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SALLY DUROS
Independent Editor, Journalist and Writer
Visit my personal blog at www.sallyduros.com
As Real Estate Editor
for the Chicago Sun-Times I was given the opportunity to revamp the brand
of a newspaper section reporting on an industry in a deep transition.
On the job, I met smart, talented, professional people from all aspects
of Chicago's real estate world deeply committed to maintaining sound and
happy Chicago neighborhoods. I learned from all of them.
I also learned that transparency of information enabled by the internet
has the potential to create a better, smarter, healthier world for everyone.
That said, we have not achieved that vision yet. I believe that vision
wil be within our reach when the crucial role of journalists and other
independendent information synthesizers is fully acknowledged and incorporated
into the web. I want to be a part of this next phase of the web's evolution.
I'm eager to put my leadership, strategic communications and advocacy skills immediately to work for an organization that has a vision for its future in the virtual world and on the ground.
I served as creative editor and writing coach on a book about the emotional lives of entrepreneurs, You Need to Be a Little Crazy, by Barry Moltz, which was published fall 2003 by Dearborn Trade. You can have just as much fun as Barry did selling and writing his book - just work with me! Send me an email today. And make your dream of authorship a reality.. Learn more about how I work with authors here...
Here's some other work from the Chicago Sun Times...
I reviewed Kathryn Harrison's book, Envy, for the Sun-Times book section.
This special insert on Historic Chicago Bungalows detailed how Chicago communities are getting behind preserving this great middle-class housing. You can read my articles on rehabbing, historic designation, green bungalows and the City's preservation initiative.
Here's reporting on women and venture capital, as well as a piece on how corporations support gay employees.
I've done some reporting for TIME magazine.They gave me a byline for my reporting on its coverage of the Enron accounting scandal. They also bought my idea for a piece on devotional chant, which features Krishna Das.
I've been interested in film, including documentries, for most of my life. Here's a piece on Chicago's independent film industry penned for the Chicago Sun-Times a while back.
I wrote this article for the Chicago Reader about the experiences of the Heart of America Bus Tour in Chicago.
Here's the column I wrote for WorldWIT, the global women's network, Sally's World. These are creative essays that blend personal experience and news.
- SPIRIT IN HOLIDAY FLAVORS: My take on intuition at work.
- CONFLICT IS A HARBINGER OF GOOD THINGS TO COME: How TIME Magazine's Persons of the Year are a sign of good things to come.
- PASSION - IT'S ON THE CEILING: How passion forms and expresses your identity and work
- RUNNERS: My thoughts on how the Chicago Marathon is better than the DJIA.
- HUMANITY: How women can change the world by not gossiping
- THE ORGANIZATION MAN: How the Organization Man will be remembered.
- MOTHERS: How mothers found a new dance.
- WOMEN DRIVING THE MARKET IN HYBRIDS: How women are advancing markets for hybrid automobiles.
- HAS PEACE ALWAYS BEEN A DIRTY WORD?: Loonies and fringe and all that good stuff.
- DOING
BUSINESS WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS: How social
venture is a model for us all.
- HOW
ORGANIZATIONS TALK ABOUT
THEMSELVES: An interview with angel investor Bob Okabe.
- AN INTERVIEW WITH STEDMAN GRAHAM
Through my reporting, Chicago's business community learned about Springboard 2001-Midwest, a venture forum that put sweet deals in front of Chicago VCs.
Twenty-seven women entrepreneurs went through the Springboard process
and then presented in May at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management.Read The Wall Street Journal Online for my reporting on national trends.
Protect your investment with a good home inspection from RealEstateJournal.com.
Quick pitch tips evident at Springboard from StartUpJournal.com.
Other reporting on Chicago business for the Chicago Sun-Times.
New insurance plans give leg up to small business.
My take on VoteAuction.com, became a story with Chicago twists and cyberspace spins.
Also from the Chicago Sun-Times: Home inspectors cut through the fog. Seek out an independent to pre-empt buyer's remorse.
I, too, had my short-lived dotcom employment experience.
Read my commentary on "Bad Girls" in business,
a reply to this article on TannedFeet.com by the Best Bad Girl in the World.
Read my remembrance of growing up in Chicago's Rogers Park Neighborhood.