Karen Kring

Connector, convener, sharer valuing creativity and iced chai lattes. Media strategist, photog, journa, Rotarian. Also at @krkring and @kringgroup.

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Maybe you heard: Columnist Mary Schmich is bidding adieu to the Chicago Tribune. Here's the conversation I had with her last summer about her work and career for #MediaCurious...https://t.co/MOqut9FXDU

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For our latest episode, @KRKring talks to @TheRecordNS editor-in-chief and co-founder @JoeC2319 about the start of The Record North Shore, the advantages of a non-profit business model and his influence on keeping an ice cream shop open.
https://t.co/MSDhV8qsrM

[Simon Sinek @simonsinek]

Filmmaker and former US Ambassador, Nicole Avant and I chatted about the importance of reaching out beyond the divide and showing fellow humans a little respect.

This is… A Bit of Optimism.

Listen at https://t.co/JHvtWOxmnF or anywhere you stream podcasts

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Walgreens, Walmart and Sam’s Club stores in Illinois are offering COVID-19 vaccines without appointments. https://t.co/51ZYxW9w0P

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In this episode of #MediaCurious, @WBEZ's @MikePuenteNews talks about what goes into even the shortest stories, how to get subjects of stories to open up, holding the powerful accountable and how acting improves his radio work. https://t.co/PLpuOETJVL

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What is NU thinking? https://t.co/7AgE8shudX

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Let famed author Ann Patchett read to you on April 28. #voicesofliteracy https://t.co/wraNpJtn0F

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Let famed author Ann Patchett read to you on April 28. #voicesofliteracy https://t.co/pcWq1nntfC

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Such a touching tribute by @Msjournalist #ChicagoTribune and a reminder of how influential educators are.
Column: Remembering Jaime McClendon, a New Trier teacher who broke barriers and showed students a world beyond the North Shore https://t.co/SSZrdHnt0i

[Northwestern University Press @northwesternup]

We're in the throes of dibs season here in the Chicago region! Neighbors claim their shoveled parking spots with old buckets, bags of trash, and LOTS of lawn chairs. Wherever you live, whatever the weather, we're offering a 50% discount on any print book! https://t.co/LiSKRJJUdb

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Staying Alive: Mary Oliver on How Books Saved Her and Why Passion for Work Is the Antidote to Sorrow https://t.co/L7E0fqhF5K via @Pocket

[Sarah Zhang @sarahzhang]

I wrote about something I've thinking about a lot recently:

19th century doctors were themselves obsessed with ventilation. How did we manage to forget that? 1/

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[Deborah Douglas @debofficially]

✨How do we tell the story of belonging?

TODAY 2/23 Join me and ⁦⁦@micheleweldon⁩ ⁦for our @TheOpEdProject⁩ #ExpertTalk: Where We Belong: Writing about Race & Place. #PayWhatYouCan

Register: https://t.co/iXDgYU4p1L

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Chicago area news consumers: ICYMI: @MediaDervish talks about covering the Nov. election, the perspective that goes into her @Suntimes column, why journalists are essential workers and what she might be doing if she’d not pursued journalism. https://t.co/ohVGGyhwVC #mediacurious

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Wednesday, March 10: I’ll be making headshots in #Evanston that afternoon. If you need a new #headshot and want to get ‘er done then, let me know at [email protected]. I’ll only be charging $250 at this shoot.

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Via @NPR Here & Now's @callumborchers talks to the retiring executive editor of the Washington Post, Marty Baron, about retiring, #objectivity and the state of #journalism. https://t.co/R0bNpm6tb8

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Wed, Feb 17, 6 p.m. CST: “The Race Beat: Covering Race and Social Justice Today” featuring @MedillSchool alumni @nytimes' @jeligon, ABC 7 Chicago's @WillABC7, @WBEZ's @natalieymoore and Washington Post's @newsbysamuels. https://t.co/eTVnzD28Lw

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In this episode of Media Curious, Laura Washington/@MediaDervish talks about covering the recent election, the perspective that goes into her Chicago Sun-Times column and why journalists are essential workers. https://t.co/ohVGGyhwVC

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In this episode of Media Curious, Laura Washington/@MediaDervish talks about covering the recent election, the perspective that goes into her Chicago Sun-Times column and why journalists are essential workers. https://t.co/ohVGGyhwVC

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If you've not seen the first 8 episodes of #MediaCurious yet, you can check them out at https://t.co/i2izr7PbCn .