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City Council Astrology: Lori Lightfoot on Prestige Television + Ed Burke, #1 Trans Ally
There are few topics more polarizing than local politics or astrology. With newly elected Council members taking their oaths soon, it’s...
H Kapp-Klote
May 31, 20194 min read
Civics 101: What Does an Alderman Do?
(For ONE Northside) Did you miss our Civics 101 Training last week? Look out for material to help explain how City Council works all week...
H Kapp-Klote
May 31, 20191 min read
An Astrological Guide to New City Council Committee Heads
last city council meeting included extreme Lightfoot dad vibes, an Ed Burke sit in for trans rights, and the approval of many new...
H Kapp-Klote
May 31, 20191 min read
(Feednet 8): Why I hate pitching
Here's something I've noticed. The more I like the work of a particular reporter, the more I freaking hate pitching them stories for the...
H Kapp-Klote
Apr 24, 20193 min read
(Feednet 7) A Chart About Narrative Shift that’s also a Timeline and a Tool
📷HApr 17 Above is a graphic that illustrates TWO THINGS I often have a hard time explaining in communications strategy: how something...
H Kapp-Klote
Apr 24, 20195 min read
Here’s what it takes to get a nonprofit property tax exemption in Chicago.
It’s tax season: what are you going to do about those 217 acres of land? Getting a nonprofit property tax exemption requires dealing with...
H Kapp-Klote
Apr 12, 20193 min read
Good, Cheap, Fast -- Pick 2.
Do you guys remember that scene in the L Word where the hot carpenter and Bette are about to cheat, but first the hot carpenter lays down...
H Kapp-Klote
Feb 13, 20192 min read
Notes on Feednet 12: Self Sufficient Storytelling
Happy new decade. At the end of December I had 3 different calls with people “interested in exploring communications and narrative work.”...
H Kapp-Klote
Jan 23, 20192 min read
(Feednet 6): Pivot to Stop Pivoting
I started Feednet last year as a way to support organizers and activists in building stronger communications strategies, to think about...
H Kapp-Klote
Jan 11, 20194 min read
(Feednet 5): What does ‘un-cooptable’ narrative shift look like?
key questions: + wtf is ‘narrative shift’? + can you actually measure ‘narrative shift’? + is it possible to create ‘un-cooptable...
H Kapp-Klote
Sep 13, 20184 min read
(Feednet 3): let’s make a bracket for the Cambridge Analytica Facebook scandal
(Because someone — the Man? Zuckerburg himself? flagged my TinyLetter for abuse, and I refuse to be silenced or investigate further while...
H Kapp-Klote
Jan 11, 20185 min read
Things to Know About Web Security Before Trump’s Inauguration: A Harm Reduction Guide
Published November 2016 EDITS: wow, this got way more attention than I ever anticipated. There are definitely steps ad guides to take you...
H Kapp-Klote
Nov 7, 20164 min read
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