Q&A with Chicago Public Media CEO Melissa Bell about combining the Sun-Times and WBEZ, dropping the Sun-Times paywall, losing $3M in federal funding, and more (Eric Rynston-Lobel/Local News Initiative)
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Q&A with Chicago Public Media CEO Melissa Bell about combining the Sun-Times and WBEZ, dropping the Sun-Times paywall, losing $3M in federal funding, and more — Bell discusses the progress and challenges of the landmark 2022 merger of the Chicago Sun-Times and NPR station WBEZ …