As the Chicago Defender made changes of its own in 2008, the newspaper also increased its cyberpresence with the re-launch of its Web site.
As the Chicago Defender made changes of its own in 2008, the newspaper also increased its cyberpresence with the re-launch of its Web site. Due to its more copious capacity, compared to the weekly newspaper, the Chicago Defender’s Web site affords the opportunity for expanded coverage. The following are the 2008 stories that saw the most reader traffic:
The Longshots Movie: The Real Jasmine Plummer pleased with Palmer’s performance (8,986 visits)
Jennifer Hudson Family Obituary (3,903 visits)
Solid Black vote lifting Barack Obama’s campaign (3,653 visits)
Gang wars make South Side the deadliest (2,528 visits)
Thousands attend service to celebrate life of Bernie Mac (2,039 visits)
If Obama wins, Jackson Jr. should take senate seat (1,877 visits)
One year passed since Nailah Franklin death (1,655 visits)
Missing, murdered Black youth get unequal national media coverage (1,599 visits)
Juanita Bynum tells how she triumphed over tragedy (1,507 visits)
Security tighter around Barack Obama’s house (1,401 visits)
Shamontiel L. Vaughn, Web Editor, contributed to this report.
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