Mediagazer: Tribune replaces TribLocal with Journatic suburban content (Robert Channick/Chicago Tribune)

11:35 PM ET, April 23, 2012

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Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:

Tribune replaces TribLocal with Journatic suburban content — Tribune Co. announced Monday it has made an investment in Chicago-based media content provider Journatic, which will take over production of TribLocal, the Chicago Tribune's hyper-local news report. Terms of the investment were not disclosed.

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Brian Stelter / New York Times:

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Craig Silverman / Poynter:

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Justin D. Martin / CJR:

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