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]]> 1.1749471 Tue, 12 May 2009 18:12:18 -0400 <![CDATA[Chicago Street Acts Feed Off Energy and Crowds]]> http://www.wjitimesobserver.com/2.11809/chicago-street-acts-feed-off-energy-and-crowds-1.1745589

By: WJI Teaching Team



Jimmy Carpenter wears a white mask, a black tuxedo suit and a red tie. Along with his gray music box, he entertains passers-by at the corner of Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive - and on a good day he says he pulls in $200 to $300.   God gave me this...

]]> 1.1745589 Wed, 6 May 2009 04:02:41 -0400 <![CDATA[Street Drummer Creates Rhythm for World of His Own]]> http://www.wjitimesobserver.com/2.11809/street-drummer-creates-rhythm-for-world-of-his-own-1.1745472

By: Text by Michael Longinow



 He pounds out a steady rhythm. Boom, t-tap, boom, t-tap, tap, boom! Leaning into his drums, his mouth is less than an inch from the microphone, and he’s singing a tuneless song. I love Wal-Mar...

]]> 1.1745472 Wed, 6 May 2009 02:35:59 -0400 <![CDATA[Paid Journalism Internships Offered by World Journalism Institute]]> http://www.wjitimesobserver.com/2.11809/paid-journalism-internships-offered-by-world-journalism-institute-1.1736895

By: WJI Staff

Students who attend WJI's May term will be eligible for paid newsroom internships

The World Journalism Institute has announced that it has received funding for journalism internships in mainstream newsrooms. Internship stipends will be awarded to select alums of the World Journalism Institute's Backpack Journalism Course, to be held Ma...

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