This local site provides news and information about Chicago’s largest community area, the West Side neighborhood of Austin. We strive to reflect the rich, multidimensional life of Austin not often found in other media outlets.
Site Url: http://austintalks.org
Feed Url: http://
Target community: West Side of Chicago
Is the site active? Yes
Professional journalists? Mixed
Paid staff? Yes
Is the site part of a network? No
Is the site a media affiliate? No
Content created by: Team
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Year founded: 2010
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Update frequency: multiple times a day
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Does your site aggregate content from other online sites? Yes
Does your site provide training? Yes
Business model: Education affiliated
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Contact Information
Location: Chicago, IL, United States of America
Contact URL: austintalks.org@gmail.com
1 means "not very important" and 6 means "very important"
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