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The Vanishing Who

March 17, 2021 admin 0

sproutmarketing.net image By Casey Bukro Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists It’s sad to see a word go practically extinct through incorrect usage. The word is “who.” It’s one of the time-honored Five Ws and an H taught in every journalism school. These days, and for quite some time, people say “that” […]

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Words That Hurt

March 10, 2021 admin 0

    McNeil — http://www.idnes.cz image Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists Two New York Times journalists got in hot water over ethics infractions; one was forced to quit his job and the other was not. One of them erred in a way that was considered unforgiveable, the other did not. Let’s […]

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An Editor’s Dilemma

March 3, 2021 admin 0

  apply.dailycal.org image By Casey Bukro Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists The editor-in-chief of an Idaho newspaper calls the Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists to say a county commissioner urged him to assign a reporter to a commission meeting where he expects some “monkey business” on the agenda as a result of […]

Headline Club History: Front Page Film Festival

March 2, 2021 admin 0

The original Criminal Courts building at the corner of Dearborn and Hubbard was the scene of the March 26,  1980, a Prohibition-type party kicking off the Headline Club’s Front Page Film Festival. Liquor was served in coffee cups, live music and more than a hundred Chicago journalists celebrated Ben Hecht […]

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Investigative Stories and FOIA: How To Pitch and Keep Organized

February 24, 2021 admin 0

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 […]

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Case Study: CBS2 Investigates Wrongful Chicago Police Raids

February 23, 2021 admin 0

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 […]

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Sneak Journalism

February 24, 2021 admin 0

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 […]

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Panelists Offer Tips and Tricks for Navigating Federal FOIAs

February 23, 2021 admin 0

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 […]

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FOIA 101

February 23, 2021 admin 0

By Deanna Trejo Even though there is no magic formula for writing a successful FOIA request, there is an art to getting a “yes” instead of a “no.” Four news pros from the Better Government Association delivered that message and much more Friday evening during the opening session of the […]

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FOIA Fest: Finding Housing Data During a Crisis

February 23, 2021 admin 0

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 […]