Isaac Lewis, Jr. | Chicago, IL | (312) 492-9090 | E-mail | Inactive
In the early days of blogs, this project sought to launch a community news blog to encourage citizen journalism from the mostly African-American residents of Lawndale, one of Chicago’s poorest neighborhoods. It was an effort of Strategic Human Services, Inc. and was linked to the biweekly North Lawndale Community News.
Project Updates
- North Lawndale Weblog Looks to Extend Reach, Allow Multimedia Posts (October, 2007) - Isaac Lewis says that before the New Voices grant, his community didn’t have an online forum to respond to articles in the newspaper or engage in dialogue about local concerns. “This project allowed us to leverage visitors to our website, to learn and experience using a blog that was full of content directly related to […]
- North Lawndale to Give Blog Space to Citizens (May, 2006) - In the coming year, readers of Chicago’s North Lawndale Community News (NLCN) Website and newsletter will be not only be able to post topics to the site’s Weblog but they will also have the opportunity to create their own blogs with new software launched by the site. Strategic Human Services, which runs the publication, plans […]
- North Lawndale Weblog Gives Users Full Access (February, 2006) - The norms of the blogosphere generally dictate that posting topics is reserved for the blog’s creator or staff while commenting is available to the masses. But in March, the North Lawndale Community News in Chicago began challenging that standard by offering password access to members of the community, allowing them to start new topic discussions. […]
- Weblog Nudges the Community to Discuss Issues (November, 2005) - In early November 2005, the Chicago Transit Authority increased fares for riding its buses and trains. “How will the fare increases affect your travel around the city? What changes will you have to make in your budget?” prompted the North Lawndale Community News on its Weblog. One unhappy poster weighed in saying CTA executives should […]
- Chicago’s North Lawndale Community Blog Launches (August, 2005) - When Lee and Aletria Wells became first-time Chicago homeowners, the news of the pilot program that helped them buy and rehab a home at below-market interest rates got to residents of one city neighborhood in a new way: Through the North Lawndale Community News Weblog. “I think that it is a blessing to have the […]
