Welcome to the June 17 Monday Business Briefing. This is your private business intelligence briefing, with Insider Louisville staff and contributors vetting tips collected during the past few days and hours. This is the “Houston we have a problem” edition … Continue reading
Insider Louisville takes a look at intriguing and important stories as reported by other Louisville media outlets. Media giant Gannett made big news yesterday with the announcement that it acquired one of its rivals, Belo Corporation, for 2.2 billion dollars. … Continue reading
(Editor’s note Insider Louisville executives approached David Jones, Jr. as a potential investor, but Jones declined.) Media-watchers have been lamenting the downfall of local investigative reporting for some time, wondering if the days of watchdog journalism are over; if lengthy … Continue reading
Insider Louisville takes a look at intriguing and important stories as reported by other Louisville media outlets. On May 25, Bardstown Police Officer Jason Ellis was ambushed, shot repeatedly, and killed on his way home. His killer is still at … Continue reading
I’m not sure when I first encountered the name Grady Clay. He might have been cited as a source somewhere in the reams of papers I was assigned in graduate school, studying community development. But the second I learned Louisville … Continue reading
Remember listening to someone read a story to you? The magic of listening to a tale as images unfold in your mind with each sentence? Louisville Public Media will recapture that magic this summer with “Unbound,” a series of published … Continue reading
The public tends to see journalists as seducers, taking subjects into their confidences and getting them – especially politicians – to reveal indiscretions and follies. In fact, it’s the reverse. Authority figures know journalists are the most vulnerable, easily seduced … Continue reading
In the shifting media landscape in which we’re living – where what was once unheard-of is now routine – it would be easy to view what happened last week in the Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Council chambers as insignificant. But maybe, … Continue reading
For the past 15 months, Louisville has played host to the Moth StorySLAM on the last Tuesday of each month at Headliners. The StorySLAM, a competitive storytelling event, crowns a new champion each month. On Fri., Feb. 1, 10 of … Continue reading
by Melissa Chipman “True stories told live.” That’s the tag line for the Moth, the acclaimed national live event and radio show dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling. The live event launched in 1997, and the Moth Radio … Continue reading
