the highest journalistic ethics and precision in mind,” said Chris Krug, president of the Franklin News Foundation.”
Tip of the Week
A Tool To See What Media Is Covering
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You can use Media Cloud to search the text published by news outlets to see what they’re covering. Sunne says “There’s a LOT of claims out there about “the media covers this, the media is ignoring that,” and it bugs me to no end that there’s a tool out there that actually measures that, and no one uses it.”
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