Letter From the Editor
Let's Talk About CIMA (and Helping Chicago Journalism)
The Chicago Independent Media Alliance (CIMA) stands alone in our Midwest metropolis as the most active and consequential channel of support for local journalism.
Comprised of more than 60 independent Chicago media outlets, CIMA brings together all sorts of online publications, print newspapers, podcasters, video producers and others who publish high-quality original media that serves both local and national audiences.
You’ve possibly seen our group’s current fund-raiser at https://savechicagomedia.org that has so far raised over $60,000. The McKinley Park News is extremely grateful to be a part of the overall fund-raising, as well as for the direct donations we’ve received from supporters like you. Thank you so much for supporting journalism for our neighborhood!
Worthy Local Media
Many CIMA outlets benefit greatly from our fund-raiser’s support, and I wanted to share some of the unique standouts:
| Harvey World Herald (https://harveyworld.org) This single-person newsroom (just like the McKinley Park News) blazes a local news trail by being the sole journalism outlet for the city of Harvey, Illinois. |
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| La Raza (https://laraza.com) La Raza has been providing a voice for Chicago’s Latino community for 50 years. |
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| Borderless Magazine (https://borderlessmag.org) Borderless Magazine covers Midwest immigration issues as a non-profit news outlet. |
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| The Daily Line (https://www.thedailyline.com) The Daily Line provides critical and unique reporting on policy and politics for professional purposes. |
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| Gozamos (https://gozamos.com) Gozamos is an independent online magazine and community of journalists, bloggers and progressive activists covering culture, music and politics. |
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| TrueStar (https://truestarfoundation.org) Chicago youth lead this non-profit media company and digital agency. |
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| Growing Community Media (https://www.growingcommunitymedia.org) Growing Community Media is a non-profit publisher that promotes civil discourse, thriving communities and vibrant democracy through its Austin Weekly News, Wednesday Journal, Forest Park Review and Riverside Brookfield Landmark publications. |
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| The Beverly Review (http://www.beverlyreview.net) Beverly Hills, Morgan Park and Mt. Greenwood benefit from the news coverage of The Beverly Review. |
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| Loop North News (https://www.loopnorth.com/news.htm) Loop North News serves the Loop and Near North neighborhoods of downtown Chicago. |
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| Paseo Podcast (https://www.paseomedia.org) This weekly podcast is dedicated to telling stories by, from and about the Puerto Rican community. |
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| Current Magazines (https://www.facebook.com/SouthShoreCurrent/) This local news publisher powers the South Shore Current Magazine, the West Side Current Magazine and the West of the Ryan Current Magazine. |
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| Kartemquin Films (https://kartemquin.com) This collaborative community of filmmakers has been sparking democracy through democracy since 1966. |
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| N'Digo (https://ndigo.com) N’Digo is a publication that tells stories untold, mis-told and that need to be retold about African-Americans. |
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| E3 Radio (https://www.e3radio.org) This online radio station focuses on queer and independent music: “Queer radio done right.” |
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| AIRGO (https://airgoradio.com) AIRGO is a podcast and media hub showcasing the Chicagoans who make our city more equitable and creative. |
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| South Side Weekly (https://southsideweekly.com) and Hyde Park Herald (https://www.hpherald.com) Recently merged into a unified South Side news operation, the South Side Weekly and the Hyde Park Herald combine a non-profit startup with a vaunted 138-year-old community newspaper. |
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These are just some of the CIMA members participating in the fund-raiser. See the full list of its beneficiaries at https://savechicagomedia.org, and connect with all CIMA members at https://indiemediachi.org.
Donate Through Monday Oct. 17
I encourage you to check out the great local media being produced by these CIMA members, as well as show your support by donating to any one of them or to the CIMA group as a whole.
The fund-raiser ends after Monday, October 17, so you still have a couple days to support local journalism! And thanks to generous support through matching grants, your donations will have double the impact through the end of the campaign.
Click Here To Donate Now on the SaveChicagoMedia.org Website
Thanks as always for your support toward independent Chicago journalism, including our neighborhood’s McKinley Park News and the dozens of members of CIMA.
— Justin Kerr
Publisher, McKinley Park News
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