CHICAGO HEADLINE CLUBBoard of Directors meetingFri. Feb. 5, 2021 Vice President Amanda Vinicky called the meeting to order at 9 a.m. Also present via Zoom: Howard Dubin, Rob Elder, Greg Karp, Flynn McRoberts, Jason Martin, Alejandra Cancino, Suzanne McBride, Mike Ewing, Maria Zamudio, Ash-har Quraishi, Michael Limon, Nader Issa, Blair […]
Chicago is a city with too many authors to count – many current or former journalists. Think of The Front Page by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur and work your way forward. To celebrate the notables and help sell books by the worthies, the Headline Club staged a Holiday Book […]
By Lu Calzada Working to uncover important stories can be overwhelming for any reporter, to say nothing of having to organize documents and work with editors who may not see the story’s vision. One of the best ways to overcome this obstacle, according to journalists on a panel at FOIAFest […]
By Deanna Trejo Years of investigations by CBS2 Chicago into botched police raids, such as the ones that propelled Anjanette Young and Peter Mendez into the national spotlight and led to sweeping changes in procedures, all began with a single press release. That release was about a settlement between the […]
http://www.ted.com image By Casey Bukro Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists Journalists sometimes go undercover in search of information, or consider doing so in the public interest. Journalists call the Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists asking about the wisdom of this practice. Here are some of those cases: A Colorado broadcaster asked if […]
By Rylee Tan Knowing how to file a state FOIA is one thing but seeking public records on the federal level presents an entire new set of challenges, according to a panel at FOIAFest 2021. Speaking Saturday morning, two attorneys and an Associated Press editor walked listeners through some of […]
By Deanna Trejo Imagine that you want to tell the stories of housing insecurity brought on by the COVID pandemic and you’re trying to track down sketchy landlords who don’t want to be found. Not only is there no app for that, until recently there wasn’t any hard data to […]
By Deanna Trejo Piles of papers and megabytes of data may not make for an interesting visual, but FOIAs and the information they deliver can make for valuable broadcast news. Four Chicago journalists from radio and TV answered questions Saturday afternoon during a panel discussion at FOIAFest 2021. Brandis Friedman, […]
By Lu Calzada Filing a successful FOIA request can be challenging under the best of circumstances, let alone when trying to pry information from reluctant officials in another state. The solution? Be strategic and seek out allies. That was the advice from a panel of news professionals Friday evening as […]
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