{"id":1834,"date":"2011-02-09T18:19:40","date_gmt":"2011-02-09T18:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.library.depaul.press\/full-text\/?p=1834"},"modified":"2015-10-28T18:20:08","modified_gmt":"2015-10-28T18:20:08","slug":"stay-on-top-of-chicago-politics-with-early-often","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.library.depaul.press\/full-text\/2011\/02\/09\/stay-on-top-of-chicago-politics-with-early-often\/","title":{"rendered":"Stay on Top of Chicago Politics with Early & Often"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chicago is in the national spotlight during this year’s\u00a0historic mayoral election.\u00a0 Whether you’re a “news junkie” or feel left in the dark while others discuss politics, Early and Often<\/a>, a recent online subscription provided by the DePaul Library, is just the source for you.\u00a0Early and Often<\/a> will provide you with detailed and timely\u00a0news\u00a0reports on the upcom<\/span>ing election from esteemed local journalists. Political Science professor, Zachary Cook, recommends this impressive service, “particularly in an era where our local news appears now to be All Rahm, All The Time, and the news window for covering important local and ward politics seems to be ever shrinking.” Cook points out that Early and Often<\/a> may be the wave of the future, when quality news will be generated by established journalists “working their local beats and contacts, and providing a wealth of detail that the local newspapers and TV stations just do not think is cost-effective to cover anymore.” He sees Early & Often<\/a> as a way to heighten student interest in classes focused on local politics, campaigns and elections, Chicago, urban politics, public policy, economics, or sociology.<\/p>\n

Early & Often<\/a> was put to immediate use during the holiday break by eight journalism students participating in an Experiential Learning class taught by Mike Conklin, journalist-in-residence in the College of Communication.\u00a0 For the project, Conklin’s students report on the political process culminating in the historic election on February 22, with the new library resource serving as a valuable tool for tracking campaign developments.\u00a0 The\u00a0project emanated from a\u00a0fall quarter\u00a0class in political reporting, when Conklin’s students covered events and issues leading to the general election last November 2. Graduate student James Mazurek created www.depolitics1011.com<\/a> as a showcase for their work. Six students from that class, plus two others, then became part of a subsequent initiative covering the City Hall campaigns for the site. Part of this effort will include organizing a February 9 panel with key election insiders. How do the students feel about Early & Often<\/a>? Before Conklin could get word to them of the library’s\u00a0subscription,\u00a0several had already e-mailed\u00a0him that it was now available through the library.<\/p>\n

*Originally published 1\/6\/11<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chicago is in the national spotlight during this year’s\u00a0historic mayoral election.\u00a0 Whether you’re a “news junkie” or feel left in the dark while others discuss politics, Early and Often, a recent online subscription provided by the DePaul Library, is just the source for you.\u00a0Early and Often will provide you with detailed and timely\u00a0news\u00a0reports on the <\/p>\n

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