February 24, 2022 | Marina Walker Guevara highlights trends of innovation and collaboration throughout Chicago and the broader journalism industry. Guevara managed two of the largest reporting collaborations in journalism history: The Panama Papers and the Paradise Papers. Her work has been recognized by more than four dozen international and […]
The Chicago Headline Club, thanks to the generous support of the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, offers an annual Watchdog Award for enterprising journalism that defends and protects everyday folks. Our 2021 Winner: “Buried Secrets” – WBEZ. Dan Mihalopoulos, Alex Keefe, Angela Rozas O’Toole Judges said: “The investigation overcame court challenges […]
February 25, 2022 | From police to prosecutors, courts to prisons, the criminal legal system is a complex web of different agencies. Each stage of a criminal case creates records, but they’re all held by different public bodies. Reporters in this panel will discuss how they’ve used FOIA to understand […]
The Chicago Headline Club presents the finalists for the 45th annual Peter Lisagor Awards, representing some of the best journalism produced across the Chicago region and throughout Illinois over the past year in 100 categories, including newspapers, magazines, television, radio and digital media. Thank you to everyone who submitted nominations […]
The Chicago Headline Club is seeking a producer to help process videos from FOIA Fest 2022. The work requires producing ~30 session videos, which involves: making one cut adding pre-written metadata, including title and description uploading video to YouTube or similar service Work is estimated to take no more than […]
thechefkatrina.com image By Casey Bukro Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists. Case study: Is it ethical to publish, in an online magazine, emails and blog posts forwarded to the magazine? That was the question an Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists advisor got from a student who is the executive editor of an online […]
Editor’s note: The Chicago Headline Club invited Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul to speak about the state of public records access at this year’s FOIA Fest. He couldn’t make it, but his office offered to respond to questions in writing. We asked about the state of the Attorney General’s website […]
tw.stock yahoo.com image By Casey Bukro Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists Rebranding is a big deal for any company, a decision that can make or break a company. It’s also an occasion for a company leader to show how powerful he or she is. It’s usually their decision. Facebook founder Mark […]
FOIA Fest is back and bigger than ever. The Chicago Headline Club will host its 10th annual conference devoted to public records-driven journalism, taking place virtually Feb. 24-26. Tickets sales closed Thursday, Feb. 24 at noon CT. Sessions will be recorded for registered attendees and will be available for replay […]
FOIA FEST EVENT SAFETY CONTACT: If you would like to make any reports, please email foiafest24@gmail.com. The Chicago Headline Club is committed to providing a welcoming and harassment-free environment for participants of all races, gender and trans statuses, sexual orientations, physical abilities, physical appearances, and beliefs. We’ve adopted this code […]
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