Former Peoria journalist Jonathan Ahl announced on C.J.’s site that he has deleted his blog.
That’s a shame.
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‘Ahl Things Considered’ deleted
Ahl is still asking questions
Jonathan Ahl has one of the most well-developed bull**** detectors I’ve ever ever encountered on a journalist. When he left Peoria for that cushy job in the hinterlands of Iowa, Peoria lost one of the few people left in this town who could keep things relatively honest.
As the one who goaded him into blogging...
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Media: Tune into WCBU this morning
I did a quicky with Jonathan Ahl tonight.
And by that I mean a two-minute telephone interview about Colleen Callahan’s chances of defeating Aaron Schock.
I don’t think any regular reader will be surprised by my assessment. Still, it wouldn’t hurt to tune in and listen.
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Today’s news: Riding right along
Links via the Journal Star, unless noted:
Today’s article on the STB’s decision that effectively kills plans to rip out the Kellar Branch rail line isn’t as biased toward the pro-trail side of the controversy as some would suggest. Yes, most of the quotes are from the pro-trail side. But they did manage to make...
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Local: Another tiny addition to the Blogosphere
Blogger and WCBU news director extraordinaire Jonathan Ahl reports a new addition to the family: Lilian Ruth Ahl. And she is a cute as bug. He says that mother and daughter are resting. Brother Tommy is happy. Dad is a nervous wreck.
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Site news: How I spent my day off
My work schedule doesn’t give me a lot of time to do the citizen journalism thing. So I look forward to me day off to do things like make phone calls, visit people, go through documents.
My days off are currently scheduled for Mondays and Tuesdays. I spent Monday with relatives and helping out Jonathan...
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Local: A shout-out to Jonathan Ahl’s newswriting class
At the request of intrepid newsie/journalism teacher Jonathan Ahl, I pretended to hold a press conference for his weekly news writing class. Some thoughts and comments for the students:
I enjoyed my brief visit. The format didn’t allow for much discussion before or after, but I enjoyed the class nevertheless. It took me back to...
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Media: Citizen journalism via WCBU
Jonathan Ahl reports that his station, WCBU, is going to participate in the Primary Place program being offered though New Hampshire Public Radio. Essentially, it lets ordinary folks post questions and comments about the upcoming presidential race, which the good people of Exeter, NH, can then bring to the attention of the candidates that...
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WCBU: Assistant city manager on way out?
Jonathan Ahl says that the Peoria City Hall will consider eliminating the assistant city manager position.
This position has been around for only 2½ years, when then acting City Manager Bern Ewert created the position and filed the job with then-personnel director Alan Pennington, who soon left to take a job with a the Matrix...
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Thinking good thoughts
WCBU’s Jonathan Ahl is having a procedure. Best wishes. I’m pretty sure the docs will wash their hands first.
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District 150 seeks outsider
WCBU’s Jonathan Ahl has good scoop on the Peoria School District 150’s hiring of a new PR person:
Peoria School District 150 is down to three finalists for the Marketing/Public Relations job that will be funded by Caterpillar. My sources tell me they will interview today. I’m also told NONE of them live in Peoria,...
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Run for your lives! It’s pledge drive time!
Disturbing news from Jonathan Ahl, it’s pledge season at WCBU:
I know few people enjoy the on-air pledge drives. But remember, its still the most effective way for the station to raise the money necessary to bring programs like Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Outside the Horseshoe, local news, and City Council Broadcasts to our...
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- “Word on the Web” has Urich news conference video March 16, 2010The Journal Star recently started a new blog based on John Sharp and Karen McDonald’s Monday column “Word on the Street.” The blog is called “Word on the Web,” and so far it has been very good. New content is added regularly, and the information is much more timely than the weekly print [...] […]
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- FireFly Closer to Burning Bright March 15, 2010So wrote Molly Parker, reporter for the JS in May of 2007. The resolution by the County to guarantee, along with the city, a six million dollar loan to FireFly by National City Bank, State Representative Dave Leitch, Vice-President, who personally urged the County Board to approve this loan. Quoting Ms. Parker,"The resolution passed both committees by v […]
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