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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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Thursday, January 26, 2017 by Michael Kanin
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 via the Twitter app to follow along.
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