{"id":6,"date":"2024-04-16T01:01:45","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T01:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chicagomedialist.com\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-10-23T05:26:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T11:26:41","slug":"create-your-website-with-blocks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.chicagomedialist.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Media List"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>ChicagoMediaList.org<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>Free to small organizations, protest organizers, activists and grassroots groups<br \/>\n<\/i><i>For established not-for-profit organizations, the suggested donation is $25<\/i><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve got you covered, from Chicago wire services and mainstream media to community outlets and freelancers. Contact information for each of the 400 journalists and outlets listed was verified in October, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please fill out this form to request the list:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"frm_forms  with_frm_style frm_style_formidable-style\" id=\"frm_form_1_container\" >\n<form enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\" method=\"post\" class=\"frm-show-form \" id=\"form_contact-form\" data-frm-error-config=\"{&quot;includeAlertRole&quot;:false,&quot;focusFirstError&quot;:false,&quot;focusErrorSummary&quot;:true}\" >\n<div class=\"frm_form_fields \">\n<fieldset>\n<legend class=\"frm_screen_reader\">Contact Us<\/legend>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"frm_fields_container\">\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"frm_action\" value=\"create\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"form_id\" value=\"1\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"frm_hide_fields_1\" id=\"frm_hide_fields_1\" value=\"\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"form_key\" value=\"contact-form\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"item_meta[0]\" value=\"\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"frm_submit_entry_1\" name=\"frm_submit_entry_1\" value=\"0b3ee60355\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wp_http_referer\" value=\"\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F6\" \/><div id=\"frm_field_7_container\" class=\"frm_form_field form-field  frm_required_field frm_top_container\">\r\n    <label for=\"field_vabef\" id=\"field_vabef_label\" class=\"frm_primary_label\">Name\r\n        <span class=\"frm_required\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span>\r\n    <\/label>\r\n    <input type=\"text\" id=\"field_vabef\" name=\"item_meta[7]\" value=\"\"  data-reqmsg=\"Name cannot be blank.\" aria-required=\"true\" data-invmsg=\"Name is invalid\" aria-invalid=\"false\"  \/>\r\n    \r\n    \r\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"frm_field_3_container\" class=\"frm_form_field form-field  frm_required_field frm_top_container frm_full\">\r\n    <label for=\"field_29yf4d\" id=\"field_29yf4d_label\" class=\"frm_primary_label\">Email\r\n        <span class=\"frm_required\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span>\r\n    <\/label>\r\n    <input type=\"email\" id=\"field_29yf4d\" name=\"item_meta[3]\" value=\"\"  data-reqmsg=\"Email cannot be blank.\" aria-required=\"true\" data-invmsg=\"Please enter a valid email address\" aria-invalid=\"false\"  \/>\r\n    \r\n    \r\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"frm_field_4_container\" class=\"frm_form_field form-field  frm_required_field frm_top_container frm_full\">\r\n    <label for=\"field_e6lis6\" id=\"field_e6lis6_label\" class=\"frm_primary_label\">Group or Organization\r\n        <span class=\"frm_required\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span>\r\n    <\/label>\r\n    <input type=\"text\" id=\"field_e6lis6\" name=\"item_meta[4]\" value=\"\"  data-reqmsg=\"Group or Organization cannot be blank.\" aria-required=\"true\" data-invmsg=\"Group or Organization is invalid\" aria-invalid=\"false\"  \/>\r\n    \r\n    \r\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"frm_field_5_container\" class=\"frm_form_field form-field  frm_required_field frm_top_container frm_full\">\r\n    <label for=\"field_what_used_for\" id=\"field_what_used_for_label\" class=\"frm_primary_label\">What will you use this list for?\r\n        <span class=\"frm_required\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span>\r\n    <\/label>\r\n    <textarea name=\"item_meta[5]\" id=\"field_what_used_for\" rows=\"3\"  data-reqmsg=\"What will you use this list for? cannot be blank.\" aria-required=\"true\" data-invmsg=\"What will you use this list for? is invalid\" aria-invalid=\"false\"  ><\/textarea>\r\n    \r\n    \r\n<\/div>\n\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"item_key\" value=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"frm_field_8_container\">\n\t\t\t<label for=\"field_l8fks\" >\n\t\t\t\tIf you are human, leave this field blank.\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t<input  id=\"field_l8fks\" type=\"text\" class=\"frm_form_field form-field frm_verify\" name=\"item_meta[8]\" value=\"\"  \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<input name=\"frm_state\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"58yhjzECghwfpy7AE2CeHoTecn8GfZp17DwPum2qAn8=\" \/><div class=\"frm_submit frm_flex\">\r\n<button class=\"frm_button_submit has-text-color has-background\" type=\"submit\"  >Submit<\/button>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/fieldset>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><b>To support this labor that goes into this list, please consider making a donation via <a href=\"http:\/\/paypal.me\/plussone\">PayPal<\/a>, CashApp ($rachplussone), or message for Zelle.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>More about the Chicago Media List: <\/b>A contact list with fax and phone information for the Chicago media was first curated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctulocal1.org\/posts\/rest-in-power-christine-geovanis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chris Geovanis<\/a> in the 1980&#8217;s and 90&#8217;s for use by groups working towards social justice. With the advent of email, the list grew to include reporters covering a wide range of political and social issues in Chicago. Chris was my mentor, may she Rest in Power. As I became an unofficial intern at HammerHard MediaWorks in the early 2000\u2019s I began to curate the media list used by the collective to reach Chicago journalists. Today, the list is maintained by me, Rachael Perrotta. Connect on <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/plussone.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blue Sky<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rachaelperrotta\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1Dixg_T6r6SPCS3Vzn6K230iW6Ml-Ndat\/view?usp=sharing\">How to Write a Press Release<\/a>.&#8221; This tool walks you through the steps of creating a release, outlines the components a release is built with, and includes a bunch of sample releases to work from.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1xyhUdWen2Kow-k23s5EWp5WGLH3s4v0H\/view?usp=sharing\">Here are some quick tips<\/a> for speaking with the media. 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