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Charlie Meyerson

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Covers:  Politics, Chicago, technology, consumerism, media, science, arts and entertainment, pop culture
Award-winning journalist. ChicagoPublicSquare.com publisher, Rivet360 VP/editorial, Ex: WXRT, Chicago Tribune, WGN-AM. www.threads.net/@charlesmeyerson

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Charlie Meyerson’s Biography

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Charlie Meyerson is founder and publisher of Chicago Public Square, founding head of news at startup Rivet Radio and the principal at his consulting practice, Meyerson Strategy. He’s devoted a career in Chicago to connecting great journalism with growing audiences—online, on air, in print. His dozens of awards for work at Rivet360, FM News Chicago, the Chicago Tribune, WNUA and WXRT-FM include a national 2016 Edward R. Murrow Award for online audio investigative reporting. He’s held managerial …

Charlie Meyerson’s Journalist Portfolio

Chicago Public Square

Chicago Public Square

Chicago's new front page.

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Rivet360

Rivet360

Rivet is a smart audio creation and distribution company. Our platform is state-of-the-art, combining award-w…

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Meyerson: Content strategy

Meyerson: Content strategy

A content strategist before "content strategy" was a thing, Charlie Meyerson shares insight on how to connect…

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Meyerson: PopCult

Meyerson: PopCult

Pop culture insights as the mood strikes.

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Meyerson: Tech

Meyerson: Tech

Tech insights from an early (and late) adopter.

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Articles

‘You could smell the rot’ / Blanche stanch? / Quiz! / Square mailbag

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By Charlie Meyerson
| Chicago Public Square
‘You could smell the rot.’ The Cook County medical examiner’s office reports dozens of human remains “improperly stored” at a Chicago funeral home. ■ Neighbors tell the Sun-Times the foul odors date back to the winter. ICE vs. sheriff. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is threatening criminal charges against Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart if he doesn’t turn over inmates in its sights. ■ Despite a Supreme Court smackdown, President Trump’s still trying to limit birthright citizenship.
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Pritzker, Trump agree / And now the racism / Big Badger’s watching

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By Charlie Meyerson
| Chicago Public Square
Pritzker, Trump agree. Illinois’ governor and the president are both calling for oil companies to give back to the public some of their massive Iran war profits.
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Progressives’ big win / Best hospitals / Another Colbert out

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By Charlie Meyerson
| Chicago Public Square
Progressives’ big win. With what the AP describes as “a massive victory … in a battleground state,” former Wayne County (Detroit) health director Abdul El-Sayed has defeated U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Freelance reporter.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes. It's how I learned.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Tie: Clark Kent and Peter Parker. (But they both skirt ethical rules, don't they?)