There’s a new blog in town called The Ups in Downers Grove, which is edited by regular DGreport commenter Ryan DeProsperis. “I find this to be my break from things,” said DeProsperis, who is a finance guy by day. “I enjoy politics, in a smaller municipal fashion, on the side. It’s my work away from [...]
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Another newbie
December 3rd, 2009 · Comments Off · Features, Local media, Local politics
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2 years, 512 posts and counting
February 26th, 2009 · 9 Comments · From the Editor
The DGreport marks its second anniversary today. I’ll let the numbers speak for themselves: Total number of posts: 512 Total number of comments: 7,706 Hits, first year: 100,000 Hits, second year: 320,000 Daily page views: 1,000 Daily uniques: 400+ Average monthly page views: 24,000 Average monthly uniques: 9,800
Problem or solution?
February 24th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Commentary, From the Editor
Reading Eric Zorn’s column in the Trib this morning, I couldn’t decide whether the DGreport is part of the problem or part of the solution. Problem, because it’s a clear example of a journalist giving away her work for free. Solution (or maybe a step in that direction), because it represents the innovation sweeping this [...]
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