Former Austin City Council Member Chris Riley joins Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to chat about Riley’s time in New York, his new urban planning degree, and Austin’s CodeNEXT efforts. Audio is embedded below: [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/313239613″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /]
Michael Kanin
Mike Kanin is the Publisher of the Austin Monitor. As such, he doesn't report on much--aside from the workings of the Monitor--any more. In his previous life as a freelance journalist, Kanin has written for the Washington City Paper, the Washington Post's Express, the Boston Herald, Boston's Weekly Dig, the Austin Chronicle, and the Texas Observer.
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Publisher’s Note: Why your Monitor is a bit light this morning
How’s this for a morning duh: Diversity is nothing but good for a newsroom. Without it, we can’t well claim to cover every possible angle of a story. Your Monitor has a bit of work to do on our cultural diversity efforts. We’re working on that. We are proud to report, however, that we do […]
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TickTock: Austin City Council meeting 3.2.2017
TickTock is the sortable transcript of @austinmonitor Tweets from the most recent Austin City Council meeting. ITEMS 25 32 34 38 40 61 70 77 78 TickTock for Friday, March 3, 2017 Participants: austinmonitor 178 cubbie9000 2 TopherJNeely 1 breathesgelatin 1 muelleratx 1 DanKeshet 1 hoffberger 1 brennangriffin 1 Thursday, March 02, 2017 9AM City’s […]
Posted inMusic & Entertainment, Radio
Austin Monitor Radio: Austin Arts in 2017
Freelance writer Renuka Rayasam joins Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to chat about her February Austin Monthly feature on the arts – and funding the arts – in Austin, Texas. Program is embedded below: [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/308510835″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /]
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TickTock: Austin City Council meeting 2.16.2016
TickTock is the sortable transcript of @austinmonitor Tweets from the most recent Austin City Council meeting. ITEMS 10 12 18 32 34 60 67 TickTock for Friday, February 17, 2017 Participants: austinmonitor 219 DanKeshet 2 jenniferinc 1 SomewhereinATX 1 karawaane 1 Thursday, February 16, 2017 9AM Austin teachers union pushes back on AISD immigration memo. […]
Posted inPublic Health
Austin Monitor Radio: What’s next for local users of the Affordable Care Act?
Insure Central Texas Director Elizabeth Colvin joins Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to chat about the Affordable Care Act and potential local implications of a repeal. Kanin is also joined by Health Alliance for Austin Musicians Chief Operating Officer Rachel Blair to chat about her impressions in the wake of the change in federal administrations. […]
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TickTock: Austin City Council meeting 2.9.2016
TickTock is the sortable transcript of @austinmonitor live Tweets from the most recent Austin City Council meeting. ITEMS 3 8 17 24 26 29 33 34 46 TickTock for Friday, February 10, 2017 Participants: austinmonitor 141 TopherJNeely 3 cubbie9000 2 slyarak 1 THCBikeTours 1 eraycollins 1 juliogatx 1 Thursday, February 09, 2017 9AM Critics call […]
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TickTock: Austin City Council meeting 2.2.17
TickTock is the sortable transcript of @austinmonitor live Tweets from the most recent Austin City Council meeting. ITEMS 4 8 12 40 42 43 45 56 58 59 TickTock for Friday, February 3, 2017 Participants: austinmonitor 178 eraycollins 3 cubbie9000 1 Thursday, February 02, 2017 9AM All Access readers! Get a head start on today’s […]
Posted inCity Council, Uncategorized
Austin Monitor Radio: Reporters Roundtable
Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin is joined by Monitor editor Liz Pagano, Monitor freelancer Nina Hernandez, and the Austin Chronicle’s Michael King for a discussion about the latest in Austin politics. Post is embedded below: [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/306227273″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /]
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TickTock: Austin City Council meeting 1.26.17
TickTock is the sortable transcript of @austinmonitor live Tweets from the most recent Austin City Council meeting. ITEMS 12 19 22 37 40 42 44 45 46 49 50 51 76 79 80 82 TickTock for Friday, January 27, 2017 Participants: austinmonitor 281 cityjane 2 DanKeshet 1 juliogatx 1 SomewhereinATX 1 Thursday, January 26, 2017 […]
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Today’s live tweeting
As we reported in late December, Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin is hanging up his live-tweeting thumbs. We also promised you an alternative, which will begin this week – today, in fact – with Monitor reporters Jack Craver and Caleb Pritchard taking turns covering Council via live-tweet through the Monitor‘s Twitter account. Tune in to @austinmonitor […]
Posted inRadio
Austin Monitor Radio: Harvey Kronberg of the ‘Quorum Report’
The Quorum Report‘s Harvey Kronberg joins Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to chat about the upcoming Texas legislative session. Post is embedded below: [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/303971565″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /]